DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/21 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 - - - 74.6 - - 76.5 - - - - - 65.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 473 - - 258 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6965 - - 564 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14068 - - 8927 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15765 - - 9364 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3239 - - 12954 - - - - - 5085 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 647 - - 229 - - - - - 42 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 5 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 121 - - 153 - - - - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 34 - - 26 - - - - - 10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1460 - - -6348 - - - - - -2855 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14305 - - 15713 - - - - - 12220 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -703 - - -7962 - - - - - -6026 ODpotential blCL - - - 16468 - - 17326 - - - - - 15390 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 99 - - - - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 540 - - 420 - - - - - 330 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.6 - - 76.5 - - - - - 65.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.9 - - 39.7 - - - - - 44.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.9 - - 73.6 - - - - - 66.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 39.5 - - - - - 43.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 473 - - 258 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6965 - - 564 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 97 - - - - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 99293 31 109 26 104 39 088 99293 91795 42 106 40 114 22 101 91795 86013 37 095 39 102 25 107 86013 81203 28 096 28 099 32 099 81203 77076 28 101 25 098 32 091 77076 73449 28 102 24 098 29 093 73449 70196 23 100 21 094 24 089 70196 67231 18 100 16 090 21 074 67231 64499 15 097 16 114 12 058 64499 61870 14 092 16 114 6 110 61870 59151 13 091 12 116 11 119 59151 56344 8 118 10 108 13 121 56344 53677 15 126 15 148 19 143 53677 51293 14 111 18 147 22 134 51293 49146 15 125 20 149 19 134 49146 47169 28 148 23 150 22 162 47169 45340 34 151 27 151 23 166 45340 43637 34 147 32 150 21 162 43637 42041 32 141 33 150 21 156 42041 40540 28 142 32 148 21 154 40540 39136 28 146 30 144 20 155 39136 37802 27 146 30 146 18 166 37802 36478 24 137 33 156 16 179 36478 35135 24 125 27 149 16 183 35135 33776 28 125 24 139 17 182 33776 32394 28 129 24 147 17 172 32394 30983 24 127 23 148 18 149 30983 29549 21 113 19 130 19 157 29549 28096 20 112 18 118 20 146 28096 26634 20 121 19 130 20 148 26634 25169 22 130 19 138 17 135 25169 23700 23 129 21 125 19 117 23700 22217 22 124 20 109 21 113 22217 20740 23 120 20 105 20 116 20740 19336 23 115 20 105 16 122 19336 18064 23 110 19 106 12 126 18064 16926 22 108 18 108 8 124 16926 15898 19*109 17 112 5 121 15898 14959 17*110 15 118 4 125 14959 14097 17 111 13 126 3 131 14097 13305 15 116 12 132 2 153 13305 12582 14 120 11 138 2 191 12582 11920 14 123 11 142 3 217 11920 11306 13 126 11 145 3 230 11306 10745 13 129 11 148 4 236 10745 10264 12 131 10 150 5 245 10264 9886 12 134 10 151 5 245 9886 9621 11 134 10 152 5 243 9621 9458 11 136 9*152 5*235 9458 9364 9 136 8*153 3*225 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