DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - 60.7 - - 68.1 - - - - - 60.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 377 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 7503 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9346 - - 14412 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9363 - - 16303 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6139 - - 4365 - - - - - 4492 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 165 - - 617 - - - - - 46 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 18 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 213 - - 244 - - - - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 16 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 12 - - -21 - - - - - 11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2795 - - 2375 - - - - - -2634 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 12158 - - 13928 - - - - - 11998 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5076 - - 432 - - - - - -5820 ODpotential blCL - - - 14439 - - 15871 - - - - - 15184 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - - - - 98 maxRH CAPE - - - 440 - - 870 - - - - - 510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.7 - - 68.1 - - - - - 60.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.7 - - 39.2 - - - - - 39.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.9 - - 64.9 - - - - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 38.8 - - - - - 39.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 377 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 7503 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 94 - - - - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - - - - 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] 99094 35 113 29 113 26 095 99094 91565 32 111 25 116 27 091 91565 85778 28 114 25 114 29 096 85778 80991 26 101 24 110 21 100 80991 76875 15 118 21 106 20 100 76875 73239 12 119 12 099 16 098 73239 69939 15 152 10 116 11 097 69939 66906 13 135 8 154 4 134 66906 64098 8 175 1 207 6 146 64098 61378 13 217 12 240 9 113 61378 58570 7 173 15 214 3 217 58570 55711 11 258 15 240 19 232 55711 53012 24 242 36 245 28 240 53012 50582 34 258 46 249 40 246 50582 48395 52 256 53 249 52 246 48395 46410 62 255 58 247 59 245 46410 44591 66 254 61 248 62 248 44591 42907 64 252 62 250 65 249 42907 41335 62 251 61 250 65 250 41335 39862 60 249 59 250 62 251 39862 38485 58 249 56 249 56 250 38485 37177 54 249 52 249 52 250 37177 35879 50 251 49 249 50 250 35879 34564 46 253 46 251 48 251 34564 33238 43 256 44 251 46 249 33238 31894 40 259 39 248 47 243 31894 30522 35 264 37 245 51 240 30522 29127 32 263 37 247 50 243 29127 27715 31 263 35 252 43 248 27715 26293 33 268 32 254 34 249 26293 24863 31 269 30 252 28 250 24863 23426 27 273 29 251 24 253 23426 21978 28 265 28 250 25 256 21978 20539 28 256 28 248 27 260 20539 19170 27 248 27 246 27 262 19170 17927 26 243 28 246 27 260 17927 16812 24 237 28*245 26 257 16812 15802 23 234 25*244 26 252 15802 14878 22 236 23 244 26 249 14878 14030 21 238 21 244 26 246 14030 13251 20 239 19 244 27 243 13251 12539 18 238 18 244 28 240 12539 11886 14 234 17 244 28 238 11886 11281 11 227 16 244 28 236 11281 10728 9 220 16 244 26 235 10728 10253 8 217 15 244 24 233 10253 9879 8 216 14 243 20 232 9879 9618 8 215 14 242 15 229 9618 9457 7*214 13 242 11*228 9457 9364 6*213 10 240 5*228 9364 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