DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - 71.9 - - 75.0 - - - - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 518 - - 511 - - - - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9796 - - 13202 - - - - - 114 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 14290 - - 17112 - - - - - 6783 Hcrit BL Top - - - 16481 - - 19887 - - - - - 6799 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2058 - - 1449 - - - - - 7631 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 734 - - 809 - - - - - 20 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - - - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 19 - - - - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 181 - - 196 - - - - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 11 - - - - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 7 - - 8 - - - - - 4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1288 - - 1594 - - - - - -9109 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 17770 - - 18294 - - - - - 15909 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3612 - - 339 - - - - - -12811 ODpotential blCL - - - 20093 - - 19548 - - - - - 19610 blCL maxRH - - - 62 - - 64 - - - - - 31 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - - - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.9 - - 75.0 - - - - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 16.8 - - 17.3 - - - - - 15.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.0 - - 72.2 - - - - - 63.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 16.1 - - 16.6 - - - - - 15.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 518 - - 511 - - - - - -42 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 9796 - - 13202 - - - - - 114 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] 98294 15 076 17 084 12 109 98294 90900 12 099 12 069 12 078 90900 85206 16 112 11 076 16 074 85206 80472 18 102 8 082 19 068 80472 76400 14 102 11 115 20 054 76400 72825 12 089 13 133 16 053 72825 69601 11 084 10 099 5 069 69601 66628 7 095 2 201 4 094 66628 63866 11 056 8 152 4 206 63866 61195 17 252 7 068 7 135 61195 58403 28 231 15 242 9 273 58403 55478 20 227 21 234 21 255 55478 52676 14 247 18 246 27 249 52676 50161 30 252 30 248 28 251 50161 47906 47 245 41 245 33 251 47906 45855 54 238 48 237 38 244 45855 43967 48 228 45 224 42 239 43967 42220 37 224 38 221 49 241 42220 40605 32 227 40 229 58 242 40605 39113 34 230 49 232 60 238 39113 37729 38 230 56 230 60 240 37729 36418 40 228 58 224 63 243 36418 35115 41 227 55 216 64 242 35115 33790 41 225 54 213 63 240 33790 32447 40 222 54 212 63 240 32447 31074 40 218 55 212 63 241 31074 29664 41 217 54 213 62 242 29664 28218 41 218 52 211 61 241 28218 26739 41 218 50 209 62 238 26739 25230 42 219 49 212 61 235 25230 23695 42 221 45 215 57 234 23695 22134 38 222 42 215 47 227 22134 20540 33 221 35*212 42 213 20540 18937 29 216 24*200 41 205 18937 17403 22*207 20 192 40 199 17403 16007 18*184 20 192 36 201 16007 14756 17 181 20 193 32 210 14756 13628 17 180 19 193 30 223 13628 12607 16 179 19 194 30 232 12607 11679 15 179 19 196 30 238 11679 10838 15 180 18 197 30 242 10838 10076 14 181 18 197 31 246 10076 9387 14 181 18 198 32 249 9387 8755 13 182 17 199 32 251 8755 8184 13 183 17 200 31 252 8184 7698 13 184 17 200 29 253 7698 7318 12 184 16 200 26 252 7318 7054 12 184 16 201 21 251 7054 6893 11 185 15 201 18*250 6893 6799 10 185 14 201 11*249 6799 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