DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - 1002z - - 1335z - - 1600z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 37.6 - - 34.1 - - 34.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - -4 - - -41 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 561 - - 562 - - 562 - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9345 - - 9345 - - 9345 - - 9345 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9361 - - 9362 - - 9362 - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 830 - - 1058 - - 189 - - 85 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 67 - - 70 - - 55 - - 32 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 319 - - 334 - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -16 - - -32 - - -33 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3352 - - -1702 - - -1839 - - -5989 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12714 - - 11064 - - 11202 - - 15352 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10055 - - -7881 - - -9393 - - -15507 ODpotential blCL - - - 19416 - - 17243 - - 18755 - - 24869 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 87 - - 73 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.1 - - 37.6 - - 34.1 - - 34.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 13.9 - - 22.3 - - 18.4 - - 1.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 35.8 - - 37.9 - - 37.0 - - 39.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.9 - - 21.2 - - 17.1 - - -0.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - -4 - - -41 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 561 - - 562 - - 562 - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 46 - - 0 - - 7 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 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] 96522 14 091 15 081 10 076 12 056 96522 89400 17 093 15 110 9 068 12 048 89400 83868 10 080 11 102 3 075 9 017 83868 79256 7 071 5 067 3 030 10 004 79256 75270 8 044 6 351 10 330 15 354 75270 71739 10 017 6 047 10 308 20 333 71739 68552 23 320 17 352 16 337 23 336 68552 65619 27 311 25 325 29 327 30 329 65619 62909 30 295 36 304 38 297 38 292 62909 60308 32 298 37 310 33 306 34 308 60308 57593 48 304 50 312 51 318 44 317 57593 54770 57 296 59 301 58 305 54 311 54770 52072 57 297 58 302 60 303 57 307 52072 49640 57 308 60 310 68 307 59 305 49640 47473 70 316 74 311 74 308 80 311 47473 45538 82 312 79 307 77 309 73 313 45538 43790 83 307 73 306 76 307 74 320 43790 42183 70 313 72 309 66 302 78 323 42183 40680 65 324 69 313 59 302 71 325 40680 39262 68 329 66 316 60 308 64 324 39262 37930 66 329 61 316 61 308 59 320 37930 36661 64 327 57 315 60 302 58 313 36661 35399 61 326 56 313 59 301 57 310 35399 34117 60 325 56 313 56 302 57 313 34117 32820 59 324 56 313 53 302 58 315 32820 31500 57 323 55 313 50 305 54 314 31500 30149 52 325 52 314 46 311 50 309 30149 28775 51 328 45 314 41 315 48 306 28775 27383 45 327 40 320 37 318 46 306 27383 25977 36 321 38 324 32 319 43 304 25977 24563 32 310 35 321 29 319 39 299 24563 23140 30 304 32 311 28 312 36 297 23140 21701 28 302 30 303 29 304 34 298 21701 20272 26 300 28 299 29 298 32 300 20272 18917 24 295 27 297 27 294 30 300 18917 17690 24 292 25 295 26 292 27 298 17690 16593 24 292 24 293 24 293 24 296 16593 15602 24 293 24 294 23 294 23 295 15602 14698 23 297 23 295 22 295 21 295 14698 13869 22 299 21 298 20 298 20 296 13869 13111 19 303 19 301 18 300 19 296 13111 12419 17 305 17 303 17 303 18 296 12419 11787 14 307 15 306 15 307 17 296 11787 11202 12 309 13 308 14 311 16 296 11202 10670 10 309 11 310 13 315 14 297 10670 10213 8 307 10 315 12 318 13 301 10213 9855 7 307 9 322 12 321 11 307 9855 9605 5 302 7 321 10 325 10 317 9605 9451 4*299 6*320 9*330 8*324 9451 9362 3*295 4*319 6*334 6*335 9362 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