DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - 74.2 - - 78.8 - - - - - 68.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 494 - - 468 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8631 - - 12751 - - - - - 115 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 13311 - - 16685 - - - - - 6783 Hcrit BL Top - - - 15316 - - 19436 - - - - - 6800 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1908 - - 4390 - - - - - 13585 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 693 - - 776 - - - - - 6 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 19 - - - - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 187 - - 192 - - - - - 175 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 13 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - 19 - - - - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1112 - - 1592 - - - - - -9939 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 16428 - - 17845 - - - - - 16740 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4470 - - -373 - - - - - -12394 ODpotential blCL - - - 19786 - - 19809 - - - - - 19194 blCL maxRH - - - 39 - - 80 - - - - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 200 - - - - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.2 - - 78.8 - - - - - 68.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 23.3 - - - - - 19.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.4 - - 76.1 - - - - - 71.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 22.5 - - - - - 18.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 494 - - 468 - - - - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 8631 - - 12751 - - - - - 115 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 18 - - - - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 98445 11 068 10 078 12 070 98445 91035 18 089 17 098 13 069 91035 85331 16 117 12 107 11 075 85331 80589 14 125 6 108 13 075 80589 76508 10 096 6 121 13 078 76508 72908 9 081 6 102 11 084 72908 69660 9 103 5 117 9 078 69660 66675 6 151 7 177 8 027 66675 63898 9 171 8 154 7 270 63898 61202 11 205 14 223 14 266 61202 58369 17 185 21 206 17 227 58369 55433 17 227 17 204 30 239 55433 52663 23 227 26 213 30 239 52663 50185 22 220 33 224 28 231 50185 47960 29 232 29 236 32 235 47960 45937 47 239 43 243 41 238 45937 44088 49 235 45 240 44 235 44088 42385 37 231 44 242 43 232 42385 40807 31 232 48 244 43 232 40807 39338 31 234 52 242 48 234 39338 37971 32 234 53 239 50 229 37971 36670 32 230 52 235 49 221 36670 35372 32 217 52 230 50 219 35372 34049 36 209 59 231 55 224 34049 32702 40 214 61 234 54 230 32702 31321 39 220 49 233 44 225 31321 29900 35 223 35 228 35 203 29900 28448 33 224 30 222 32 183 28448 26967 30 222 30 218 30 188 26967 25457 28 220 30 215 26 185 25457 23920 26 215 29 211 21 181 23920 22353 25 208 28 208 21 183 22353 20750 25 206 28*206 21 185 20750 19136 26 212 24*202 21 186 19136 17587 27 217 21 197 21 187 17587 16173 25*214 21 197 21 189 16173 14902 19*202 20 196 22 190 14902 13756 17 197 20 194 22 192 13756 12716 16 192 19 192 22 193 12716 11770 14 185 18 190 21 195 11770 10912 14 182 18 188 21 196 10912 10137 13 181 17 187 20 197 10137 9434 13 180 17 185 19 198 9434 8791 12 179 16 184 18 198 8791 8209 12 179 16 183 16 199 8209 7714 12 178 15 182 13 199 7714 7328 11 178 15 181 10 199 7328 7059 11 177 14 181 7 196 7059 6895 11 178 14 181 4*188 6895 6800 10 177 12 181 3*175 6800 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