DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - 31.5 - - 38.2 - - - - - 32.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 149 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 562 - - - - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9345 - - 9345 - - - - - 9345 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9362 - - 9362 - - - - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1198 - - 4536 - - - - - 3044 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 139 - - 192 - - - - - 53 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - - - - 11 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 176 - - 244 - - - - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - -10 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - -551 - - - - - -252 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9362 - - 9913 - - - - - 9615 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -646 - - -2274 - - - - - -3635 ODpotential blCL - - - 10008 - - 11636 - - - - - 12997 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 93 - - - - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.5 - - 38.2 - - - - - 32.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.3 - - 27.5 - - - - - 23.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 36.2 - - - - - 35.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 26.7 - - - - - 23.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 55 - - 149 - - - - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 562 - - - - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 70 - - - - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - - - - 4 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] 96494 25 078 21 079 13 019 96494 89454 21 081 20 075 15 049 89454 83964 20 098 21 077 19 068 83964 79349 17 098 18 073 18 079 79349 75348 9 083 16 070 16 065 75348 71827 9 076 8 061 6 029 71827 68655 10 352 2 092 6 054 68655 65742 15 336 3 078 9 314 65742 63036 17 276 7 314 21 274 63036 60421 23 243 20 262 24 248 60421 57696 29 258 28 272 32 258 57696 54848 46 253 54 256 57 256 54848 52119 48 249 54 251 59 246 52119 49647 57 267 62 263 44 249 49647 47419 86 271 95 268 61 267 47419 45398 111 262 121 261 95 265 45398 43553 112 257 126 251 117 255 43553 41861 114 253 117 248 124 246 41861 40305 116 251 109 252 117 243 40305 38862 117 254 110 251 111 245 38862 37518 117 256 112 247 112 247 37518 36237 117 254 113 246 114 248 36237 34961 117 252 113 246 113 250 34961 33669 117 252 113 247 109 251 33669 32366 115 253 111 250 106 251 32366 31043 110 256 109 253 104 251 31043 29696 106 258 106 257 99 251 29696 28333 100 259 98 259 85 250 28333 26961 87 259 86 261 67 249 26961 25582 72 258 73 264 58 250 25582 24201 61 253 62 265 55 252 24201 22812 54 250 55 263 53 254 22812 21410 48 251 55 258 52 256 21410 20017 45 253 54 253 52 255 20017 18698 41 249 49 247 49 252 18698 17505 36 242 42 242 44 246 17505 16438 31 237 36 239 39 240 16438 15474 27 238 32 237 36 235 15474 14593 25 241 29 237 32 232 14593 13786 24 244 26 237 27 232 13786 13045 23 245 21 237 22 233 13045 12369 22 245 17 237 16 235 12369 11751 19 243 14 238 12 235 11751 11177 16 237 11 239 9 230 11177 10653 11 228 10 242 6 224 10653 10204 8 217 9 244 4 213 10204 9850 6 203 9 245 2 194 9850 9602 4 185 8 244 1 166 9602 9450 4*180 8*244 0*093 9450 9362 3*176 6*244 1*031 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