DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 Durango_CO 6685ft pt29606@37.028,-107.768,6634ft SPONSORED BY: Dave Piotrowski BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 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 - - - 54.9 - - 56.8 - - - - - 46.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 592 - - 575 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9803 - - 8389 - - - - - 113 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14355 - - 13176 - - - - - 6782 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16488 - - 15074 - - - - - 6798 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1205 - - 1200 - - - - - 2166 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 766 - - 721 - - - - - 9 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 22 - - - - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 286 - - 290 - - - - - 269 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 7 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -7 - - - - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 600 - - -731 - - - - - -8192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 15889 - - 15806 - - - - - 14990 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2056 - - -4071 - - - - - -12733 ODpotential blCL - - - 18544 - - 19145 - - - - - 19531 blCL maxRH - - - 59 - - 51 - - - - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.9 - - 56.8 - - - - - 46.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.3 - - 10.5 - - - - - 5.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.1 - - 54.0 - - - - - 49.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.7 - - 9.8 - - - - - 5.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 592 - - 575 - - - - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9803 - - 8389 - - - - - 113 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - 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] 97345 49 269 34 276 34 284 97345 90019 29 267 34 281 31 303 90019 84403 17 279 29 277 31 305 84403 79729 17 297 18 299 22 291 79729 75695 18 295 15 314 15 306 75695 72135 12 305 9 289 14 304 72135 68926 13 298 15 293 4 308 68926 65961 15 268 26 257 23 296 65961 63199 11 268 21 248 22 265 63199 60517 11 289 17 271 21 254 60517 57706 20 296 17 283 30 261 57706 54777 28 277 39 266 37 267 54777 51970 50 264 49 264 42 270 51970 49434 54 263 53 266 46 273 49434 47158 57 267 58 266 51 275 47158 45100 61 267 61 268 59 276 45100 43225 62 271 65 273 68 275 43225 41505 71 279 74 276 75 274 41505 39923 87 283 85 276 81 276 39923 38461 100 281 94 276 90 279 38461 37108 109 279 102 275 97 279 37108 35826 112 279 103 276 97 279 35826 34547 113 278 103 278 93 277 34547 33243 111 277 103 277 88 278 33243 31918 107 275 102 274 86 279 31918 30559 104 274 99 275 82 279 30559 29162 100 274 94 277 77 278 29162 27731 97 274 93 280 71 275 27731 26273 90 276 76 281 54 277 26273 24799 74 275 53 278 30 281 24799 23308 68 271 37 284 20 285 23308 21786 70 268 37 295 20 286 21786 20227 67 268 40 299 23 283 20227 18656 56 272 39 301 26 280 18656 17151 37*279 33 307 27 279 17151 15784 30*283 24*304 24 279 15784 14561 25 286 22*297 19 288 14561 13460 24 286 22 296 17 304 13460 12464 24 287 22 293 18 311 12464 11559 24 287 22 291 19 312 11559 10737 23 287 22 289 19 310 10737 9994 23 287 22 288 19 308 9994 9322 23 287 22 287 20 304 9322 8705 23 287 22 286 20 300 8705 8148 23 287 22 285 20 295 8148 7674 22 287 21 284 19 289 7674 7304 22 287 21 284 18 284 7304 7047 21 287 20 283 14 278 7047 6889 20 287 19 283 11 274 6889 6798 17 287 17 283 6*269 6798 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