DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 73.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 214 - - 76 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4236 - - 259 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5322 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6794 - - 2817 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3363 - - 3779 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 415 - - 119 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 240 - - 236 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -77 - - -1172 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6872 - - 3989 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1964 - - -2201 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8758 - - 5018 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 340 - - 690 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 73.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.5 - - 65.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.5 - - 72.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.3 - - 64.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 214 - - 76 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4236 - - 259 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 84 - - 63 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 14 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98747 28 075 33 089 98747 91313 19 083 23 069 91313 85573 18 098 16 071 85573 80788 18 085 13 115 80788 76667 12 085 13 122 76667 73038 7 073 10 098 73038 69762 6 070 5 057 69762 66759 3 070 2 235 66759 63986 4 164 1 233 63986 61309 1 157 8 309 61309 58531 17 276 16 280 58531 55661 22 249 23 260 55661 52941 33 269 30 255 52941 50536 39 265 47 257 50536 48414 45 254 46 242 48414 46487 39 245 41 235 46487 44694 39 247 33 247 44694 43020 40 273 54 282 43020 41458 46 272 57 274 41458 39989 46 264 47 260 39989 38597 47 260 49 256 38597 37248 48 260 47 255 37248 35878 51 258 44 258 35878 34458 53 251 42 254 34458 32993 48 250 44 257 32993 31470 46 257 49 263 31470 29878 45 261 56 267 29878 28221 38 264 52 263 28221 26505 33 269 42 261 26505 24730 26 262 33 264 24730 22900 24 253 34 259 22900 21011 28 249 35 258 21011 19056 29 246 32 265 19056 17072 34 241 32 269 17072 15164 32 236 30 266 15164 13429 29 237 25 259 13429 11887 26 236 24 247 11887 10515 21 238 25 241 10515 9290 18 241 25 238 9290 8195 17 241 24 237 8195 7219 16*240 23 239 7219 6353 16*240 22 239 6353 5585 15 240 20 239 5585 4892 15 240 17 239 4892 4276 15 240 15 238 4276 3758 14 240 13 237 3758 3359 13 239 12 237 3359 3083 12 239 11 237 3083 2914 11 240 10 236 2914 2817 8 239 7*236 2817 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 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography