DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - - - - 69.0 - - 68.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 244 - - 145 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3839 - - 3843 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5066 - - 4843 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6397 - - 6401 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1320 - - 2061 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 416 - - 354 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 301 - - 298 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -13 - - -9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 981 - - 420 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5416 - - 5981 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -434 - - -1180 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6831 - - 7581 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.0 - - 68.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.7 - - 51.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.3 - - 67.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.5 - - 50.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 244 - - 145 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3839 - - 3843 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 62 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 98826 29 078 26 075 98826 91319 22 075 20 080 91319 85562 20 085 19 072 85562 80785 20 088 19 066 80785 76670 18 086 16 090 76670 73052 14 090 13 088 73052 69786 7 107 5 098 69786 66783 10 153 2 141 66783 64002 6 155 6 251 64002 61317 5 210 11 245 61317 58536 20 242 20 229 58536 55670 24 239 25 250 55670 52955 44 264 44 254 52955 50523 57 249 55 247 50523 48327 61 243 62 249 48327 46316 69 248 73 250 46316 44471 80 248 64 244 44471 42777 82 242 53 251 42777 41205 72 240 60 263 41205 39727 61 242 57 259 39727 38337 56 246 58 254 38337 37000 54 243 58 245 37000 35648 51 247 58 242 35648 34250 47 254 53 243 34250 32810 43 256 49 250 32810 31313 42 255 52 261 31313 29744 42 256 55 265 29744 28107 43 260 54 264 28107 26402 46 265 54 265 26402 24632 49 267 54 269 24632 22801 51 265 56 271 22801 20902 53 267 58 279 20902 18931 50 271 60 284 18931 16927 47 276 57 285 16927 15008 42 275 48 283 15008 13274 38 271 39 285 13274 11743 39 270 33 286 11743 10387 40 274 31 291 10387 9179 36 282 29 297 9179 8104 26 288 24 299 8104 7148 22*296 20*298 7148 6298 21*298 19*298 6298 5542 21 300 18 298 5542 4860 21 301 18 298 4860 4253 21 302 17 298 4253 3743 20 302 17 298 3743 3349 20 302 16 298 3349 3077 18 302 15 298 3077 2912 16 302 13 298 2912 2817 11 301 10 297 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