DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 - - - 69.2 - - 70.2 - - 68.7 - - 61.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 425 - - 164 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 9942 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9002 - - 16467 - - 9347 - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9364 - - 18742 - - 9364 - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 14094 - - 2974 - - 11175 - - 9777 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 248 - - 709 - - 199 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 10 - - 27 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 200 - - 291 - - 338 - - 332 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 25 - - -74 - - -15 - - -11 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -8061 - - 1128 - - -8345 - - -7643 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17426 - - 17615 - - 17709 - - 17008 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9263 - - -787 - - -10432 - - -11313 ODpotential blCL - - - 18627 - - 19529 - - 19796 - - 20677 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 87 - - 90 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 240 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.2 - - 70.2 - - 68.7 - - 61.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.1 - - 25.2 - - 23.4 - - 19.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 66.5 - - 66.5 - - 64.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.9 - - 24.0 - - 22.2 - - 19.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 321 - - 425 - - 164 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 564 - - 9942 - - 564 - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 90 - - 49 - - 60 - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 98668 16 129 7 115 17 065 16 113 98668 91153 12 138 7 091 15 089 16 099 91153 85386 13 126 7 106 9 105 14 076 85386 80622 12 100 13 108 9 099 15 079 80622 76528 14 103 16 125 13 098 17 085 76528 72922 10 122 18 130 9 119 16 084 72922 69668 11 133 13 123 10 149 11 097 69668 66688 9 127 13 138 10 148 3 094 66688 63947 6 166 14 161 6 179 3 166 63947 61298 9 191 8 180 5 193 9 184 61298 58527 11 190 9 228 12 204 10 219 58527 55650 5 225 10 237 11 220 12 224 55650 52910 7 279 9 231 12 239 13 253 52910 50449 11 287 9 273 8 253 12 245 50449 48231 14 266 17 289 14 291 14 277 48231 46207 10 286 14 288 14 302 14 288 46207 44358 7 305 3 321 9 303 10 288 44358 42664 17 348 13 019 8 003 7 348 42664 41098 26 340 20 357 16 009 15 006 41098 39644 25 339 16 010 13 019 11 004 39644 38289 21 346 22 028 16 042 10 053 38289 37000 22 341 28 027 21 038 16 042 37000 35719 24 333 29 020 26 031 20 030 35719 34418 20 332 28 008 26 028 21 023 34418 33104 13 332 28 002 23 025 22 027 33104 31768 12 337 17 347 22 019 21 030 31768 30403 12 341 9 324 19 016 19 031 30403 29020 11 341 8 344 11 352 11 035 29020 27622 10 343 9 017 4 352 2 057 27622 26214 9 346 8 026 6 047 3 127 26214 24799 7 355 7 000 7 053 3 105 24799 23375 9 008 7 338 6 055 3 089 23375 21935 10 001 8 319 4 047 2 077 21935 20502 9 355 9 310 4 011 5 027 20502 19140 8 350 10*305 5 340 9 011 19140 17905 6 346 10*302 7 329 9 001 17905 16797 5 342 10 300 8 327 8 351 16797 15792 4 336 9 298 9 327 9 338 15792 14872 3 322 8 294 9 328 10 328 14872 14028 2 302 7 291 10 329 11 319 14028 13251 2 264 5 284 9 331 12 312 13251 12540 2 241 4 276 9 332 12 308 12540 11888 3 223 2 260 9 333 12 304 11888 11282 4 216 1 224 9 334 12 302 11282 10729 4 211 1 160 9 336 11 301 10729 10254 5 207 2 135 8 337 10 301 10254 9880 5 204 3 127 8 337 7 306 9880 9618 5 203 3 126 8 339 5 313 9618 9457 5*201 4 124 7*338 4*322 9457 9364 4*200 3 125 6*338 3*332 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