DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1333z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 65.9 - - 63.4 - - 52.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 338 - - 387 - - 89 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 6370 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9009 - - 13512 - - 9347 - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9363 - - 15170 - - 9363 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 7119 - - 2416 - - 6717 - - 335 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 251 - - 590 - - 162 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 11 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 249 - - 269 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 21 - - 18 - - -3 - - -34 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6740 - - -1258 - - -6966 - - -5204 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16103 - - 16428 - - 16330 - - 14567 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9692 - - -4506 - - -10070 - - -10936 ODpotential blCL - - - 19055 - - 19676 - - 19433 - - 20299 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 75 - - 54 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.4 - - 65.9 - - 63.4 - - 52.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 26.3 - - 24.4 - - 22.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.2 - - 62.6 - - 61.6 - - 55.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 25.5 - - 23.7 - - 21.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 338 - - 387 - - 89 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 6370 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96177 36 244 45 268 41 271 40 264 96177 89063 28 271 33 277 26 270 29 269 89063 83621 22 259 30 278 28 285 23 294 83621 79103 18 250 23 263 30 290 26 306 79103 75210 12 279 14 244 22 276 25 307 75210 71781 11 282 11 267 18 246 26 291 71781 68697 14 270 16 277 18 252 27 273 68697 65870 16 270 17 276 17 266 21 262 65870 63268 17 282 16 281 14 276 15 267 63268 60777 15 271 15 282 14 292 12 276 60777 58170 16 280 18 273 24 284 17 282 58170 55421 23 281 27 263 32 271 27 269 55421 52761 34 280 33 267 35 264 38 261 52761 50347 41 279 32 272 33 274 38 262 50347 48162 37 278 36 272 38 274 40 270 48162 46158 34 274 41 270 42 268 40 265 46158 44313 39 268 43 267 42 264 41 258 44313 42616 46 268 43 264 41 265 40 261 42616 41056 56 265 53 260 48 261 42 268 41056 39610 57 259 60 256 59 260 41 266 39610 38261 54 259 55 253 60 258 43 265 38261 36978 50 260 54 254 56 256 47 265 36978 35701 47 258 52 257 54 255 47 267 35701 34408 44 256 47 258 50 257 45 268 34408 33102 42 257 42 257 45 258 43 268 33102 31775 39 260 37 258 40 257 40 265 31775 30419 34 262 34 256 37 257 37 261 30419 29039 31 262 36 255 35 258 35 259 29039 27640 28 260 36 255 33 260 34 257 27640 26227 26 256 35 258 33 264 34 258 26227 24806 25 253 33 253 34 267 34 261 24806 23373 24 248 30 248 33 267 33 263 23373 21923 21 250 25 251 26 266 30 266 21923 20480 17 263 18 259 18 264 24 267 20480 19111 15 278 13 264 12 261 19 266 19111 17872 13 286 8 275 8 255 16 264 17872 16761 12 287 7 275 6 252 15 263 16761 15755 9 288 7*268 6 254 15 265 15755 14836 7 291 7*266 5 255 16 268 14836 13993 5 292 8 261 8 266 17 271 13993 13219 5 287 9 256 10 269 19 273 13219 12511 5 278 9 251 11 271 19 276 12511 11863 5 259 10 248 11 272 20 278 11863 11262 5 245 10 246 12 272 20 281 11262 10714 5 233 11 243 12 272 18 284 10714 10243 6 226 11 241 12 272 16 288 10243 9873 6 221 11 239 12 271 14 293 9873 9614 6 218 10 238 12 271 12 299 9614 9455 6*217 10 237 11*271 10*304 9455 9363 5*215 8 235 8*269 6*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