DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - 37.4 - - 43.1 - - - - - 36.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 378 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 6495 - - - - - 562 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 9001 - - 13604 - - - - - 9345 Hcrit BL Top - - - 9362 - - 15295 - - - - - 9362 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 6212 - - 4121 - - - - - 8234 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 248 - - 590 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - - - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 16 - - - - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 245 - - 245 - - - - - 292 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 9 - - 15 - - - - - -13 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1109 - - 2201 - - - - - -3357 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 10471 - - 13095 - - - - - 12720 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2331 - - 119 - - - - - -6357 ODpotential blCL - - - 11693 - - 15176 - - - - - 15719 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 90 - - - - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 140 - - - - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.4 - - 43.1 - - - - - 36.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 24.2 - - 18.3 - - - - - 14.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 40.1 - - - - - 39.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 23.2 - - 17.8 - - - - - 13.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 318 - - 378 - - - - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 562 - - 6495 - - - - - 562 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 39 - - 61 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 2 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] 97442 17 257 24 271 29 284 97442 90094 16 253 18 276 18 293 90094 84472 10 242 13 289 12 314 84472 79824 8 269 10 285 15 317 79824 75828 7 285 6 230 11 331 75828 72283 5 257 12 263 10 334 72283 69053 5 194 11 200 11 258 69053 66080 7 124 15 175 11 254 66080 63301 20 222 9 222 13 235 63301 60584 24 205 21 222 24 223 60584 57745 27 236 25 252 26 245 57745 54787 48 244 47 250 39 260 54787 51949 61 243 60 247 52 259 51949 49392 69 247 70 249 63 257 49392 47103 73 252 74 252 68 255 47103 45034 77 257 76 255 69 254 45034 43145 83 258 78 257 69 255 43145 41408 88 257 82 257 73 257 41408 39799 92 257 87 257 78 257 39799 38309 94 257 92 256 83 255 38309 36938 100 258 96 255 84 253 36938 35661 109 259 101 255 87 253 35661 34414 113 259 105 254 96 252 34414 33160 108 260 102 253 101 250 33160 31897 98 261 96 252 100 249 31897 30615 92 261 89 251 95 250 30615 29309 84 260 83 252 88 251 29309 27984 73 259 77 253 78 252 27984 26648 62 259 70 255 68 252 26648 25303 53 257 62 255 60 249 25303 23955 45 256 53 255 56 246 23955 22600 37 256 44 251 52 244 22600 21233 33 256 38 247 46 239 21233 19876 32 257 29 244 39 231 19876 18594 33 256 23 244 32 226 18594 17431 29 252 21 244 28 224 17431 16389 22 253 20 245 25 225 16389 15443 18 256 19*245 22 229 15443 14577 15 258 17*245 20 235 14577 13780 13 259 17 245 18 242 13780 13047 11 257 17 245 17 247 13047 12375 10 257 16 245 17 252 12375 11758 10 256 16 246 16 256 11758 11184 10 255 16 246 16 261 11184 10660 9 254 16 246 15 265 10660 10208 9 252 15 246 13 269 10208 9853 9 250 14 245 12 272 9853 9604 9 248 14 245 9 275 9604 9451 8*247 13 244 7*277 9451 9362 7*245 10 242 4*292 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