DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - 65.9 - - 68.2 - - - - - 58.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 426 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5799 - - 13925 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13101 - - 19759 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14599 - - 22725 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7185 - - 1724 - - - - - 8060 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 596 - - 792 - - - - - 36 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 14 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 225 - - 213 - - - - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 27 - - 28 - - - - - 19 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3888 - - 3560 - - - - - -4734 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18488 - - 19166 - - - - - 14098 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6094 - - 1279 - - - - - -6798 ODpotential blCL - - - 20693 - - 21446 - - - - - 16161 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 79 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 120 - - - - - 180 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 68.2 - - - - - 58.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.3 - - 16.4 - - - - - 28.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.3 - - 64.7 - - - - - 57.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.2 - - 15.2 - - - - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 438 - - 426 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5799 - - 13925 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 26 - - 18 - - - - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 5 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] 98073 6 209 3 340 12 336 98073 90649 5 255 5 281 8 303 90649 84927 5 341 7 307 2 007 84927 80197 3 035 10 283 9 031 80197 76133 5 074 6 245 11 024 76133 72557 4 024 1 007 7 012 72557 69329 5 358 6 352 8 359 69329 66365 7 016 12 325 13 335 66365 63628 9 325 12 299 13 321 63628 60977 12 293 15 280 13 322 60977 58213 20 288 17 284 20 298 58213 55354 23 279 24 277 24 293 55354 52618 27 284 23 275 31 278 52618 50147 32 267 27 265 33 271 50147 47934 33 261 32 264 28 266 47934 45937 29 255 38 263 27 273 45937 44113 32 249 37 255 29 271 44113 42433 35 240 36 250 28 259 42433 40879 32 233 33 245 29 256 40879 39434 29 237 27 238 28 257 39434 38088 30 240 24 238 28 255 38088 36813 28 239 25 240 30 248 36813 35549 27 234 28 243 29 243 35549 34269 26 231 31 245 27 242 34269 32974 26 226 32 247 28 233 32974 31657 28 214 30 248 30 224 31657 30310 28 205 29 247 30 223 30310 28939 25 207 24 241 26 226 28939 27549 21 217 19 238 22 229 27549 26144 22 229 17 231 20 234 26144 24728 19 236 15 225 17 237 24728 23301 17 219 15*219 14 245 23301 21858 21 202 16*211 12 253 21858 20423 21 198 16 209 11 257 20423 19061 18 201 16 208 10 259 19061 17827 15 208 16 208 9 258 17827 16723 13 216 16 209 9 257 16723 15724 10 226 14 211 9 256 15724 14813 9*229 13 213 11 252 14813 13977 9*229 13 215 14 247 13977 13209 9 228 13 216 16 243 13209 12505 9 227 12 217 19 240 12505 11860 10 226 12 219 21 238 11860 11261 10 224 12 219 23 236 11261 10714 10 223 12 220 24 234 10714 10244 10 221 12 221 24 232 10244 9874 10 220 12 220 22 229 9874 9615 10 219 11 220 17 226 9615 9455 9 218 11 220 13 225 9455 9363 8 216 9 218 7*222 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