DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 Durango_CO 6685ft pt29606@37.028,-107.768,6634ft SPONSORED BY: Dave Piotrowski BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.9 - - 60.9 - - - - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 95 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2289 - - 5420 - - - - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 7820 - - 9951 - - - - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 8974 - - 12105 - - - - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3263 - - 2885 - - - - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 292 - - 361 - - - - - - W* B/S - - - 6 - - 3 - - - - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 20 - - - - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 171 - - 216 - - - - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 13 - - - - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -7 - - - - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 2128 - - 2829 - - - - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6847 - - 9276 - - - - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 170 - - 375 - - - - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8804 - - 11730 - - - - - - blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 91 - - - - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 280 - - 140 - - - - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.9 - - 60.9 - - - - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.8 - - 43.5 - - - - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.0 - - 60.4 - - - - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.5 - - 42.2 - - - - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 95 - - - - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2289 - - 5420 - - - - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 64 - - - - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 6 - - - - - - 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] 97595 18 289 20 291 97595 90384 12 285 14 289 90384 84818 6 299 14 278 84818 80163 5 354 3 217 80163 76167 6 334 1 310 76167 72660 5 219 10 270 72660 69482 6 190 6 275 69482 66554 4 141 5 249 66554 63852 10 232 9 248 63852 61244 3 100 5 068 61244 58552 27 236 23 238 58552 55799 25 211 24 213 55799 53141 23 224 29 229 53141 50707 40 238 43 236 50707 48508 59 236 60 234 48508 46508 74 233 75 233 46508 44667 84 235 86 234 44667 42957 92 238 95 236 42957 41352 97 240 98 236 41352 39839 100 241 98 236 39839 38414 102 241 98 238 38414 37048 102 239 100 239 37048 35680 99 238 99 238 35680 34283 91 237 96 234 34283 32868 84 236 93 232 32868 31423 81 235 89 232 31423 29945 81 235 85 233 29945 28440 80 234 82 234 28440 26912 78 233 80 233 26912 25367 75 231 78 232 25367 23806 74 230 77 232 23806 22219 70 231 73 232 22219 20595 64 232 68 232 20595 18962 58 233 62 233 18962 17401 53 234 54 233 17401 15990 40 230 41 232 15990 14735 32 225 32 229 14735 13609 30 222 30 226 13609 12589 27 217 27*224 12589 11663 25 211 25*221 11663 10823 22 207 23 220 10823 10064 18 200 21 217 10064 9377 14*192 20 215 9377 8748 11*180 19 214 8748 8179 10 173 18 214 8179 7695 9 168 17 213 7695 7317 9 166 16 213 7317 7054 8 166 16 212 7054 6892 8 164 15 212 6892 6799 7 165 12 212 6799 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