DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - 43.3 - - 46.8 - - - - - 38.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 507 - - 544 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5067 - - 6621 - - - - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12558 - - 13842 - - - - - 9345 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13867 - - 15421 - - - - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2987 - - 2505 - - - - - 2656 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 596 - - 667 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 17 - - 12 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 014 - - 260 - - - - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 55 - - 38 - - - - - -12 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -7886 - - -5788 - - - - - -8959 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 21754 - - 21210 - - - - - 18322 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13769 - - -10697 - - - - - -14340 ODpotential blCL - - - 27636 - - 26118 - - - - - 23702 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 78 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.3 - - 46.8 - - - - - 38.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -20.0 - - -14.1 - - - - - -8.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 43.0 - - - - - 40.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -21.1 - - -15.1 - - - - - -9.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 507 - - 544 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5067 - - 6621 - - - - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 14 - - - - - 45 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 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] 97163 30 263 52 278 50 297 97163 89888 55 277 52 281 50 288 89888 84323 58 271 47 276 48 278 84323 79676 41 261 35 264 43 270 79676 75626 28 262 31 258 43 264 75626 72031 21 270 30 265 34 267 72031 68793 27 266 33 269 30 279 68793 65828 32 264 35 266 30 284 65828 63084 33 271 32 269 30 289 63084 60433 34 276 29 279 29 290 60433 57663 34 272 32 285 29 294 57663 54773 31 270 34 289 33 296 54773 51996 35 282 38 289 35 294 51996 49482 42 284 41 283 39 296 49482 47225 45 278 43 280 45 296 47225 45183 46 273 44 274 46 290 45183 43319 46 272 41 279 42 285 43319 41612 48 284 47 288 42 290 41612 40052 59 282 53 283 43 289 40052 38625 58 275 50 288 40 298 38625 37309 53 290 53 296 40 307 37309 36064 60 300 57 296 41 311 36064 34825 61 301 58 295 42 308 34825 33567 60 300 57 293 42 305 33567 32296 59 298 57 292 41 303 32296 31004 60 297 56 290 40 300 31004 29684 59 296 56 290 40 295 29684 28343 59 296 56 292 41 293 28343 26984 57 297 55 293 40 294 26984 25616 55 299 52 295 37 294 25616 24243 51 300 48 298 35 292 24243 22861 47 304 42 301 33 289 22861 21463 42 310 36 302 31 288 21463 20071 36 315 29 305 27 285 20071 18749 31 325 22 317 23 280 18749 17551 27 340 15 336 19 274 17551 16479 24 355 12 337 14 265 16479 15510 19 003 10*327 10 250 15510 14626 17*006 9*310 7 230 14626 13815 14*008 10 286 6 213 13815 13071 12 009 10 270 5 203 13071 12390 9 010 11 261 3 215 12390 11766 7 013 11 255 3 243 11766 11189 5 018 12 251 4 276 11189 10662 3 026 12 247 7 285 10662 10209 2 040 12 243 8 286 10209 9853 2 065 12 241 8 283 9853 9604 1 080 12 240 6 288 9604 9450 1 098 11 239 5*287 9450 9362 1 117 9 236 3*295 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