DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - - - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 564 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 9347 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 9364 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 12885 - - - - - 853 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 195 - - - - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 289 - - - - - 335 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - - - - -37 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6955 - - - - - -5632 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 16319 - - - - - 14997 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8525 - - - - - -9357 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17889 - - - - - 18721 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - - - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 260 - - - - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - - - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.9 - - - - - 31.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.8 - - - - - 65.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.7 - - - - - 31.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - - - - -39 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 564 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - - - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99032 28 101 24 097 99032 91575 25 098 23 093 91575 85822 20 098 25 091 85822 81063 17 106 21 078 81063 76975 17 103 11 070 76975 73366 7 098 10 114 73366 70086 9 137 11 084 70086 67069 8 091 8 083 67069 64299 6 092 9 060 64299 61645 9 026 10 061 61645 58893 7 276 9 353 58893 56062 7 304 13 288 56062 53383 19 289 17 277 53383 50978 25 297 21 279 50978 48819 35 292 36 298 48819 46853 38 290 42 292 46853 45038 38 295 39 294 45038 43348 39 294 40 298 43348 41769 39 292 42 299 41769 40291 39 295 38 301 40291 38912 36 304 33 302 38912 37599 34 314 31 302 37599 36292 29 314 31 310 36292 34964 27 303 36 316 34964 33622 22 294 33 321 33622 32254 19 291 28 322 32254 30855 19 293 22 308 30855 29438 19 301 18 289 29438 28008 21 309 17 285 28008 26568 19 307 15 305 26568 25119 15 302 12 303 25119 23661 9 310 11 283 23661 22191 7 320 8 253 22191 20727 6 318 3 187 20727 19334 7 304 4 121 19334 18069 9 297 4 103 18069 16932 9 297 3 090 16932 15902 9 297 2 028 15902 14961 10 296 4 319 14961 14098 10 296 7 308 14098 13305 11 295 10 306 13305 12581 11 294 12 308 12581 11918 11 294 13 311 11918 11304 11 293 14 316 11304 10743 11 293 16 321 10743 10262 10 292 18 325 10262 9885 10 291 18 328 9885 9620 9 291 16 332 9620 9457 9*290 12*335 9457 9364 7*289 7*335 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