DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 Durango_CO 6685ft pt29606@37.028,-107.768,6634ft SPONSORED BY: Dave Piotrowski BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - - - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 419 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 14230 - - - - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 17839 - - - - - 6784 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 20915 - - - - - 6801 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1817 - - - - - 2365 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 774 - - - - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 24 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 324 - - - - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 3419 - - - - - -7208 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 17497 - - - - - 14009 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1858 - - - - - -10200 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19057 - - - - - 17001 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 520 - - - - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - - - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.7 - - - - - 41.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.8 - - - - - 81.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.2 - - - - - 41.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 419 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 14230 - - - - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - - - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 7 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] 99227 23 094 24 076 99227 91792 24 117 18 094 91792 86032 28 121 22 105 86032 81234 30 106 25 101 81234 77097 23 104 24 090 77097 73451 15 110 18 078 73451 70162 17 153 10 059 70162 67160 13 145 3 012 67160 64402 4 075 9 116 64402 61748 7 111 12 092 61748 59000 7 064 3 078 59000 56162 8 273 9 286 56162 53457 16 266 14 327 53457 51038 19 282 22 320 51038 48881 16 295 25 292 48881 46917 21 310 17 299 46917 45115 26 316 26 329 45115 43448 30 318 37 330 43448 41886 29 316 39 331 41886 40414 28 317 33 333 40414 39030 27 316 23 327 39030 37705 21 318 17 309 37705 36376 15 323 17 297 36376 35016 12 318 15 291 35016 33629 10 317 12 291 33629 32209 9 322 9 300 32209 30747 7 335 6 288 30747 29248 8 348 2 296 29248 27710 7 340 3 014 27710 26140 9 322 7 017 26140 24541 10 318 8 021 24541 22909 11 348 7 019 22909 21237 13*013 6 346 21237 19555 12*017 10 312 19555 17945 10 013 12 308 17945 16479 7 360 11 305 16479 15161 7 357 9 298 15161 13972 6 337 7 288 13972 12893 6 311 4 269 12893 11915 6 293 3 230 11915 11028 7 286 3 172 11028 10227 7 282 5 145 10227 9504 8 281 8 134 9504 8841 8 279 12 128 8841 8244 8 278 15 124 8244 7737 8 276 17 122 7737 7341 8 276 15 120 7341 7066 8 276 11 115 7066 6898 8 276 8*110 6898 6801 8 276 4*098 6801 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