DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/18 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 = 18Z 3Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 1006z - - 1904z - - 1908z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 6 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.0 - - 49.5 - - 41.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 51 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7872 - - 944 - - 113 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 12271 - - 6781 - - 6781 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 14557 - - 7629 - - 6798 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2684 - - 6748 - - 496 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 512 - - 160 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 011 - - 103 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 17 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 24 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 3797 - - -1840 - - -614 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10760 - - 9469 - - 7412 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 1037 - - -4358 - - -4178 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13520 - - 11987 - - 10976 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 96 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 100 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.0 - - 49.5 - - 41.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 28.5 - - 31.7 - - 32.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.0 - - 49.2 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.3 - - 30.3 - - 31.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 51 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7872 - - 944 - - 113 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 85 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96676 16 295 17 311 19 323 96676 89490 8 001 11 311 12 354 89490 83950 10 029 6 001 8 038 83950 79333 9 359 11 037 11 060 79333 75342 5 347 11 014 12 039 75342 71804 8 358 13 359 14 010 71804 68595 11 338 16 343 17 338 68595 65651 17 331 19 326 19 327 65651 62932 25 327 24 319 20 325 62932 60298 32 325 30 311 29 313 60298 57551 38 317 34 309 36 308 57551 54694 44 308 38 309 39 305 54694 51957 47 303 44 306 43 302 51957 49486 51 301 49 302 51 301 49486 47262 58 305 53 302 57 302 47262 45236 67 307 61 304 65 305 45236 43373 73 305 72 303 78 304 43373 41647 78 304 79 303 86 302 41647 40038 79 305 80 303 88 301 40038 38535 73 305 74 305 86 299 38535 37136 56 303 67 306 79 299 37136 35818 43 293 56 302 66 301 35818 34520 36 280 42 288 56 300 34520 33217 29 280 39 277 46 290 33217 31910 28 281 33 273 40 285 31910 30577 26 284 30 278 35 282 30577 29202 24 285 29 281 31 279 29202 27790 23 283 27 282 31 282 27790 26344 22 279 25 283 30 283 26344 24867 20 275 23 286 27 281 24867 23362 18 272 20 290 24 281 23362 21826 15 269 17 292 21 277 21826 20257 13 269 20 263 21 266 20257 18681 13 261 25 250 25 271 18681 17171 13 234 18 241 24 269 17171 15797 14 218 15 232 19 271 15797 14568 14*213 14 229 13 285 14568 13462 14*210 12 230 11 290 13462 12462 12 209 10 235 10 278 12462 11553 10 209 8 243 8 265 11553 10729 8 208 6 256 6 258 10729 9986 5 209 5 284 4 250 9986 9314 3 211 4 315 2 225 9314 8698 0 257 6 347 2 150 8698 8143 2 018 9 004 4 131 8143 7670 4 017 10*008 6 125 7670 7302 4 017 10*010 7 122 7302 7045 4 016 10 012 7 119 7045 6888 4 016 10 012 6*112 6888 6798 4 016 8 012 4*103 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