DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - 70.6 - - 65.9 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 179 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 564 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8985 - - 9347 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9364 - - 9364 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 9014 - - 6280 - - - - - 2504 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 242 - - 209 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 4 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 282 - - - - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 15 - - -11 - - - - - -25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4182 - - -1779 - - - - - -3359 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13547 - - 11144 - - - - - 12724 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5804 - - -3903 - - - - - -7082 ODpotential blCL - - - 15168 - - 13267 - - - - - 16446 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 95 - - - - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - 620 - - 1050 - - - - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.6 - - 65.9 - - - - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.5 - - 49.0 - - - - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.5 - - 63.6 - - - - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.9 - - 47.8 - - - - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 299 - - 179 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 564 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 43 - - 81 - - - - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 10 - - - - - 7 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] 99131 32 106 24 116 20 083 99131 91732 29 105 21 099 19 090 91732 85982 25 094 24 091 20 093 85982 81186 18 073 23 108 21 093 81186 77062 14 076 16 101 17 091 77062 73432 14 109 11 089 19 102 73432 70148 13 113 7 088 17 084 70148 67146 11 105 5 129 15 045 67146 64400 14 122 5 112 3 002 64400 61764 2 086 3 217 2 256 61764 59013 5 266 6 230 3 278 59013 56165 6 272 6 269 8 316 56165 53466 9 317 7 311 12 309 53466 51050 14 318 7 317 13 295 51050 48891 17 291 9 305 10 247 48891 46936 22 267 14 265 10 231 46936 45140 18 231 16 227 13 235 45140 43467 18 221 19 213 18 233 43467 41900 17 216 19 205 23 217 41900 40427 15 214 17 202 24 213 40427 39045 12 209 13 199 21 208 39045 37729 10 204 10 201 16 205 37729 36419 12 210 9 193 14 200 36419 35088 13 210 10 208 16 197 35088 33744 13 200 14 227 19 198 33744 32375 15 187 13 244 18 199 32375 30976 15 174 10 254 15 209 30976 29552 11 159 8 252 12 219 29552 28107 7 108 6 228 10 224 28107 26650 7 080 7 202 8 224 26650 25187 3 115 9 195 9 232 25187 23717 4 171 9 186 9 248 23717 22231 6 177 9 182 10 258 22231 20752 5 176 9 188 7 262 20752 19349 5 178 8 171 5 265 19349 18078 4 180 9 150 7 263 18078 16940 4 188 9 151 10 262 16940 15909 3 197 6 185 11 265 15909 14968 3 219 6 235 11 268 14968 14104 3 240 9 254 11 271 14104 13311 3 245 13 268 10 275 13311 12586 4 247 15 272 9 281 12586 11922 4 247 15 274 8 287 11922 11307 5 244 15 276 7 297 11307 10746 5 243 15 278 6 314 10746 10264 5 240 14 281 6 332 10264 9886 5 238 14 282 6 346 9886 9621 5 237 13 283 6 352 9621 9458 5*237 12*283 5*355 9458 9364 5*234 9*282 4*353 9364 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