DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.2 - - 57.5 - - - - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 451 - - 487 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6358 - - 10580 - - - - - 114 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11420 - - 14905 - - - - - 6782 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13043 - - 17265 - - - - - 6799 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1765 - - 1416 - - - - - 4596 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 606 - - 737 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 16 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 249 - - - - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -16 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1904 - - 3511 - - - - - -7414 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 11139 - - 13755 - - - - - 14214 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 463 - - 1246 - - - - - -10421 ODpotential blCL - - - 12580 - - 16019 - - - - - 17220 blCL maxRH - - - 82 - - 82 - - - - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 80 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.2 - - 57.5 - - - - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.9 - - 20.5 - - - - - 10.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 54.9 - - - - - 52.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 20.0 - - - - - 10.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 451 - - 487 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6358 - - 10580 - - - - - 114 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 29 - - 28 - - - - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 97452 17 253 27 270 27 282 97452 90110 17 247 21 277 20 293 90110 84484 10 256 13 289 13 311 84484 79827 9 267 9 270 15 312 79827 75825 7 294 6 268 10 338 75825 72286 4 235 11 247 9 323 72286 69059 5 194 11 199 12 279 69059 66080 8 153 13 165 13 238 66080 63310 27 220 14 242 21 229 63310 60607 28 206 20 227 27 221 60607 57773 30 239 31 246 26 246 57773 54816 50 244 53 245 41 262 54816 51978 61 243 63 247 58 259 51978 49421 70 250 71 252 69 255 49421 47137 76 254 76 254 73 254 47137 45074 81 257 79 257 74 254 45074 43191 86 257 82 258 76 255 43191 41459 90 257 87 257 79 256 41459 39858 95 258 93 256 83 257 39858 38373 99 258 100 255 87 257 38373 37001 104 259 105 254 89 255 37001 35712 113 260 109 253 91 254 35712 34443 119 259 111 253 96 252 34443 33159 115 259 109 252 97 250 33159 31854 105 260 102 251 94 249 31854 30516 96 261 94 250 91 249 30516 29141 90 261 86 251 88 250 29141 27730 80 260 79 253 83 252 27730 26287 71 259 71 254 74 253 26287 24817 61 258 63 255 64 250 24817 23322 49 256 54 254 57 248 23322 21797 40 255 44 252 52 244 21797 20237 35 256 37 251 44 238 20237 18674 34 258 30*251 36 229 18674 17180 32 257 22*251 30 225 17180 15818 27 255 20 251 27 226 15818 14596 19 256 19 251 25 227 14596 13492 13*262 16 249 22 230 13492 12491 11*261 15 248 20 235 12491 11582 10 259 14 247 19 241 11582 10757 9 258 14 247 18 250 10757 10011 9 256 14 247 17 259 10011 9335 9 256 14 247 17 267 9335 8716 9 255 14 247 18 273 8716 8156 9 255 14 247 18 277 8156 7680 9 255 13 246 18 279 7680 7307 9 256 13 247 16 280 7307 7048 8 256 13 247 13 282 7048 6890 8 255 12 247 9*284 6890 6799 8 256 11 247 5*288 6799 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