DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 0701z - - 1003z - - - - - 1602z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 64.4 - - - - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 530 - - 474 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5351 - - 9674 - - - - - 563 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 12804 - - 16297 - - - - - 9346 Hcrit BL Top - - - 14151 - - 18474 - - - - - 9363 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1843 - - 3888 - - - - - 7827 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 618 - - 727 - - - - - 23 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 21 - - - - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 182 - - - - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 12 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 50 - - 61 - - - - - -5 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -230 - - 1408 - - - - - -7113 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 14382 - - 17067 - - - - - 16477 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3623 - - -910 - - - - - -10209 ODpotential blCL - - - 17774 - - 19384 - - - - - 19572 blCL maxRH - - - 51 - - 79 - - - - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 90 - - 190 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.4 - - 64.4 - - - - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.8 - - 21.8 - - - - - 16.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.7 - - 60.9 - - - - - 57.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.0 - - 20.6 - - - - - 15.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 530 - - 474 - - - - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5351 - - 9674 - - - - - 563 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 14 - - - - - 27 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - - - - 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] 98446 10 065 9 074 10 077 98446 91057 18 091 15 096 12 057 91057 85341 15 116 12 114 12 083 85341 80590 14 122 8 118 14 077 80590 76516 10 104 6 122 13 071 76516 72916 12 083 7 099 14 076 72916 69656 8 093 5 090 10 085 69656 66669 6 159 6 174 7 032 66669 63895 8 170 7 165 8 292 63895 61192 11 191 12 222 14 256 61192 58364 17 184 21 208 13 238 58364 55420 16 224 19 201 21 243 55420 52636 25 220 26 210 32 233 52636 50158 21 208 33 222 29 225 50158 47936 27 229 34 238 31 235 47936 45913 46 236 43 241 37 237 45913 44063 50 229 44 235 37 233 44063 42360 37 224 39 236 35 231 42360 40779 29 226 40 239 38 231 40779 39307 30 229 46 239 46 231 39307 37941 33 229 52 236 50 226 37941 36651 34 221 54 232 49 219 36651 35374 33 207 53 226 51 217 35374 34081 36 202 55 224 56 221 34081 32776 40 207 58 227 49 223 32776 31451 39 213 53 228 42 218 31451 30099 35 217 39 225 38 204 30099 28729 33 219 33 222 39 185 28729 27349 32 220 33 219 35 179 27349 25963 30 219 33 215 34 182 25963 24569 28 216 33 210 37 185 24569 23166 27 211 32 205 36 187 23166 21750 26 207 32 203 35 191 21750 20340 27 205 30 199 35 193 20340 19000 28 207 26*192 35 193 19000 17784 29 209 24*187 35 192 17784 16692 29 208 23 186 34 190 16692 15702 26 200 23 185 32 189 15702 14796 23*189 22 184 30 187 14796 13963 21*179 22 182 29 185 13963 13198 19 171 21 181 27 184 13198 12497 18 165 21 180 26 182 12497 11854 18 162 20 180 25 181 11854 11257 17 160 20 178 23 181 11257 10711 17 159 19 177 20 182 10711 10242 17 158 18 177 17 185 10242 9873 16 157 18 177 15 190 9873 9614 15 157 17 176 11 196 9614 9455 14 157 16 176 7*207 9455 9363 11 157 12 175 2*225 9363 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