DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - 74.9 - - 76.1 - - - - - 65.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 509 - - 523 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7668 - - 10871 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14676 - - 17333 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16468 - - 19671 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4130 - - 3689 - - - - - 3581 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 687 - - 780 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 19 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 317 - - - - - 343 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -58 - - -49 - - - - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4261 - - -800 - - - - - -9084 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20730 - - 20472 - - - - - 18448 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6547 - - -3254 - - - - - -13206 ODpotential blCL - - - 23015 - - 22925 - - - - - 22570 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 57 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 76.1 - - - - - 65.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.8 - - 18.1 - - - - - 17.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.1 - - 72.4 - - - - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.8 - - 17.1 - - - - - 16.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 509 - - 523 - - - - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7668 - - 10871 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 98858 25 112 26 095 32 097 98858 91343 26 121 21 106 22 086 91343 85585 24 121 19 125 16 099 85585 80821 25 114 18 135 16 099 80821 76719 26 106 17 113 16 089 76719 73097 14 097 18 112 14 099 73097 69831 14 123 11 093 10 078 69831 66849 5 100 9 137 5 080 66849 64088 2 305 4 029 5 069 64088 61418 11 296 9 296 9 334 61418 58657 21 300 12 276 15 307 58657 55819 25 294 17 284 25 302 55819 53125 26 287 25 290 31 300 53125 50702 31 296 33 295 37 299 50702 48519 38 302 39 298 41 303 48519 46523 39 302 41 303 42 305 46523 44681 32 292 41 304 41 303 44681 42972 21 280 33 290 39 306 42972 41382 13 292 20 285 35 310 41382 39901 8 301 15 293 27 310 39901 38530 5 294 12 288 16 285 38530 37234 4 295 11 277 14 268 37234 35946 4 297 12 272 14 264 35946 34637 4 300 12 263 16 265 34637 33315 3 305 10 244 14 262 33315 31971 1 020 8 229 12 252 31971 30601 3 076 6 226 11 237 30601 29209 3 044 4 228 10 240 29209 27802 4 333 3 272 9 252 27802 26382 9 311 7 320 9 256 26382 24955 13 295 9 310 7 252 24955 23517 18 279 10 295 5 283 23517 22064 18 266 12 290 8 305 22064 20616 15 266 15*302 13 299 20616 19241 16 289 17*316 17 293 19241 17992 21 308 18 318 18 293 17992 16872 22*317 19 318 18 295 16872 15855 22*322 19 319 17 299 15855 14926 22 325 20 319 17 304 14926 14071 22 327 20 318 16 310 14071 13286 22 327 20 318 16 318 13286 12568 22 328 20 318 16 326 12568 11910 21 328 20 317 17 332 11910 11299 21 328 20 316 17 335 11299 10741 21 327 20 316 17 337 10741 10262 20 327 19 315 17 338 10262 9885 19 326 18 315 15 339 9885 9620 17 326 17 314 13 340 9620 9458 16 325 15 314 10*341 9458 9364 12 324 12 312 5*343 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