DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.5 - - - - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 305 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 13505 - - - - - 115 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 17018 - - - - - 6784 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 20190 - - - - - 6800 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2745 - - - - - 263 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 682 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 293 - - - - - 293 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - - - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 2931 - - - - - -8231 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 17260 - - - - - 15032 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1622 - - - - - -12002 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18568 - - - - - 18802 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - - - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 290 - - - - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.5 - - - - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.0 - - - - - 33.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.4 - - - - - 78.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.8 - - - - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 305 - - - - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 13505 - - - - - 115 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - - - - 0 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] 99011 26 102 25 099 99011 91553 26 099 23 090 91553 85814 23 097 26 095 85814 81050 18 102 21 080 81050 76956 19 111 13 061 76956 73353 8 089 9 112 73353 70078 8 152 13 093 70078 67060 9 092 8 079 67060 64291 5 050 8 080 64291 61641 7 064 10 057 61641 58894 7 299 9 354 58894 56063 9 300 12 300 56063 53387 17 296 20 280 53387 50992 24 300 23 283 50992 48842 34 296 32 300 48842 46877 35 294 38 295 46877 45059 35 298 36 296 45059 43368 37 296 37 300 43368 41786 37 294 39 302 41786 40304 37 298 37 304 40304 38916 34 309 32 305 38916 37590 33 320 30 305 37590 36261 29 316 30 309 36261 34902 27 304 33 317 34902 33516 24 297 34 322 33516 32092 24 296 30 321 32092 30626 25 300 23 304 30626 29127 22 307 18 289 29127 27595 18 307 15 293 27595 26033 15 305 13 288 26033 24444 11 309 10 287 24444 22824 9 333 6 270 22824 21167 9*336 4 194 21167 19497 8*327 2 131 19497 17894 8 300 3 054 17894 16433 8 297 3 038 16433 15121 8 295 2 349 15121 13938 8 292 4 308 13938 12866 8 289 8 300 12866 11893 8 288 10 299 11893 11011 9 286 12 300 11011 10214 9 286 13 302 10214 9494 9 286 14 306 9494 8835 9 285 16 311 8835 8239 9 285 16 316 8239 7734 9 285 17 317 7734 7339 8 285 16 313 7339 7064 8 285 13 303 7064 6897 8 286 9 298 6897 6800 7 285 5*293 6800 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