DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/24 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 75.6 - - 77.2 - - 70.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 117 - - 91 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 564 - - 565 - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8950 - - 9347 - - 9348 - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9364 - - 9364 - - 9365 - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 8925 - - 11014 - - 11710 - - 5761 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 233 - - 183 - - 163 - - 38 W* B/S - - - 20 - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 283 - - 295 - - 357 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 11 - - -2 - - -9 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3520 - - -5190 - - -6833 - - -4432 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12884 - - 14555 - - 16198 - - 13797 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5366 - - -7196 - - -8704 - - -7657 ODpotential blCL - - - 14730 - - 16560 - - 18069 - - 17021 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 91 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 860 - - 470 - - 160 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.3 - - 75.6 - - 77.2 - - 70.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.8 - - 43.9 - - 38.5 - - 42.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.4 - - 73.7 - - 75.4 - - 71.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.6 - - 42.8 - - 38.1 - - 41.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 252 - - 117 - - 91 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 564 - - 565 - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 4 - - 62 - - 100 - - 87 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 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] 99367 41 107 41 098 38 096 34 088 99367 91846 38 106 36 103 30 088 39 085 91846 86066 37 107 32 103 27 090 39 084 86066 81292 30 100 33 108 28 092 30 089 81292 77197 23 089 29 102 27 101 24 097 77197 73588 22 095 24 092 26 100 22 097 73588 70324 20 096 15 096 19 087 22 097 70324 67333 18 099 11 120 11 086 16 080 67333 64570 14 114 12 135 8 126 13 096 64570 61911 6 132 11 140 12 137 9 114 61911 59176 4 174 12 178 7 181 4 146 59176 56389 5 288 10 181 8 205 8 241 56389 53767 17 292 8 259 7 252 9 270 53767 51415 24 281 21 276 17 275 17 293 51415 49293 29 285 27 278 23 283 20 292 49293 47344 34 292 32 290 24 293 20 291 47344 45536 36 295 31 295 21 295 20 288 45536 43847 35 299 29 303 17 299 18 289 43847 42260 25 295 26 307 18 319 13 300 42260 40762 17 268 12 296 15 324 9 317 40762 39354 15 259 9 289 10 297 5 283 39354 38011 15 263 9 274 10 281 8 254 38011 36674 16 264 11 262 13 278 11 258 36674 35318 15 260 13 254 15 273 13 264 35318 33949 12 255 14 251 16 273 13 270 33949 32557 8 269 11 250 14 271 12 273 32557 31137 9 279 8 249 9 261 9 262 31137 29696 9 281 7 254 7 241 8 229 29696 28238 8 278 6 262 6 233 8 216 28238 26771 10 273 7 267 6 238 7 225 26771 25300 9 278 9 267 5 252 3 210 25300 23819 6 297 5 262 7 242 3 216 23819 22324 6 334 3 232 1 205 3 163 22324 20840 7 348 4 030 5 058 5 141 20840 19432 7 357 6 027 6 054 2 085 19432 18154 8 002 5 018 5 035 5 356 18154 17008 8 003 5 005 6 006 9 347 17008 15969 7 359 5 351 7 344 10 342 15969 15019 6 354 6 329 8 334 10 341 15019 14148 5 348 6 321 9 324 10 342 14148 13348 5 338 6 311 10 318 10 345 13348 12617 4 326 6 306 10 312 10 350 12617 11947 3 316 7 301 10 307 10 358 11947 11326 3 305 7 297 11 305 10 009 11326 10760 3 296 7 293 10 302 10 020 10760 10273 3 285 7 290 10 300 11 025 10273 9891 3 276 6 288 10 299 11 024 9891 9624 3 270 6 286 10 298 10 018 9624 9459 2*266 6*284 9*296 8*008 9459 9364 2*261 5*283 7*295 4*357 9364 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