DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 = 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 - - - 66.9 - - 70.3 - - - - - 58.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 411 - - 410 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8826 - - 13441 - - - - - 114 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13379 - - 17172 - - - - - 6782 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15511 - - 20126 - - - - - 6799 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2850 - - 1624 - - - - - 7798 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 655 - - 754 - - - - - 17 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 17 - - - - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 193 - - 216 - - - - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - 17 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -16 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1014 - - 3034 - - - - - -4576 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16525 - - 17093 - - - - - 11375 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2840 - - 1709 - - - - - -6758 ODpotential blCL - - - 18351 - - 18417 - - - - - 13557 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 86 - - - - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 90 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.9 - - 70.3 - - - - - 58.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.6 - - 18.4 - - - - - 32.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.5 - - 67.8 - - - - - 59.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.9 - - 17.6 - - - - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 411 - - 410 - - - - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8826 - - 13441 - - - - - 114 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 44 - - - - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97237 40 259 45 248 42 281 97237 89845 31 263 36 271 42 271 89845 84231 23 269 32 286 36 273 84231 79609 22 278 26 282 28 279 79609 75631 24 279 24 268 21 296 75631 72108 26 279 25 255 19 292 72108 68906 26 270 23 265 18 285 68906 65951 20 267 23 274 17 281 65951 63194 16 262 23 253 20 270 63194 60524 18 280 16 232 26 257 60524 57742 34 260 21 251 26 260 57742 54838 41 259 26 263 32 250 54838 52049 46 263 38 260 38 248 52049 49538 49 254 49 251 47 250 49538 47296 46 253 50 249 49 250 47296 45271 50 251 51 248 53 249 45271 43436 50 244 53 243 62 245 43436 41772 48 246 53 241 63 237 41772 40248 53 246 55 239 57 227 40248 38833 50 240 55 231 56 227 38833 37510 46 237 50 229 56 229 37510 36245 47 234 49 230 54 228 36245 34977 48 231 48 232 52 227 34977 33680 46 230 46 232 50 228 33680 32359 41 230 44 230 47 230 32359 31006 37 230 41 230 42 229 31006 29612 34 231 39 230 41 225 29612 28181 31 231 37 229 41 217 28181 26715 29 231 36 228 39 208 26715 25216 27 228 34 226 39 200 25216 23689 26 228 33 224 39 199 23689 22130 28 232 32 220 34 204 22130 20531 28 235 30*215 26 211 20531 18923 27 229 25*213 20 224 18923 17383 28 214 23 213 17 239 17383 15982 26*203 20 214 15 252 15982 14729 22*203 18 214 13 257 14729 13602 18 203 17 215 10 251 13602 12582 15 202 16 216 10 229 12582 11658 12 198 15 217 12 206 11658 10819 10 191 14 218 15 197 10819 10062 8 180 13 219 18 193 10062 9375 8 177 13 219 21 191 9375 8746 7 173 12 220 24 189 8746 8177 7 172 12 220 27 187 8177 7693 7 169 11 221 27 183 7693 7316 7 169 11 221 26 180 7316 7053 7 168 11 222 22 176 7053 6892 6 168 10 221 19*175 6892 6799 6 168 9 222 12*174 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