DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 73.4 - - - - - 61.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 505 - - 517 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6508 - - 7305 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13726 - - 14386 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15308 - - 16105 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2058 - - 1804 - - - - - 348 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 649 - - 680 - - - - - 26 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 21 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 323 - - 318 - - - - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 10 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -57 - - -54 - - - - - -28 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5457 - - -3472 - - - - - -8827 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20766 - - 19578 - - - - - 18191 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10909 - - -7338 - - - - - -14847 ODpotential blCL - - - 26217 - - 23443 - - - - - 24210 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 57 - - - - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.1 - - 73.4 - - - - - 61.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.1 - - 19.7 - - - - - 15.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.3 - - 69.6 - - - - - 63.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.0 - - 18.7 - - - - - 14.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 505 - - 517 - - - - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6508 - - 7305 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 98637 36 095 28 094 23 081 98637 91136 24 096 25 092 25 088 91136 85370 23 084 22 103 25 078 85370 80613 20 090 17 084 21 081 80613 76529 16 089 18 114 21 064 76529 72944 15 084 21 087 15 056 72944 69715 18 074 15 085 14 073 69715 66755 14 062 11 081 17 064 66755 64025 6 049 11 029 10 068 64025 61391 8 349 16 347 9 045 61391 58649 9 323 14 316 12 330 58649 55816 15 332 15 331 15 311 55816 53122 21 330 18 334 15 308 53122 50696 24 320 14 318 18 313 50696 48518 20 310 15 334 18 314 48518 46541 16 354 24 349 14 330 46541 44728 23 004 22 346 18 358 44728 43055 17 015 11 018 18 006 43055 41500 19 043 13 046 12 007 41500 40043 26 047 18 034 8 018 40043 38677 27 039 20 027 9 026 38677 37375 24 029 20 024 10 020 37375 36077 20 024 13 026 10 009 36077 34759 16 022 12 008 12 359 34759 33428 14 025 13 350 14 357 33428 32074 12 015 15 339 16 357 32074 30691 12 004 16 339 17 000 30691 29284 15 359 18 344 17 007 29284 27860 17 354 20 352 15 008 27860 26425 19 354 20 358 13 357 26425 24984 20 355 20 000 11 349 24984 23535 19 355 19 359 9 343 23535 22070 17 352 18 354 9 333 22070 20610 17 343 18 346 10 325 20610 19221 20 332 20 340 15 323 19221 17964 23 327 21 334 22 321 17964 16840 24 326 21*327 28 318 16840 15824 23*326 21*324 31 316 15824 14897 23*326 22 323 32 316 14897 14046 23 325 22 321 31 317 14046 13265 23 324 22 320 31 320 13265 12550 23 324 22 318 30 323 12550 11895 23 323 22 317 29 326 11895 11288 22 322 22 316 27 329 11288 10733 22 321 22 315 26 331 10733 10256 21 320 21 314 24 332 10256 9881 20 319 20 313 21 332 9881 9618 18 319 19 312 17 332 9618 9457 16 318 17 312 12*333 9457 9363 12 316 12 311 6*334 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