DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 52.6 - - - - - 43.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 509 - - 507 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3306 - - 5725 - - - - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 11153 - - 13089 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 12106 - - 14525 - - - - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1804 - - 1899 - - - - - 3370 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 517 - - 621 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 12 - - 14 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 162 - - 237 - - - - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 29 - - 22 - - - - - -18 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3851 - - -3473 - - - - - -6492 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15958 - - 17998 - - - - - 15854 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8748 - - -7303 - - - - - -11511 ODpotential blCL - - - 20854 - - 21828 - - - - - 20873 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 50 - - - - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.3 - - 52.6 - - - - - 43.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 9.3 - - 6.3 - - - - - 7.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.5 - - 48.7 - - - - - 47.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.6 - - 5.3 - - - - - 7.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 509 - - 507 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3306 - - 5725 - - - - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 97157 39 276 52 270 47 288 97157 89872 49 273 48 274 49 283 89872 84281 48 267 45 275 40 273 84281 79629 34 268 38 269 33 266 79629 75595 23 271 27 264 28 272 75595 72030 21 276 22 270 25 284 72030 68819 23 270 22 277 25 283 68819 65889 22 271 22 279 24 277 65889 63187 23 285 22 282 24 282 63187 60575 27 289 27 279 23 276 60575 57855 33 287 30 281 30 284 57855 55029 40 287 41 289 40 279 55029 52319 54 279 54 282 50 276 52319 49861 60 279 63 283 55 274 49861 47646 66 279 70 284 61 274 47646 45620 67 278 71 282 67 273 45620 43751 62 278 66 280 69 272 43751 42023 54 282 57 280 63 270 42023 40434 45 284 45 276 47 272 40434 38981 39 295 39 276 31 271 38981 37652 40 299 37 282 23 265 37652 36397 40 298 35 288 21 269 36397 35147 36 296 32 288 21 271 35147 33875 34 293 33 284 23 271 33875 32588 32 287 34 284 24 271 32588 31278 30 282 34 287 23 266 31278 29941 27 281 32 288 21 260 29941 28583 25 280 30 285 18 255 28583 27208 24 277 27 284 15 258 27208 25821 24 279 25 285 12 262 25821 24430 25 288 23 289 8 256 24430 23032 26 297 22 295 5 244 23032 21619 27 300 21 296 4 236 21619 20213 24 296 19 291 4 244 20213 18877 20 288 17 287 6 258 18877 17667 18 281 14 285 9 258 17667 16584 16 279 11 283 10 255 16584 15603 16 280 8 269 11 252 15603 14707 14 276 7*261 11 249 14707 13884 11 261 7*256 10 246 13884 13129 8 236 7 250 8 241 13129 12438 7*202 8 243 6 236 12438 11806 7*179 8 239 5 237 11806 11219 8 164 9 235 4 246 11219 10684 8 160 9 231 4 266 10684 10224 9 159 9 228 4 286 10224 9862 9 158 9 226 4 305 9862 9608 9 157 9 225 4 318 9608 9452 9 158 8 223 4*330 9452 9362 8 158 7 221 3*341 9362 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