DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 80.0 - - - - - 71.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 147 - - - - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6432 - - 9778 - - - - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 10938 - - 13485 - - - - - 6784 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13117 - - 16463 - - - - - 6801 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4105 - - 3586 - - - - - 3997 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 427 - - 483 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 17 - - - - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 251 - - - - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 14 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 12 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 300 - - 2733 - - - - - -5543 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12818 - - 13730 - - - - - 12344 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1423 - - 832 - - - - - -8803 ODpotential blCL - - - 14540 - - 15631 - - - - - 15604 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 95 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 640 - - 920 - - - - - 330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.2 - - 80.0 - - - - - 71.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.3 - - 43.0 - - - - - 40.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.1 - - 78.9 - - - - - 73.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.0 - - 42.6 - - - - - 40.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 155 - - 147 - - - - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6432 - - 9778 - - - - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 78 - - - - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 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] 99066 37 114 29 114 24 096 99066 91542 31 109 25 112 29 093 91542 85769 26 108 25 116 28 094 85769 80991 28 105 25 109 20 093 80991 76866 16 110 22 104 17 104 76866 73221 10 114 11 087 17 103 73221 69929 13 138 11 117 12 100 69929 66904 14 132 11 155 6 110 66904 64099 7 165 3 191 4 150 64099 61383 13 218 14 235 8 121 61383 58579 8 216 11 227 9 248 58579 55728 14 260 22 226 29 241 55728 53036 25 240 31 250 38 239 53036 50610 34 254 43 260 40 243 50610 48425 50 255 53 253 53 249 48425 46444 61 255 61 248 61 249 46444 44628 65 255 65 247 63 250 44628 42946 65 253 65 248 64 251 42946 41373 63 251 63 248 63 250 41373 39897 62 250 60 248 60 249 39897 38512 61 250 56 246 55 248 38512 37190 59 252 51 246 53 248 37190 35868 53 252 48 248 50 250 35868 34521 47 253 43 248 46 251 34521 33156 44 255 40 245 45 247 33156 31759 41 255 37 243 45 241 31759 30319 37 257 34 245 44 240 30319 28838 32 262 34 249 45 243 28838 27321 28 266 34 255 43 250 27321 25775 27 270 34 259 39 254 25775 24201 26 277 31 261 34 253 24201 22598 28 275 30 259 23 263 22598 20961 30 264 29 256 22 274 20961 19312 30 262 26 257 23 270 19312 17731 26 252 24*258 22 264 17731 16290 23 238 23*258 20 258 16290 14999 20 233 21 256 20 256 14999 13834 18*238 20 254 21 254 13834 12778 16*242 18 251 22 252 12778 11819 15 243 17 249 24 249 11819 10950 15 243 16 248 27 246 10950 10165 12 243 15 247 29 243 10165 9456 11 244 15 247 30 241 9456 8806 11 244 14 246 30 238 8806 8220 10 244 14 246 29 236 8220 7721 10 245 13 246 27 233 7721 7332 10 246 13 245 24 231 7332 7062 10 246 12 245 19 229 7062 6895 9 247 12 245 16*228 6895 6801 8 247 10 244 10*227 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