DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/30 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 - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.6 - - 54.5 - - 53.5 - - 45.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 396 - - 122 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6178 - - 8159 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13336 - - 14967 - - 9346 - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14978 - - 16959 - - 9363 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3700 - - 2689 - - 9935 - - 6171 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 574 - - 645 - - 179 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 20 - - 10 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 272 - - 274 - - 022 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -36 - - -30 - - -6 - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 497 - - 1124 - - -7320 - - -5543 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14481 - - 15836 - - 16684 - - 14907 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1174 - - -778 - - -9361 - - -9424 ODpotential blCL - - - 16152 - - 17737 - - 18724 - - 18787 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 73 - - 74 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.6 - - 54.5 - - 53.5 - - 45.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.8 - - 17.6 - - 13.1 - - 13.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.7 - - 51.4 - - 51.8 - - 49.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.4 - - 16.9 - - 12.5 - - 12.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 369 - - 396 - - 122 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6178 - - 8159 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 82 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96544 38 272 37 279 39 270 39 262 96544 89274 23 281 32 272 40 276 43 283 89274 83780 22 297 33 280 36 280 36 296 83780 79242 27 293 29 293 34 294 32 297 79242 75310 25 298 21 304 24 300 31 299 75310 71820 24 312 17 310 18 297 21 286 71820 68644 21 313 16 304 20 292 22 296 68644 65721 21 297 20 288 24 302 33 293 65721 63018 21 271 22 279 35 279 36 283 63018 60382 20 278 23 282 34 279 30 274 60382 57600 27 281 31 278 33 282 36 283 57600 54695 40 272 41 283 43 282 44 279 54695 51927 45 267 51 274 48 278 47 280 51927 49451 47 263 50 265 48 273 50 284 49451 47247 46 262 42 267 47 271 53 286 47247 45264 42 263 40 278 44 280 44 282 45264 43470 37 267 43 282 42 294 42 310 43470 41838 39 276 45 281 45 302 57 319 41838 40328 44 277 47 283 45 295 56 311 40328 38912 42 273 46 283 42 286 45 295 38912 37590 35 272 42 283 36 286 40 279 37590 36338 32 273 38 286 31 282 32 269 36338 35092 31 275 35 289 27 274 37 269 35092 33824 29 277 30 289 18 256 36 273 33824 32541 28 278 32 291 24 260 37 278 32541 31235 28 279 20 301 30 268 39 281 31235 29900 28 276 16 296 29 270 39 279 29900 28543 29 269 17 266 30 266 37 274 28543 27169 31 260 23 260 31 264 32 269 27169 25784 32 258 25 258 29 265 32 267 25784 24391 32 260 28 261 27 269 34 269 24391 22992 32 262 29 267 28 273 31 270 22992 21585 32 266 31 273 29 276 26 271 21585 20188 30 270 31 276 30 278 24 271 20188 18863 28 270 27 276 29 277 26 266 18863 17660 27 270 23*274 25 275 28 262 17660 16582 26 269 21*272 23 274 30 259 16582 15605 24*269 21 272 22 274 29 258 15605 14711 23*269 20 272 22 274 28 258 14711 13891 21 269 20 272 22 275 25 259 13891 13136 21 269 20 272 21 275 23 260 13136 12446 20 270 20 272 21 275 20 261 12446 11812 19 271 20 272 21 275 18 262 11812 11225 19 271 19 272 20 276 16 262 11225 10688 19 271 19 272 20 276 14 263 10688 10227 18 271 19 271 19 276 11 266 10227 9864 17 272 18 271 18 275 9 268 9864 9609 16 271 17 270 17 275 6 275 9609 9453 14 271 15 270 15*275 5*280 9453 9363 11 269 11 269 10*274 2*022 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