DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 74.8 - - - - - 64.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 507 - - 535 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 12370 - - 13686 - - - - - 564 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 18555 - - 19682 - - - - - 9347 Hcrit BL Top - - - 21170 - - 22486 - - - - - 9364 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2180 - - 1314 - - - - - 9925 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 802 - - 844 - - - - - 11 W* B/S - - - 46 - - 18 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 8 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 242 - - 254 - - - - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 39 - - 30 - - - - - -7 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 501 - - 1806 - - - - - -8385 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 20670 - - 20681 - - - - - 17750 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1996 - - 432 - - - - - -12127 ODpotential blCL - - - 23166 - - 22054 - - - - - 21491 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 75 - - - - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.5 - - 74.8 - - - - - 64.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.8 - - 15.9 - - - - - 19.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.6 - - 70.9 - - - - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.3 - - 15.4 - - - - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 507 - - 535 - - - - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 12370 - - 13686 - - - - - 564 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 1 - - - - - 38 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 99172 41 100 37 091 35 104 99172 91630 40 108 31 105 33 088 91630 85855 34 103 30 099 32 085 85855 81066 29 085 27 104 25 088 81066 76947 23 086 25 090 26 088 76947 73336 20 085 21 084 17 094 73336 70094 18 087 19 100 16 085 70094 67123 14 093 13 101 15 075 67123 64387 12 068 11 093 16 068 64387 61747 9 050 9 089 11 068 61747 58997 3 022 5 053 7 027 58997 56159 9 345 3 338 8 318 56159 53467 16 323 11 328 13 307 53467 51046 27 301 21 304 20 311 51046 48872 24 297 23 297 30 293 48872 46887 26 318 22 317 25 300 46887 45047 36 332 35 331 32 321 45047 43327 46 325 44 325 42 319 43327 41715 44 325 49 317 41 316 41715 40210 41 325 38 321 36 316 40210 38816 41 319 36 319 30 299 38816 37500 36 324 40 319 24 313 37500 36194 33 330 39 324 27 330 36194 34868 35 330 29 335 25 328 34868 33525 34 333 22 336 21 318 33525 32161 30 334 21 327 20 306 32161 30767 25 329 21 326 17 299 30767 29352 16 331 16 323 17 302 29352 27921 8 336 12 311 18 307 27921 26479 6 316 12 303 18 315 26479 25031 6 334 8 304 15 331 25031 23577 10 328 5*355 7 354 23577 22112 10*317 4*004 9 111 22112 20658 9*287 3 340 10 113 20658 19275 7 288 5 278 5 136 19275 18019 6 297 7 261 6 217 18019 16892 5 301 8 257 9 229 16892 15871 4 296 10 253 11 229 15871 14936 2 274 11 250 11 227 14936 14078 2 229 11 249 12 227 14078 13290 3 195 12 247 12 227 13290 12570 4 186 12 246 12 227 12570 11910 6 179 13 245 12 228 11910 11299 7 177 13 244 12 229 11299 10740 8 176 13 243 11 230 10740 10260 8 175 13 243 10 232 10260 9884 8 174 13 242 9 234 9884 9620 8 175 12 241 8 237 9620 9457 8 174 11 240 6*246 9457 9364 7 173 9 239 3*271 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