DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.3 - - 31.9 - - 24.4 - - 24.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 107 - - 14 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 561 - - 562 - - 561 - - 561 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9344 - - 9345 - - 9344 - - 9344 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9361 - - 9362 - - 9361 - - 9361 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1841 - - 2320 - - 1152 - - 1043 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 192 - - 172 - - 87 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 311 - - 315 - - 296 - - 316 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -15 - - -15 - - -10 - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3240 - - -1766 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12601 - - 11128 - - 9361 - - 9361 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10624 - - -6023 - - -4201 - - -3028 ODpotential blCL - - - 19985 - - 15385 - - 13562 - - 12389 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 98 - - 92 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.3 - - 31.9 - - 24.4 - - 24.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.3 - - 16.0 - - 19.1 - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 30.4 - - 24.4 - - 24.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.2 - - 15.4 - - 19.3 - - 19.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 107 - - 14 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 561 - - 562 - - 561 - - 561 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 44 - - 94 - - 67 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96578 33 079 33 065 25 084 26 038 96578 89395 27 068 28 057 21 073 17 048 89395 83823 15 063 16 045 17 042 16 043 83823 79204 13 041 9 044 13 003 14 009 79204 75225 11 032 7 010 11 306 15 355 75225 71669 7 035 6 345 11 291 18 339 71669 68418 5 006 6 327 9 300 19 327 68418 65424 5 345 11 293 11 304 11 305 65424 62646 6 313 13 280 15 295 10 284 62646 59951 15 295 19 276 16 291 16 280 59951 57135 21 285 22 271 20 292 19 269 57135 54216 34 291 31 279 32 283 27 271 54216 51444 42 280 39 278 35 272 37 268 51444 48957 43 269 43 279 41 270 43 266 48957 46730 42 268 54 274 48 275 48 264 46730 44710 48 283 59 272 57 274 53 264 44710 42861 65 278 69 271 66 274 59 261 42861 41162 61 272 81 272 86 266 68 259 41162 39600 69 288 91 271 98 258 86 258 39600 38158 78 290 92 268 100 255 103 255 38158 36820 76 285 92 265 100 254 105 250 36820 35551 76 282 90 266 99 259 104 247 35551 34291 76 280 90 268 99 260 104 248 34291 33014 74 279 90 267 97 257 105 250 33014 31729 69 274 86 266 97 261 101 252 31729 30434 61 269 77 267 86 264 90 250 30434 29122 58 268 69 269 76 260 88 246 29122 27797 57 272 64 270 74 257 79 250 27797 26464 54 281 58 272 71 255 65 263 26464 25127 51 288 52 272 65 256 65 278 25127 23787 48 287 51 270 58 258 65 282 23787 22441 49 276 54 268 51 261 60 282 22441 21082 50 269 57 269 40 272 55 281 21082 19733 48 268 54 270 36 289 50 279 19733 18454 43 269 49 269 37 300 42 278 18454 17296 37 269 44 269 37 306 35 280 17296 16261 32 270 39 271 34 309 31 286 16261 15323 29 272 34 275 30 312 27 291 15323 14468 26 276 30 280 26 312 23 294 14468 13684 24 282 27 285 25 310 21 295 13684 12962 23 290 25 292 25 305 19 296 12962 12301 22 298 22 298 24 300 19 297 12301 11696 22 306 19 304 22 296 18 295 11696 11134 21 313 16 311 19 292 18 294 11134 10622 19 316 14 314 16 290 16 294 10622 10183 17 317 13 315 14 293 14 296 10183 9838 15 316 11 316 11 296 11 302 9838 9596 13 316 10 316 9 296 8 310 9596 9447 11*315 9*317 8*297 7*314 9447 9361 7*311 6*315 4*296 4*316 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