DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - 55.1 - - 57.0 - - 54.8 - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 451 - - 507 - - 186 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7173 - - 10010 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14224 - - 16604 - - 9346 - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15973 - - 18810 - - 9363 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3485 - - 2897 - - 10206 - - 6878 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 646 - - 751 - - 207 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 271 - - 289 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -44 - - -45 - - -16 - - -16 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -93 - - 2904 - - -6937 - - -5198 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16066 - - 15907 - - 16301 - - 14562 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1707 - - 1240 - - -8593 - - -8758 ODpotential blCL - - - 17680 - - 17570 - - 17956 - - 18121 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 94 - - 83 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 170 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.1 - - 57.0 - - 54.8 - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.1 - - 19.6 - - 15.9 - - 16.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 53.5 - - 52.6 - - 50.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.3 - - 18.7 - - 15.1 - - 16.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 451 - - 507 - - 186 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 7173 - - 10010 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 55 - - 77 - - 30 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98129 14 133 13 095 16 119 11 136 98129 90737 9 128 9 124 7 147 11 099 90737 85040 15 122 7 169 5 125 5 124 85040 80297 15 115 4 185 1 268 4 090 80297 76207 7 094 4 194 2 162 5 308 76207 72603 7 241 7 262 3 093 1 253 72603 69333 6 177 14 234 8 243 1 044 69333 66306 5 164 9 202 13 230 8 244 66306 63483 9 255 3 190 8 203 9 240 63483 60742 19 243 12 235 11 245 13 254 60742 57884 15 247 12 233 13 259 13 246 57884 54926 15 289 12 278 14 290 12 297 54926 52126 19 283 17 285 20 295 23 305 52126 49632 24 283 23 284 23 286 21 291 49632 47408 29 288 24 273 27 290 21 294 47408 45395 36 280 29 271 33 287 27 296 45395 43561 44 274 35 270 38 281 34 296 43561 41881 55 272 47 267 43 276 37 289 41881 40324 59 267 59 263 45 272 37 280 40324 38872 51 264 62 261 44 270 35 277 38872 37523 47 261 58 260 44 268 36 284 37523 36254 44 257 54 254 45 266 37 288 36254 35002 39 257 50 253 44 263 34 285 35002 33737 34 260 47 257 42 264 29 282 33737 32461 30 261 43 258 42 265 26 286 32461 31161 28 262 39 258 41 264 27 292 31161 29834 26 263 36 258 39 262 29 293 29834 28486 26 265 33 256 35 259 30 290 28486 27121 27 270 30 260 27 260 28 285 27121 25748 29 272 29 271 24 269 26 280 25748 24368 30 273 29 279 24 278 26 273 24368 22980 26 276 27 278 25 282 23 262 22980 21578 19 277 23 273 25 275 21 252 21578 20183 17 268 21 268 25 266 22 249 20183 18859 18 262 21*266 23 262 24 250 18859 17658 18 262 21*266 22 262 23 252 17658 16581 17*265 21 267 21 265 19 262 16581 15606 16*270 21 268 20 269 16 279 15606 14714 16 273 20 269 19 275 16 293 14714 13895 15 281 20 271 19 280 16 299 13895 13141 15 286 19 272 19 284 16 303 13141 12450 14 289 19 273 19 286 16 307 12450 11817 15 290 19 274 19 288 16 311 11817 11229 15 291 19 275 18 289 16 313 11229 10691 14 292 18 275 18 290 16 313 10691 10229 14 292 18 275 18 290 15 313 10229 9865 14 291 17 275 17 290 13 311 9865 9610 13 291 16 274 16 290 10 310 9610 9453 12 291 15 274 15*290 8*309 9453 9363 9 289 11 273 11*289 4*315 9363 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