DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - 60.5 - - 67.6 - - 67.3 - - 57.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 381 - - 191 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 10279 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 8984 - - 16684 - - 9347 - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9363 - - 19079 - - 9363 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7476 - - 2952 - - 11319 - - 296 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 242 - - 690 - - 209 - - 27 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 31 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 234 - - 248 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 21 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - 42 - - 13 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3661 - - 2083 - - -9831 - - -9500 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13025 - - 16996 - - 19195 - - 18864 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5343 - - 128 - - -12482 - - -14928 ODpotential blCL - - - 14706 - - 18951 - - 21845 - - 24291 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 62 - - 58 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 110 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 67.6 - - 67.3 - - 57.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.7 - - 25.4 - - 15.4 - - 7.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 57.7 - - 64.9 - - 65.2 - - 59.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 24.4 - - 14.3 - - 6.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 301 - - 381 - - 191 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 10279 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 74 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 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] 98776 20 119 17 130 15 137 9 121 98776 91275 24 096 20 103 16 100 13 105 91275 85522 17 107 18 106 17 069 24 094 85522 80775 16 121 20 105 18 072 22 082 80775 76695 19 126 17 121 17 074 22 077 76695 73084 13 099 18 111 14 097 18 076 73084 69821 10 114 10 079 15 112 9 108 69821 66836 7 139 6 131 9 053 10 114 66836 64090 16 181 11 214 6 222 2 149 64090 61459 10 204 13 208 10 219 5 223 61459 58711 17 258 14 216 21 227 13 243 58711 55848 34 256 24 261 29 243 26 252 55848 53123 49 247 39 265 29 249 23 259 53123 50668 54 247 41 270 31 264 29 273 50668 48455 46 245 37 264 37 269 34 268 48455 46429 29 262 35 265 42 274 36 265 46429 44557 37 278 45 267 50 275 41 272 44557 42822 45 265 57 262 62 269 57 271 42822 41220 45 261 61 255 70 259 72 264 41220 39738 45 264 59 255 71 255 78 257 39738 38357 46 266 57 256 70 256 76 254 38357 37042 47 265 57 257 68 258 72 255 37042 35735 47 261 58 255 68 258 67 260 35735 34411 48 260 59 251 69 256 67 265 34411 33078 49 260 61 251 70 253 73 266 33078 31729 48 256 62 253 71 254 74 262 31729 30356 46 252 61 254 66 256 69 256 30356 28968 46 250 61 253 58 257 64 260 28968 27568 46 244 59 252 53 258 59 270 27568 26159 47 238 56 250 49 260 55 275 26159 24744 47 231 54 245 48 258 53 273 24744 23317 47 232 50 238 47 252 42 265 23317 21875 51 238 45 233 46 244 46 258 21875 20440 56 240 40 229 42 238 45 253 20440 19080 58 239 38*228 36 240 40 249 19080 17850 55 239 37*229 34 242 37 247 17850 16748 46 237 36 229 33 243 36 248 16748 15750 36 233 34 232 32 245 35 251 15750 14836 29 228 33 233 31 246 34 255 14836 13996 25 224 32 235 30 247 34 259 13996 13225 23 220 31 236 29 248 33 262 13225 12519 21 217 31 237 28 249 32 265 12519 11871 18 214 30 237 28 250 31 267 11871 11269 16 212 30 238 27 250 30 269 11269 10720 15 211 29 238 26 250 28 270 10720 10248 14 211 28 238 25 251 26 271 10248 9876 14 210 27 239 24 250 22 271 9876 9616 13 209 25 238 22 250 18 272 9616 9456 12 209 22 238 20*250 12*274 9456 9363 9*207 15 237 13*248 6*282 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