DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - 82.7 - - 88.7 - - - - - 76.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 388 - - 419 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4512 - - 13174 - - - - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9887 - - 16956 - - - - - 6784 Hcrit BL Top - - - 11197 - - 19859 - - - - - 6801 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6726 - - 1568 - - - - - 1474 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 512 - - 751 - - - - - 4 W* B/S - - - 22 - - 18 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 7 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 151 - - 261 - - - - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -7 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3654 - - 2783 - - - - - -7836 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14852 - - 17077 - - - - - 14638 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5661 - - 1647 - - - - - -10958 ODpotential blCL - - - 16858 - - 18212 - - - - - 17759 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 89 - - - - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 280 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.7 - - 88.7 - - - - - 76.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 36.8 - - - - - 36.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.3 - - 85.9 - - - - - 79.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.8 - - 36.7 - - - - - 36.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 388 - - 419 - - - - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4512 - - 13174 - - - - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 36 - - 56 - - - - - 73 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 6 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] 99068 30 104 27 101 21 107 99068 91604 34 108 25 094 19 082 91604 85858 28 097 22 100 20 081 85858 81083 21 094 16 097 19 097 81083 76969 12 099 12 097 16 086 76969 73355 13 102 9 133 11 088 73355 70095 12 100 13 141 10 092 70095 67095 15 104 10 110 8 128 67095 64321 6 064 5 120 13 092 64321 61656 5 055 9 134 11 029 61656 58905 4 318 2 327 13 250 58905 56072 13 272 14 283 13 235 56072 53386 21 275 27 276 28 278 53386 50991 25 283 32 274 36 280 50991 48852 34 294 40 285 36 287 48852 46895 44 292 41 289 40 290 46895 45084 39 294 37 290 40 285 45084 43403 36 297 33 289 37 278 43403 41836 35 291 27 289 30 277 41836 40368 35 281 21 276 25 275 40368 38987 35 278 22 271 23 263 38987 37662 30 274 23 274 22 255 37662 36332 22 267 19 275 23 254 36332 34971 20 260 17 274 21 252 34971 33584 22 255 18 274 19 253 33584 32159 23 252 20 266 20 263 32159 30689 20 244 22 251 22 268 30689 29178 17 237 25 242 24 271 29178 27632 17 234 25 249 23 276 27632 26056 18 237 21 249 23 280 26056 24457 14 239 13 244 21 264 24457 22833 12 251 10 250 18 252 22833 21171 11 272 8*255 15 238 21171 19497 11 292 7*275 6 227 19497 17895 16 297 7 271 3 222 17895 16434 13 295 7 268 4 248 16434 15122 5 267 7 266 6 259 15122 13940 5 217 7 261 7 265 13940 12868 6 222 8 259 9 268 12868 11895 7*223 8 256 11 270 11895 11012 6*217 8 256 12 271 11012 10216 5 200 8 255 13 271 10216 9496 4 150 8 255 14 270 9496 8836 5 134 8 255 15 269 8836 8240 5 132 8 255 16 266 8240 7734 5 129 7 255 15 262 7734 7340 5 126 7 254 14 257 7340 7065 5 125 7 254 12 251 7065 6897 5 125 7 255 9*245 6897 6801 5 125 7 255 6*243 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