DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 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 - - - 66.8 - - 68.3 - - - - - 57.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 519 - - 528 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4733 - - 5436 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12301 - - 12873 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 13533 - - 14236 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1485 - - 1744 - - - - - 1511 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 590 - - 621 - - - - - 22 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 23 - - - - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 309 - - 308 - - - - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -72 - - -74 - - - - - -27 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6215 - - -6294 - - - - - -9822 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 19749 - - 20531 - - - - - 19186 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10985 - - -11021 - - - - - -16072 ODpotential blCL - - - 24518 - - 25257 - - - - - 25435 blCL maxRH - - - 24 - - 25 - - - - - 21 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.8 - - 68.3 - - - - - 57.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.6 - - 10.4 - - - - - 6.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.0 - - 64.6 - - - - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.5 - - 9.3 - - - - - 5.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 519 - - 528 - - - - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4733 - - 5436 - - - - - 563 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] 98590 22 112 22 091 15 080 98590 91118 29 110 14 119 15 077 91118 85390 20 104 17 107 14 078 85390 80654 18 104 20 110 17 110 80654 76577 16 087 22 108 12 102 76577 72985 8 051 12 086 10 101 72985 69752 6 141 4 131 11 075 69752 66775 11 154 8 129 5 076 66775 64009 8 167 10 224 3 081 64009 61340 8 199 9 226 8 276 61340 58577 12 272 11 281 11 267 58577 55722 26 268 29 267 26 281 55722 53005 39 270 42 271 39 272 53005 50572 52 270 51 271 39 268 50572 48399 59 267 50 271 39 271 48399 46429 63 266 48 274 41 275 46429 44618 63 264 50 271 47 274 44618 42939 61 261 56 266 52 270 42939 41369 57 259 58 264 55 266 41369 39894 54 257 54 266 55 271 39894 38517 50 260 49 269 55 272 38517 37211 45 266 44 270 53 270 37211 35914 41 275 40 269 50 270 35914 34600 38 280 40 268 47 271 34600 33276 37 280 42 268 44 272 33276 31935 38 280 43 270 40 272 31935 30565 39 281 42 273 37 276 30565 29172 40 284 40 277 36 279 29172 27761 40 286 38 283 36 280 27761 26338 38 286 36 290 35 281 26338 24908 37 287 35 293 31 280 24908 23467 36 286 35 295 26 279 23467 22009 36 285 34 295 22 278 22009 20556 36 281 33 293 19 279 20556 19173 36 279 33 293 18 284 19173 17920 35 280 32 295 18 292 17920 16799 33 285 32 300 18 299 16799 15785 33 293 29 306 17 303 15785 14860 30 301 26*309 16 304 14860 14012 28*306 25*311 15 304 14012 13235 27*308 25 311 14 305 13235 12524 26 310 24 310 14 308 12524 11874 24 310 24 310 14 314 11874 11270 24 310 24 309 14 320 11270 10720 23 310 23 307 14 327 10720 10247 22 308 22 306 14 331 10247 9876 20 308 21 305 13 331 9876 9616 19 307 19 304 12 332 9616 9456 17 306 17 303 9*332 9456 9363 12 304 13 301 5*333 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