DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/31 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 - - - 58.1 - - 61.1 - - 60.6 - - 52.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 533 - - 526 - - 205 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7205 - - 8434 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14314 - - 15318 - - 9346 - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16005 - - 17234 - - 9363 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1990 - - 2057 - - 9144 - - 5665 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 683 - - 717 - - 213 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 16 - - 13 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 10 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 254 - - 250 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 20 - - -12 - - 7 - - -20 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 265 - - 425 - - -8383 - - -6898 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15740 - - 16810 - - 17747 - - 16262 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2459 - - -2845 - - -11431 - - -11486 ODpotential blCL - - - 18464 - - 20079 - - 20794 - - 20849 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 48 - - 36 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.1 - - 61.1 - - 60.6 - - 52.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.6 - - 19.8 - - 15.3 - - 14.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.1 - - 57.3 - - 58.3 - - 55.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.7 - - 18.6 - - 14.2 - - 13.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 533 - - 526 - - 205 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7205 - - 8434 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 98481 6 102 3 132 2 058 2 068 98481 90976 11 155 6 112 6 020 10 084 90976 85216 17 121 8 113 6 066 11 068 85216 80470 13 105 12 115 8 106 13 073 80470 76414 15 097 14 096 14 090 18 080 76414 72854 14 108 11 120 12 090 16 086 72854 69634 14 128 14 121 10 100 10 081 69634 66666 17 144 12 124 11 102 14 112 66666 63920 16 121 15 150 9 167 8 143 63920 61273 3 152 10 115 11 131 17 182 61273 58501 16 217 14 238 10 232 5 204 58501 55597 23 227 22 221 19 234 22 235 55597 52811 23 230 25 236 29 239 29 243 52811 50301 27 251 29 245 34 244 38 251 50301 48054 32 254 34 257 38 251 42 258 48054 46016 41 259 42 262 45 258 48 261 46016 44158 50 259 49 262 51 260 52 262 44158 42457 56 259 53 259 52 261 55 263 42457 40887 59 262 55 261 51 263 56 263 40887 39427 62 265 58 264 51 264 55 262 39427 38066 63 265 59 265 51 263 53 260 38066 36778 63 264 59 264 53 262 51 257 36778 35499 63 261 60 262 53 260 50 255 35499 34203 63 259 60 261 52 257 49 253 34203 32897 62 257 58 260 50 254 49 252 32897 31571 59 256 54 258 49 251 48 252 31571 30218 54 257 49 256 49 251 46 251 30218 28844 50 258 45 254 46 250 44 250 28844 27451 48 258 43 255 42 247 40 249 27451 26047 44 259 41 259 37 246 36 248 26047 24637 39 260 36 262 33 245 33 248 24637 23218 33 259 30 259 29 244 30 247 23218 21786 29 252 26 251 25 242 30 244 21786 20362 26 250 24 245 23 241 28 239 20362 19012 22 254 19 246 21 241 25 234 19012 17789 17 261 11*250 12 238 22 232 17789 16693 10*266 10*253 8 242 19 232 16693 15698 8*268 10 254 8 245 17 233 15698 14789 7 266 10 255 8 247 14 233 14789 13955 7 264 10 255 8 249 10 231 13955 13189 7 260 10 255 9 251 6 227 13189 12488 8 254 10 255 9 251 3 237 12488 11845 8 251 11 254 9 253 2 272 11845 11249 8 246 11 254 9 253 3 304 11249 10706 8 241 11 253 9 253 5 316 10706 10238 9 238 11 252 9 253 6 322 10238 9871 9 236 10 251 9 252 7 323 9871 9613 8 234 10 251 9 252 7 327 9613 9455 8 233 10 250 8*251 6*330 9455 9363 7 230 8 247 7*250 4*335 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