DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - 56.6 - - 57.7 - - - - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 447 - - 410 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8225 - - 8133 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 15075 - - 14962 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 17025 - - 16933 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2180 - - 3746 - - - - - 8743 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 673 - - 652 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 15 - - 11 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 11 - - - - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 228 - - 217 - - - - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 2 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 23 - - 33 - - - - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1438 - - 1132 - - - - - -4824 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15588 - - 15801 - - - - - 14188 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -396 - - -817 - - - - - -7992 ODpotential blCL - - - 17421 - - 17750 - - - - - 17355 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 80 - - - - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 80 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.6 - - 57.7 - - - - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.8 - - 20.9 - - - - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.0 - - 54.3 - - - - - 52.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.0 - - 20.2 - - - - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 447 - - 410 - - - - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8225 - - 8133 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 18 - - - - - 61 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 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] 97503 46 259 49 269 47 282 97503 90171 41 276 37 271 36 273 90171 84502 39 282 34 280 25 281 84502 79790 32 270 33 283 22 294 79790 75744 20 254 26 267 25 305 75744 72174 18 269 19 255 23 293 72174 68951 18 285 14 265 18 301 68951 65989 24 277 14 277 17 308 65989 63239 24 268 18 257 19 286 63239 60580 26 259 18 245 18 283 60580 57804 35 259 28 257 26 273 57804 54912 43 256 37 249 39 257 54912 52158 47 254 42 244 43 252 52158 49691 49 248 47 241 42 256 49691 47492 44 249 43 242 40 252 47492 45515 34 250 31 246 34 261 45515 43723 24 238 27 243 36 267 43723 42076 16 207 24 229 34 260 42076 40545 12 193 29 207 27 246 40545 39116 12 201 26 185 23 260 39116 37780 12 184 21 196 28 277 37780 36509 15 189 17 222 29 280 36509 35243 19 225 24 234 30 264 35243 33960 19 234 26 228 32 253 33960 32665 19 232 23 219 31 250 32665 31349 15 227 23 209 29 252 31349 30005 11 215 24 202 27 254 30005 28641 11 193 21 214 25 254 28641 27261 10 215 17 228 25 245 27261 25872 13 233 15 246 24 239 25872 24477 14 221 13 242 21 234 24477 23072 12 200 14 209 20 241 23072 21652 12 180 14 178 20 236 21652 20243 8 180 10 172 22 222 20243 18910 8 222 7 183 23 219 18910 17703 9*230 7*192 21 223 17703 16621 9*230 8*204 20 227 16621 15640 8 231 8 211 18 229 15640 14743 8 230 10 215 18 229 14743 13918 8 231 10 217 17 228 13918 13160 8 230 11 219 15 227 13160 12465 8 228 12 219 14 227 12465 11828 8 228 12 219 13 226 11828 11237 8 226 12 219 11 225 11237 10697 9 225 13 219 11 224 10697 10233 9 222 12 218 10 223 10233 9868 9 221 12 218 8 223 9868 9611 8 221 12 217 7 223 9611 9454 8 219 11 217 5*221 9454 9363 7 218 9 215 1*217 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