DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - 31.5 - - 34.1 - - - - - 27.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 475 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3414 - - 3912 - - - - - 561 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11144 - - 11618 - - - - - 9344 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12214 - - 12712 - - - - - 9361 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2139 - - 1510 - - - - - 912 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 467 - - 537 - - - - - 32 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 24 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 337 - - 008 - - - - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -49 - - -78 - - - - - -21 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -891 - - -1291 - - - - - -2566 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13106 - - 14004 - - - - - 11928 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10522 - - -6234 - - - - - -8246 ODpotential blCL - - - 22736 - - 18946 - - - - - 17607 blCL maxRH - - - 36 - - 39 - - - - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 34.1 - - - - - 27.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.1 - - 5.7 - - - - - 8.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 28.6 - - 30.7 - - - - - 27.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.2 - - 4.6 - - - - - 8.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 342 - - 475 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3414 - - 3912 - - - - - 561 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 2 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] 96867 36 268 36 244 37 277 96867 89627 24 252 28 263 35 285 89627 84084 13 237 21 271 16 292 84084 79489 8 262 17 279 8 322 79489 75518 7 268 8 264 11 289 75518 72020 4 316 6 293 1 185 72020 68836 7 309 18 265 11 314 68836 65887 4 221 16 246 20 279 65887 63160 11 298 7 295 21 288 63160 60523 27 288 14 303 25 290 60523 57773 34 280 17 278 26 282 57773 54900 33 278 20 279 24 288 54900 52122 40 287 31 286 30 297 52122 49601 49 282 47 282 39 302 49601 47341 54 276 56 277 43 302 47341 45293 55 271 58 276 46 297 45293 43418 54 268 58 277 49 290 43418 41690 53 269 59 276 50 287 41690 40092 55 270 63 275 56 290 40092 38616 58 270 68 274 67 292 38616 37257 61 269 73 274 77 289 37257 35979 63 269 77 275 81 287 35979 34716 63 269 80 277 82 285 34716 33439 62 270 82 277 83 283 33439 32150 62 272 82 274 81 283 32150 30843 62 274 82 272 75 286 30843 29513 63 275 82 271 69 292 29513 28167 63 274 80 271 64 298 28167 26811 63 272 78 273 59 303 26811 25447 63 270 75 275 54 308 25447 24079 62 268 72 277 49 313 24079 22703 63 267 67 279 43 320 22703 21317 62 266 59 285 36 328 21317 19941 61 264 46 296 31 338 19941 18636 58 266 35 315 29 344 18636 17451 53 274 33 337 28 345 17451 16390 47 286 34 349 27 345 16390 15428 41 297 35 356 26 347 15428 14550 35 306 34 002 24 351 14550 13745 29 314 31 005 24 356 13745 13008 25 320 29*007 23 001 13008 12335 21*326 27*008 23 007 12335 11720 18*333 26 008 23 013 11720 11152 17 335 25 008 23 018 11152 10633 16 337 25 008 22 020 10633 10190 16 338 23 008 21 019 10190 9841 15 339 22 008 18 016 9841 9598 14 339 20 008 14 015 9598 9448 12 338 17 008 11*013 9448 9361 9 337 12 008 5*011 9361 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