DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/01 Animas_CO 8800ft pt30207@37.366,-108.034,9098ft SPONSORED BY: Dave Piotrowski BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -1.0 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 - - 1336z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 66.8 - - 66.8 - - 57.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 563 - - 575 - - 238 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5921 - - 9028 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13283 - - 15844 - - 9347 - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14721 - - 17828 - - 9363 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2276 - - 1922 - - 11338 - - 7730 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 650 - - 754 - - 223 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 191 - - 211 - - 222 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 43 - - 41 - - 21 - - -15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5819 - - -3536 - - -11518 - - -10416 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20541 - - 21365 - - 20882 - - 19780 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10207 - - -7252 - - -14325 - - -15109 ODpotential blCL - - - 24928 - - 25080 - - 23688 - - 24472 blCL maxRH - - - 16 - - 27 - - 32 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.8 - - 66.8 - - 66.8 - - 57.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 4.9 - - 4.9 - - 7.3 - - 4.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.8 - - 62.9 - - 64.3 - - 61.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.1 - - 4.2 - - 6.6 - - 3.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 563 - - 575 - - 238 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5921 - - 9028 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 99184 31 111 23 101 26 097 24 101 99184 91640 34 118 25 122 20 107 20 088 91640 85845 33 106 30 123 21 115 20 094 85845 81036 26 096 27 108 24 117 19 106 81036 76909 20 116 20 099 21 102 21 099 76909 73286 23 105 17 118 17 097 20 089 73286 70013 18 090 16 119 13 112 13 097 70013 67001 9 091 17 108 13 125 14 113 67001 64205 9 127 12 103 12 121 8 120 64205 61500 4 092 5 271 9 018 6 131 61500 58708 1 159 15 195 11 213 7 237 58708 55823 25 251 20 241 10 246 4 199 55823 53052 32 236 36 245 26 243 21 241 53052 50552 34 232 39 236 36 238 37 237 50552 48316 36 232 41 229 44 237 43 236 48316 46292 40 232 43 231 49 232 47 234 46292 44443 44 236 47 236 51 231 50 230 44443 42736 49 240 51 238 53 232 49 229 42736 41148 52 241 54 239 56 233 50 230 41148 39665 52 240 54 240 56 234 52 234 39665 38283 51 241 52 241 55 237 52 237 38283 36973 52 241 50 240 55 238 53 239 36973 35674 50 240 48 237 53 237 53 238 35674 34360 45 239 47 235 51 235 51 238 34360 33038 44 242 45 234 47 234 45 237 33038 31701 45 243 42 234 44 236 38 238 31701 30341 42 240 38 235 41 238 34 239 30341 28962 39 238 35 238 39 239 32 241 28962 27567 38 236 32 240 36 240 33 240 27567 26161 37 234 30 240 34 240 33 239 26161 24749 36 231 29 239 32 240 31 237 24749 23327 34 227 29 236 30 241 29 236 23327 21888 33 223 32 231 31 236 28 231 21888 20455 32 222 35 226 27 225 28 219 20455 19096 32 221 29 221 21 214 26 210 19096 17864 30 220 21*214 19 212 24 206 17864 16759 29 219 19*212 18 212 23 208 16759 15757 23 213 18 212 17 213 21 213 15757 14841 19*208 17 211 16 214 20 218 14841 13999 16*200 17 211 15 216 18 225 13999 13226 15 195 17 211 15 218 17 232 13226 12518 14 192 16 211 14 219 15 239 12518 11870 14 191 16 211 13 220 14 247 11870 11269 14 189 16 211 13 221 13 254 11269 10719 14 188 16 210 13 223 13 260 10719 10247 13 187 15 210 12 223 12 266 10247 9876 13 186 15 209 12 224 11 271 9876 9616 12 185 14 209 11 224 9 275 9616 9456 12 185 13 209 10*223 7*278 9456 9363 10 184 11 207 8*222 4*295 9363 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