DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 Animas_CO 8800ft pt30207@37.366,-108.034,9098ft SPONSORED BY: Dave Piotrowski BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -1.0 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 15Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 64.8 - - - - - 51.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 382 - - - - - -58 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 5447 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9014 - - 12768 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9363 - - 14247 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5677 - - 2223 - - - - - 270 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 253 - - 558 - - - - - 29 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 18 - - - - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 312 - - 320 - - - - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -17 - - -44 - - - - - -43 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6170 - - -2169 - - - - - -4998 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15534 - - 16417 - - - - - 14362 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10709 - - -6252 - - - - - -11230 ODpotential blCL - - - 20072 - - 20499 - - - - - 20593 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 71 - - - - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.0 - - 64.8 - - - - - 51.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.5 - - 25.3 - - - - - 22.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.8 - - 61.6 - - - - - 54.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.7 - - 24.5 - - - - - 22.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 344 - - 382 - - - - - -58 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 5447 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - - - - 3 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96344 19 254 34 282 37 280 96344 89210 16 267 24 280 24 306 89210 83743 10 264 24 273 27 314 83743 79218 6 320 19 292 22 287 79218 75319 14 322 15 323 17 279 75319 71900 15 337 7 333 6 305 71900 68837 16 340 7 330 4 018 68837 66009 17 336 18 337 11 001 66009 63381 16 322 13 332 19 322 63381 60842 17 339 10 352 19 320 60842 58192 33 335 21 339 15 320 58192 55428 40 323 34 323 21 320 55428 52774 44 317 40 313 30 313 52774 50368 46 323 42 311 34 310 50368 48192 41 328 38 312 36 308 48192 46206 37 337 28 316 34 313 46206 44386 37 344 26 330 29 313 44386 42716 38 338 34 318 24 303 42716 41178 36 333 44 305 27 295 41178 39744 33 329 39 308 31 290 39744 38399 33 325 32 313 31 291 38399 37116 36 324 31 321 27 298 37116 35838 34 326 31 329 23 295 35838 34540 30 335 31 333 20 284 34540 33228 32 341 27 332 19 294 33228 31891 33 342 22 324 20 298 31891 30524 32 339 20 315 20 291 30524 29134 30 333 19 305 22 288 29134 27726 28 323 21 294 24 288 27726 26305 28 314 23 289 23 292 26305 24876 29 309 23 290 19 302 24876 23437 31 308 24 294 15 312 23437 21981 33 307 25 302 12 315 21981 20531 34 306 25 311 10 311 20531 19153 33 307 26 320 9 312 19153 17903 31 311 26 325 9 319 17903 16783 28 313 26 328 10 326 16783 15770 27 315 23 329 11 331 15770 14846 26 321 20*328 12 332 14846 13999 25 326 20*327 13 333 13999 13222 21 330 20 325 13 332 13222 12512 18 332 19 323 14 335 12512 11862 16 330 19 321 15 335 11862 11261 15 327 19 319 16 334 11261 10712 14 324 18 317 17 330 10712 10242 13 321 18 315 18 326 10242 9872 12 318 17 313 18 325 9872 9613 11 315 16 312 17 326 9613 9455 10*313 14 311 14*327 9455 9363 8*312 11 309 8*330 9363 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 21Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography