DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - 0954z - - 1003z - - 1335z - - 1601z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 67.2 - - 66.0 - - 57.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 454 - - 175 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 10533 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9041 - - 16982 - - 9347 - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9363 - - 19333 - - 9363 - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 13078 - - 3944 - - 12837 - - 6806 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 266 - - 736 - - 203 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 14 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 237 - - 262 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 27 - - 22 - - 2 - - -23 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9177 - - 1486 - - -9116 - - -7523 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 18541 - - 17847 - - 18480 - - 16887 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10492 - - -112 - - -10805 - - -11299 ODpotential blCL - - - 19855 - - 19445 - - 20168 - - 20662 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 90 - - 70 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 150 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.8 - - 67.2 - - 66.0 - - 57.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 15.9 - - 21.3 - - 17.4 - - 16.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 63.7 - - 63.7 - - 60.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.9 - - 20.2 - - 16.4 - - 15.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 400 - - 454 - - 175 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 10533 - - 563 - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 61 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 98433 13 117 12 095 17 057 15 074 98433 90952 15 085 14 097 13 054 13 054 90952 85228 17 104 9 076 14 074 14 075 85228 80508 14 102 15 088 14 086 21 091 80508 76450 14 071 20 085 13 097 21 090 76450 72875 12 063 14 069 16 084 17 090 72875 69653 9 095 12 087 9 080 15 075 69653 66697 18 119 7 085 3 116 7 023 66697 63965 6 059 4 107 4 114 2 226 63965 61327 6 254 2 272 6 023 8 122 61327 58557 9 216 8 238 6 307 6 072 58557 55654 10 215 15 231 16 266 13 289 55654 52863 11 233 15 236 20 256 19 262 52863 50343 18 256 18 242 19 242 22 244 50343 48092 26 244 23 241 21 244 22 241 48092 46071 30 238 32 244 27 249 25 237 46071 44245 32 240 38 241 31 244 30 229 44245 42583 34 239 38 242 35 236 35 225 42583 41045 35 237 36 247 35 233 36 219 41045 39600 38 238 33 251 34 234 33 221 39600 38245 44 233 28 251 34 237 30 226 38245 36954 48 220 26 244 32 235 29 231 36954 35670 42 216 34 234 28 229 27 238 35670 34368 37 217 43 216 31 228 26 238 34368 33060 37 220 39 222 37 228 28 236 33060 31738 33 223 35 236 32 233 28 236 31738 30391 30 226 29 240 22 237 21 232 30391 29019 28 231 25 237 16 239 17 236 29019 27627 26 238 24 226 17 236 19 245 27627 26221 22 236 23 211 21 219 25 238 26221 24807 20 224 21 214 23 211 30 230 24807 23383 22 223 20 224 20 218 28 227 23383 21943 27 231 18 228 18 225 24 224 21943 20507 29 237 17*229 15 229 21 221 20507 19141 28 238 14*232 11 235 17 222 19141 17901 25 239 13 233 11 239 13 226 17901 16788 21 239 13 234 11 241 10 232 16788 15779 18 238 13 236 11 244 8 241 15779 14858 15 235 14 236 11 248 7 256 14858 14012 13 229 14 237 10 252 6 275 14012 13236 11 224 14 239 11 256 6 296 13236 12526 11 216 15 239 11 258 6 312 12526 11875 10 212 15 240 11 260 7 321 11875 11272 10 209 15 240 11 261 8 328 11272 10721 10 206 15 240 11 263 8 332 10721 10249 10 202 15 241 10 263 8 336 10249 9877 10 201 15 240 10 263 8 338 9877 9616 9 199 14 241 10 263 7 342 9616 9456 9*198 14 240 9*262 6 345 9456 9363 8*197 11 238 7*262 5*345 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