DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/14 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1334z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 51.5 - - 57.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 42 - - 36 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 563 - - 563 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9346 - - 9346 - - 9346 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 9363 - - 9363 - - 9363 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1652 - - 1207 - - 3416 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 168 - - 127 - - 126 - - - W* B/S - - - 7 - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 209 - - 272 - - 284 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -7 - - -9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - -279 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9363 - - 9363 - - 9642 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 0 - - 0 - - -3189 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 9363 - - 9363 - - 12552 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 101 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 580 - - 460 - - 390 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 51.5 - - 57.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.5 - - 51.0 - - 46.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.6 - - 50.0 - - 56.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.0 - - 50.6 - - 46.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 95 - - 42 - - 36 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 563 - - 563 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 103 - - 39 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 9 - - - 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] 98733 18 129 16 135 6 154 98733 91364 9 125 10 151 6 104 91364 85660 9 153 8 142 8 108 85660 80894 11 166 7 124 7 104 80894 76774 7 154 8 164 4 165 76774 73131 4 112 9 174 7 161 73131 69825 4 236 10 192 4 236 69825 66799 6 256 4 160 6 260 66799 64020 15 248 8 272 7 209 64020 61349 10 227 12 247 8 264 61349 58587 14 249 17 230 13 249 58587 55758 25 244 24 256 24 274 55758 53095 30 236 38 241 35 253 53095 50703 28 239 34 246 34 255 50703 48539 35 253 46 258 47 262 48539 46573 47 256 55 253 58 258 46573 44772 53 253 58 246 60 254 44772 43098 54 251 58 244 60 248 43098 41528 57 247 58 243 63 244 41528 40053 58 245 56 243 64 242 40053 38671 60 243 50 239 64 239 38671 37354 60 241 40 231 64 237 37354 36043 57 241 39 232 63 237 36043 34711 50 242 38 237 61 238 34711 33366 50 242 37 239 52 242 33366 32001 50 242 37 241 46 247 32001 30609 49 246 35 243 45 251 30609 29195 46 249 34 246 42 259 29195 27766 43 250 35 250 40 263 27766 26327 38 250 35 255 37 262 26327 24885 34 255 38 259 30 259 24885 23436 32 259 36 261 24 260 23436 21974 30 258 34 263 23 263 21974 20520 29 257 34 265 23 261 20520 19140 29 257 31 263 23 259 19140 17890 28 256 28 261 23 261 17890 16772 27 255 22 260 23 265 16772 15761 25 255 18 258 24 268 15761 14840 24 258 17 256 24 271 14840 13996 22 259 16 257 23 273 13996 13221 18 257 16 258 21 276 13221 12514 14 251 16 259 18 278 12514 11866 10 241 16 260 16 280 11866 11265 8 234 16 262 14 282 11265 10717 7 231 15 264 11 285 10717 10246 6 225 14 267 10 287 10246 9876 6 219 12 271 9 287 9876 9616 5 214 10 272 8 286 9616 9456 5*212 9*273 7*286 9456 9363 4*209 6*272 6*284 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