DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - 54.6 - - 56.0 - - - - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 361 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9675 - - 10480 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 16193 - - 16816 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 18475 - - 19280 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2374 - - 2180 - - - - - 5503 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 678 - - 681 - - - - - 16 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 10 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 12 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 249 - - 240 - - - - - 337 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 5 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 24 - - 35 - - - - - -26 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2100 - - 2776 - - - - - -5591 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16376 - - 16504 - - - - - 14955 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 502 - - 777 - - - - - -9850 ODpotential blCL - - - 17973 - - 18503 - - - - - 19213 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 90 - - - - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 110 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.6 - - 56.0 - - - - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.4 - - 16.1 - - - - - 12.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.2 - - 52.9 - - - - - 48.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.3 - - 15.2 - - - - - 12.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 386 - - 361 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9675 - - 10480 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 60 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97026 52 261 45 266 46 271 97026 89667 46 250 49 267 45 281 89667 84080 31 259 35 258 38 282 84080 79480 28 288 27 272 28 273 79480 75531 30 288 30 298 21 273 75531 72035 29 276 31 293 18 293 72035 68840 25 281 29 280 22 306 68840 65875 25 293 25 271 29 300 65875 63117 27 298 25 272 33 284 63117 60455 29 284 27 279 30 273 60455 57678 29 278 29 279 23 271 57678 54778 31 276 30 284 23 277 54778 51995 33 267 33 279 31 271 51995 49495 33 268 36 274 34 267 49495 47261 37 275 37 276 36 274 47261 45238 41 277 39 278 43 273 45238 43404 38 275 41 276 42 269 43404 41742 34 275 42 273 39 273 41742 40222 34 271 42 273 43 277 40222 38815 36 265 43 277 46 276 38815 37503 35 263 45 279 45 277 37503 36253 34 264 46 281 43 279 36253 35009 33 265 44 280 42 280 35009 33745 33 264 41 278 42 280 33745 32468 31 264 38 273 40 282 32468 31170 30 268 37 267 35 280 31170 29844 29 274 33 268 30 275 29844 28499 29 276 31 273 27 270 28499 27137 29 276 31 277 25 265 27137 25763 28 275 31 278 24 262 25763 24382 26 274 30 276 22 260 24382 22994 24 267 27 271 19 260 22994 21590 20 266 21 265 16 260 21590 20193 18 271 12*258 15 264 20193 18866 18*268 11*253 15 264 18866 17662 17*260 11 249 16 259 17662 16582 16 255 11 247 17 254 16582 15605 15 254 11 244 17 251 15605 14710 13 254 12 242 17 252 14710 13889 10 253 12 239 16 254 13889 13135 8 249 12 237 14 257 13135 12444 8 245 13 236 12 260 12444 11811 7 241 13 235 11 264 11811 11223 7 238 13 233 9 271 11223 10686 7 233 13 232 8 283 10686 10226 7 228 13 231 8 296 10226 9863 7 225 12 230 8 309 9863 9609 7 223 12 230 7 319 9609 9453 6 222 11 229 6*327 9453 9363 6 219 9 227 4*337 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