DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/25 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 - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1555z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 50.2 - - 41.9 - - 35.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 402 - - 214 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 9785 - - 3060 - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9006 - - 16307 - - 10701 - - 9345 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9362 - - 18585 - - 11860 - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 12075 - - 6639 - - 2533 - - 3608 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 250 - - 691 - - 379 - - 45 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 13 - - 21 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 205 - - 220 - - 301 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 26 - - 126 - - -60 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5099 - - 2498 - - 841 - - 1 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14462 - - 16088 - - 11020 - - 9362 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6330 - - 1300 - - -1388 - - -1421 ODpotential blCL - - - 15692 - - 17285 - - 13248 - - 10783 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 93 - - 79 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 330 - - 490 - - 460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 50.2 - - 41.9 - - 35.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.3 - - 12.0 - - 26.1 - - 30.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.2 - - 47.0 - - 39.6 - - 35.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 15.5 - - 11.2 - - 25.9 - - 30.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 330 - - 402 - - 214 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 9785 - - 3060 - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 73 - - 15 - - 71 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 - - 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] 98190 28 259 18 280 23 272 21 286 98190 90715 26 261 17 277 24 277 22 282 90715 84958 17 249 19 256 23 277 17 287 84958 80216 3 212 12 245 13 282 14 291 80216 76172 2 169 9 191 9 220 13 284 76172 72620 2 224 6 169 8 170 8 220 72620 69387 5 231 7 260 3 241 8 141 69387 66384 5 134 16 199 14 228 10 238 66384 63625 22 104 17 139 9 219 15 245 63625 60974 18 247 6 251 20 267 22 253 60974 58173 30 233 28 239 30 233 35 244 58173 55215 37 255 36 247 38 241 39 241 55215 52353 50 250 52 246 51 245 46 240 52353 49747 55 243 57 239 56 243 43 241 49747 47398 56 237 57 239 51 247 39 248 47398 45269 54 235 55 239 48 249 36 255 45269 43327 52 233 52 239 47 247 36 262 43327 41543 53 233 50 233 45 244 37 261 41543 39894 54 230 45 225 42 248 34 265 39894 38364 56 225 40 224 41 250 34 263 38364 36953 58 222 42 228 37 244 28 251 36953 35631 65 220 48 226 29 243 21 262 35631 34336 72 216 50 222 28 246 18 271 34336 33044 76 212 50 217 28 242 15 286 33044 31766 77 211 45 216 19 241 9 270 31766 30494 78 211 39 220 12 242 10 164 30494 29211 75 212 27 240 9 184 10 154 29211 27907 69 212 16 258 7 169 9 116 27907 26584 60 212 12 255 9 190 7 125 26584 25250 51 213 10 246 9 199 4 178 25250 23912 43 214 8 230 8 204 7 249 23912 22566 38 218 8 216 7 205 10 270 22566 21207 28 226 9 210 5 211 11 283 21207 19854 19 233 9 208 3 236 11 296 19854 18569 15 237 10*209 2 264 13 307 18569 17405 13 237 11*213 3 269 16 317 17405 16361 11 235 11 215 4 264 19 324 16361 15414 10 230 12 217 5 263 18 329 15414 14549 9 228 13 219 7 267 17 330 14549 13755 9 225 13 221 10 275 16 321 13755 13025 9 221 14 222 14 284 15 308 13025 12356 9 218 14 222 19*290 14 295 12356 11742 9 215 14 223 21*295 16 284 11742 11172 9 213 14 223 22 299 18 278 11172 10651 9 211 14 223 22 301 19 274 10651 10203 9 209 14 223 22 302 18 272 10203 9850 9 208 14 222 22 302 17 270 9850 9602 9 208 13 222 20 303 14 268 9602 9450 8*207 12 221 18 302 11*267 9450 9362 7*205 10 219 12 302 6*266 9362 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