DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - 0956z - - 1001z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.9 - - 45.4 - - - - - 43.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 19 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 562 - - - - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9346 - - 9345 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9363 - - 9362 - - - - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 936 - - 1273 - - - - - 1519 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 83 - - 97 - - - - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - - - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 138 - - 173 - - - - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 13 - - 23 - - - - - 25 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 9363 - - 9362 - - - - - 9362 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - -112 ODpotential blCL - - - 9363 - - 9362 - - - - - 9474 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 102 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 80 - - 90 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.9 - - 45.4 - - - - - 43.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.9 - - 45.4 - - - - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 44.4 - - - - - 42.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.9 - - 45.3 - - - - - 43.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 19 - - - - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 563 - - 562 - - - - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 107 - - - - - 103 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - - - - 8 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] 97327 5 033 11 215 13 276 97327 90119 3 257 3 250 4 011 90119 84575 4 145 2 117 6 022 84575 79964 6 089 9 071 4 053 79964 75991 5 102 6 040 9 050 75991 72482 4 202 4 325 9 049 72482 69301 2 160 3 146 6 011 69301 66374 4 222 3 205 3 308 66374 63664 5 178 9 185 8 252 63664 61039 1 195 4 111 12 176 61039 58312 15 236 12 241 12 189 58312 55497 31 212 27 210 22 222 55497 52809 26 190 25 211 26 203 52809 50369 30 222 34 226 28 223 50369 48166 38 227 42 226 41 229 48166 46165 45 226 47 223 49 222 46165 44332 50 225 52 223 52 222 44332 42636 53 222 56 221 61 223 42636 41059 55 220 59 220 68 218 41059 39593 58 223 65 220 70 211 39593 38230 65 225 66 218 70 206 38230 36939 64 219 55 215 67 201 36939 35655 54 215 50 216 64 202 35655 34351 50 214 50 214 62 202 34351 33032 52 215 50 214 61 202 33032 31689 54 214 50 213 58 205 31689 30316 50 212 50 211 54 205 30316 28920 48 213 53 212 53 205 28920 27507 51 218 53 213 52 206 27507 26081 53 222 50 212 50 207 26081 24649 51 223 47 211 47 208 24649 23210 46 221 43 210 44 207 23210 21760 41 216 38 206 40 205 21760 20320 37 208 36 204 39 206 20320 18956 35 203 34 202 41 211 18956 17724 35 202 35 203 40 214 17724 16622 34 201 35 204 39 216 16622 15628 33 199 33 205 37 217 15628 14723 31 195 32 206 34 216 14723 13894 29 189 31 202 31 213 13894 13134 26 181 29 196 28 209 13134 12441 23 170 26 188 25 205 12441 11807 21 162 24 182 23 201 11807 11219 21 159 22 179 22 196 11219 10683 19 155 21 178 21 190 10683 10223 16 148 19 176 19 185 10223 9862 14 142 17 174 17 183 9862 9608 12 140 14 173 15 181 9608 9452 10*138 12*173 13 181 9452 9362 6*138 8*173 7*182 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