DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.6 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 564 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 9347 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 9364 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 12622 - - - - - 10241 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 160 - - - - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 287 - - - - - 062 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - - - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -8037 - - - - - -7354 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 17402 - - - - - 16719 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9658 - - - - - -10150 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19022 - - - - - 19514 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - - - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 260 - - - - - 100 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.6 - - - - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.8 - - - - - 30.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.0 - - - - - 71.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.5 - - - - - 29.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 87 - - - - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 564 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - - - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 5 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] 99237 22 096 24 074 99237 91808 20 116 18 096 91808 86053 30 124 21 106 86053 81247 29 103 24 103 81247 77104 22 101 22 089 77104 73457 15 129 17 081 73457 70168 17 142 9 054 70168 67167 11 144 1 044 67167 64406 9 120 11 118 64406 61744 12 091 9 076 61744 58999 6 018 1 116 58999 56164 11 254 9 289 56164 53458 15 263 15 320 53458 51037 19 286 24 314 51037 48878 18 293 26 287 48878 46913 23 306 19 299 46913 45113 29 309 27 324 45113 43448 31 310 38 325 43448 41886 32 310 38 327 41886 40414 31 312 34 329 40414 39035 29 311 25 323 39035 37722 21 314 18 306 37722 36413 15 320 17 289 36413 35083 12 313 16 282 35083 33737 11 313 14 281 33737 32370 10 315 12 290 32370 30975 8 305 11 296 30975 29560 8 322 10 294 29560 28127 9 331 5 310 28127 26681 9 323 3 004 26681 25226 10 320 5 013 25226 23761 9 345 7 012 23761 22281 10 010 8 004 22281 20804 10 008 8 360 20804 19401 11 007 7 003 19401 18129 10 000 7 010 18129 16987 10 349 7 013 16987 15950 10 341 7 012 15950 15002 10 330 7 009 15002 14133 10 322 7 010 14133 13334 10 314 6 014 13334 12605 10 309 6 021 12605 11938 10 304 5 034 11938 11319 10 299 5 046 11319 10754 10 297 5 057 10754 10270 10 294 5 066 10270 9889 9 292 5 070 9889 9623 9 290 4 073 9623 9459 8*289 3*076 9459 9364 6*287 2*062 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