DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 31.4 - - 31.4 - - 31.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 24 - - -3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 561 - - 561 - - 561 - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9345 - - 9345 - - 9344 - - 9345 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9361 - - 9361 - - 9361 - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 999 - - 1064 - - 1101 - - 888 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 82 - - 105 - - 19 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 260 - - 299 - - 314 - - 296 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -19 - - -17 - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9361 - - 9361 - - 9361 - - 9362 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -107 - - -154 - - -486 - - -561 ODpotential blCL - - - 9468 - - 9515 - - 9847 - - 9923 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 101 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 31.4 - - 31.4 - - 31.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.2 - - 30.7 - - 30.7 - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.5 - - 30.2 - - 30.9 - - 31.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.2 - - 30.7 - - 30.7 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 24 - - -3 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 561 - - 561 - - 561 - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 102 - - 95 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95444 47 339 50 358 32 355 40 325 95444 88617 35 358 38 358 34 360 30 341 88617 83295 33 008 30 002 31 003 27 007 83295 78853 27 009 26 356 28 360 29 009 78853 74999 22 017 19 353 22 001 21 356 74999 71553 20 002 15 352 19 342 13 360 71553 68402 19 328 20 337 17 334 13 342 68402 65497 19 313 22 321 19 333 14 337 65497 62798 19 304 21 314 24 316 20 321 62798 60173 20 297 21 285 27 300 22 305 60173 57430 21 291 20 292 30 286 27 286 57430 54588 34 276 41 273 35 270 30 276 54588 51874 43 259 40 253 37 257 32 273 51874 49424 35 253 34 247 39 257 40 271 49424 47224 31 258 33 255 42 260 43 270 47224 45232 33 259 39 258 43 259 43 265 45232 43413 41 255 43 251 44 255 43 267 43413 41733 56 244 45 244 46 253 44 272 41733 40168 64 232 45 239 47 253 41 270 40168 38707 52 226 41 230 45 252 37 267 38707 37352 37 223 41 222 42 250 36 268 37352 36071 36 222 41 220 39 248 36 268 36071 34805 35 220 40 226 39 245 34 266 34805 33529 34 217 37 231 40 243 33 265 33529 32248 34 211 35 236 40 245 33 266 32248 30951 33 211 34 241 39 248 34 267 30951 29629 32 215 34 246 37 253 36 268 29629 28286 35 221 34 251 38 258 36 269 28286 26925 38 226 34 252 38 261 35 270 26925 25553 40 232 35 253 37 262 35 269 25553 24174 40 241 38 255 35 262 37 268 24174 22788 36 252 38 258 35 262 40 267 22788 21388 32 257 38 262 36 264 42 268 21388 19996 31 257 38 267 37 268 40 273 19996 18677 33 259 38 271 39 270 39 280 18677 17484 35 262 38 277 39 271 39 287 17484 16419 33 264 38 281 39 275 37 291 16419 15456 29 266 37 284 37 281 34 292 15456 14577 28 267 33 286 36 287 31 290 14577 13772 28 269 30 286 35 289 29 289 13772 13035 29 271 27 285 34 290 29 287 13035 12361 29 273 26 285 31 290 29 287 12361 11744 27 271 24 287 28 291 29 286 11744 11172 23 268 21 289 24 293 29 286 11172 10649 18 265 18 291 21 298 27 286 10649 10200 13 263 15 294 17 304 23 287 10200 9848 10 262 12 297 14 310 18 290 9848 9601 8 262 10 300 11 313 14 293 9601 9449 6 263 8*300 9*314 11*296 9449 9362 4*260 6*299 5*314 6*296 9362 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