DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 43.7 - - 40.1 - - 31.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 228 - - 12 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 562 - - 562 - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9345 - - 9345 - - 9345 - - 9345 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9362 - - 9362 - - 9362 - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3122 - - 5577 - - 3286 - - 84 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 187 - - 220 - - 84 - - 21 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 19 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 023 - - 310 - - 221 - - 028 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - 4 - - 14 - - -41 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5560 - - -7121 - - -6246 - - -4859 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14923 - - 16483 - - 15608 - - 14222 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12706 - - -13461 - - -13484 - - -14240 ODpotential blCL - - - 22068 - - 22823 - - 22846 - - 23602 blCL maxRH - - - 41 - - 44 - - 56 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 43.7 - - 40.1 - - 31.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.0 - - 4.6 - - 5.2 - - 2.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.0 - - 41.1 - - 39.0 - - 35.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.0 - - 3.6 - - 4.7 - - 2.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 137 - - 228 - - 12 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 562 - - 562 - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 96175 28 274 26 283 24 287 14 297 96175 89114 13 330 11 282 13 293 16 341 89114 83676 17 348 6 337 9 335 12 013 83676 79142 5 306 6 328 13 316 12 001 79142 75219 8 067 9 346 11 331 10 001 75219 71742 20 038 13 356 13 014 20 026 71742 68595 14 050 15 340 18 010 22 011 68595 65698 9 059 16 312 18 003 17 014 65698 62997 29 006 13 331 10 031 14 019 62997 60375 36 351 26 004 12 010 17 002 60375 57647 31 344 27 356 18 351 19 354 57647 54821 26 337 23 350 24 350 20 357 54821 52122 21 338 25 357 22 358 21 007 52122 49689 22 358 30 007 24 019 27 012 49689 47514 33 015 37 010 33 021 26 018 47514 45552 45 011 45 011 41 021 30 042 45552 43767 52 008 50 011 48 023 43 047 43767 42127 52 008 50 014 51 029 51 042 42127 40606 47 012 50 023 56 037 53 039 40606 39184 52 035 50 028 57 036 50 040 39184 37857 65 042 48 030 54 030 46 040 37857 36597 72 043 45 031 48 025 42 039 36597 35341 70 041 40 031 43 022 40 034 35341 34063 66 038 35 031 38 021 41 032 34063 32769 62 032 30 029 35 020 40 033 32769 31452 58 027 25 025 33 019 34 031 31452 30107 55 024 24 025 32 016 30 022 30107 28740 52 023 24 030 30 012 27 015 28740 27354 48 025 26 035 28 008 24 013 27354 25953 45 029 29 037 26 011 22 011 25953 24544 44 030 32 037 27 016 22 009 24544 23121 40 026 35 033 29 020 24 008 23121 21683 38 018 37 029 32 021 27 014 21683 20252 37 015 38 027 33 022 28 023 20252 18894 37 017 39 029 33 025 28 030 18894 17666 38 021 40 034 32 032 26 034 17666 16568 39 025 37 037 31 041 23 036 16568 15576 39 028 30 035 28 049 19 037 15576 14674 38 029 23 030 23 049 17 041 14674 13848 35 029 17 025 17 045 15 046 13848 13092 30 027 14 018 12 037 14 051 13092 12403 25 024 11 012 7 022 13 055 12403 11774 20 021 8 005 4 341 13 057 11774 11192 14 017 7 356 4 279 13 058 11192 10662 11 015 5 349 5 246 13 058 10662 10208 9 015 4 340 6 235 14 053 10208 9852 8 017 4 332 6 229 14 047 9852 9603 6 019 3 324 6 226 13 041 9603 9450 6*022 3*318 6*223 11*035 9450 9362 4*023 2*310 5*221 7*028 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