DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - 83.4 - - 88.8 - - - - - 79.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 431 - - 368 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6722 - - 12914 - - - - - 116 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11697 - - 16671 - - - - - 6784 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13407 - - 19599 - - - - - 6801 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2121 - - 885 - - - - - 10901 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 609 - - 719 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 23 - - 17 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 7 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 275 - - 238 - - - - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - 5 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 283 - - 4292 - - - - - -7694 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 13125 - - 15308 - - - - - 14496 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2515 - - 2073 - - - - - -10932 ODpotential blCL - - - 15922 - - 17526 - - - - - 17733 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 89 - - - - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 450 - - 510 - - - - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 83.4 - - 88.8 - - - - - 79.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.9 - - 44.7 - - - - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.8 - - 86.4 - - - - - 83.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.5 - - 44.2 - - - - - 39.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 431 - - 368 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 6722 - - 12914 - - - - - 116 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 57 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - - - - 7 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] 99407 45 096 39 107 37 093 99407 91865 45 105 33 108 36 097 91865 86043 44 109 30 108 33 095 86043 81241 39 111 33 106 32 098 81241 77134 30 109 30 104 30 100 77134 73516 24 109 23 109 22 101 73516 70241 21 109 21 121 18 116 70241 67236 21 106 20 119 15 119 67236 64463 16 097 9 102 15 128 64463 61810 9 111 6 103 13 116 61810 59089 11 203 8 201 3 001 59089 56306 16 196 18 206 19 266 56306 53675 15 172 23 188 29 230 53675 51306 14 218 20 181 30 208 51306 49158 32 212 25 212 25 203 49158 47182 43 196 39 209 26 221 47182 45352 52 180 51 194 27 226 45352 43647 43 183 43 192 29 231 43647 42052 28 193 33 190 31 230 42052 40552 26 200 31 197 33 227 40552 39143 29 205 28 217 32 225 39143 37795 31 210 28 225 28 232 37795 36446 30 214 26 220 25 236 36446 35067 28 216 28 213 27 231 35067 33662 25 206 25 215 29 229 33662 32222 23 213 25 221 26 229 32222 30740 22 221 27 224 24 226 30740 29223 21 226 24 225 23 232 29223 27676 21 228 23 224 22 238 27676 26102 22 234 22 226 21 237 26102 24503 20 238 22 232 18 230 24503 22871 16 236 18 227 14 228 22871 21201 11 235 12*223 13 229 21201 19523 5 226 7*228 11 227 19523 17920 3 242 7 231 11 229 17920 16459 2 224 7 235 11 232 16459 15148 4 303 7 235 10 235 15148 13966 9*300 7 237 10 236 13966 12892 9*289 7 238 9 237 12892 11917 8 276 7 239 9 239 11917 11033 6 269 8 240 9 243 11033 10233 5 266 8 241 8 246 10233 9510 4 267 8 242 8 250 9510 8848 4 270 8 242 8 255 8848 8250 3 274 8 243 8 258 8250 7741 3 279 8 243 8 262 7741 7344 3 284 8 243 8 264 7344 7068 3 286 8 244 7 265 7068 6898 3 289 8 243 6*267 6898 6801 2 289 7 244 4*267 6801 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