DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 81.9 - - - - - 70.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 501 - - 477 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8474 - - 13012 - - - - - 115 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13188 - - 16912 - - - - - 6783 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15159 - - 19697 - - - - - 6800 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2440 - - 1850 - - - - - 1704 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 692 - - 786 - - - - - 8 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 19 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 232 - - - - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 19 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - 6 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2176 - - 931 - - - - - -10852 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17336 - - 18767 - - - - - 17653 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6208 - - -878 - - - - - -15059 ODpotential blCL - - - 21367 - - 20575 - - - - - 21859 blCL maxRH - - - 56 - - 54 - - - - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 40 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.7 - - 81.9 - - - - - 70.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.8 - - 22.1 - - - - - 17.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.0 - - 79.1 - - - - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.0 - - 21.5 - - - - - 17.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 501 - - 477 - - - - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8474 - - 13012 - - - - - 115 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - - - - 3 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] 98652 14 137 17 113 18 093 98652 91156 21 081 22 094 14 072 91156 85438 25 091 22 105 20 098 85438 80722 23 126 18 123 20 095 80722 76678 22 106 17 111 16 107 76678 73101 17 092 11 116 18 114 73101 69851 11 121 11 136 10 119 69851 66870 14 179 9 157 6 159 66870 64117 24 180 20 183 11 219 64117 61457 22 180 23 191 13 213 61457 58678 17 220 23 210 13 233 58678 55796 35 241 31 229 36 232 55796 53056 49 234 40 222 53 218 53056 50585 56 236 50 227 55 219 50585 48357 69 238 70 236 66 236 48357 46332 81 237 90 237 84 240 46332 44473 87 236 94 235 95 238 44473 42752 82 235 89 235 93 236 42752 41154 71 237 78 236 81 236 41154 39665 63 242 64 237 70 239 39665 38282 56 243 53 239 62 241 38282 36970 52 244 44 242 54 241 36970 35666 49 244 39 246 46 241 35666 34339 45 243 35 249 40 240 34339 32991 41 243 31 250 34 242 32991 31608 40 245 28 250 31 244 31608 30184 41 245 25 248 36 241 30184 28724 42 244 29 247 40 233 28724 27231 43 241 37 242 39 227 27231 25706 42 238 42 238 35 225 25706 24150 41 235 42 237 32 224 24150 22559 40 232 41 239 31 223 22559 20928 38 230 39*240 33 223 20928 19284 35 233 30*238 33 222 19284 17708 32 239 22 233 28 221 17708 16274 28*242 21 232 23 226 16274 14989 20*237 21 232 21 230 14989 13829 19 235 20 231 21 232 13829 12776 16 230 18 231 21 234 12776 11820 15 229 17 230 21 236 11820 10953 15 229 17 230 20 238 10953 10169 14 229 16 230 20 240 10169 9459 14 229 15 230 19 242 9459 8809 14 229 15 230 19 245 8809 8222 14 229 14 230 18 247 8222 7723 13 229 14 230 17 249 7723 7333 13 230 13 231 15 249 7333 7062 12 230 13 231 12 246 7062 6896 12 230 12 231 8*239 6896 6800 11 230 11 231 5*232 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