DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 73.3 - - 72.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 101 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2801 - - 2801 - - 2801 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2817 - - 2817 - - 2817 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2842 - - 4183 - - 3859 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 88 - - 127 - - 31 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 215 - - 208 - - 248 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -103 - - -1518 - - -589 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2920 - - 4336 - - 3406 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -805 - - -2088 - - -2014 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3622 - - 4905 - - 4831 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 95 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 430 - - 390 - - 980 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.6 - - 73.3 - - 72.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.0 - - 63.7 - - 66.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.8 - - 72.1 - - 72.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.6 - - 62.9 - - 65.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 32 - - 101 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 81 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 15 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] 98760 21 099 13 068 22 080 98760 91306 15 087 18 084 11 062 91306 85582 17 053 23 087 7 080 85582 80832 17 079 16 100 12 063 80832 76751 19 095 11 101 10 067 76751 73145 19 087 11 067 14 078 73145 69883 16 073 13 033 19 054 69883 66899 16 070 12 025 17 032 66899 64138 20 054 14 041 17 021 64138 61472 25 028 25 042 23 025 61472 58713 31 003 32 021 30 022 58713 55890 35 348 39 002 35 015 55890 53229 34 346 44 353 40 010 53229 50836 33 351 46 347 46 002 50836 48681 33 351 43 346 51 352 48681 46715 36 357 44 353 50 339 46715 44902 38 360 41 004 42 344 44902 43217 28 348 29 355 25 352 43217 41649 24 345 25 330 21 328 41649 40177 27 340 32 322 29 313 40177 38786 29 329 28 327 34 309 38786 37438 29 325 23 338 25 319 37438 36068 25 329 17 326 15 338 36068 34649 16 320 14 320 17 343 34649 33187 18 292 16 318 18 322 33187 31669 24 284 23 312 23 299 31669 30080 25 263 24 311 26 292 30080 28423 24 257 21 308 26 289 28423 26700 25 260 20 284 25 284 26700 24914 23 263 25 270 23 274 24914 23070 18 263 21 268 23 266 23070 21162 18 250 19 255 23 258 21162 19185 17 240 19 247 22 254 19185 17179 16 245 19 252 23 256 17179 15252 16 244 18 244 21 252 15252 13501 18 223 19 228 19 257 13501 11944 19 214 21 222 18 266 11944 10558 18 210 20 232 19 265 10558 9322 16 210 19 244 19 259 9322 8220 15 216 17 248 18 244 8220 7239 15 218 15 244 18 229 7239 6370 15 217 14 234 16 225 6370 5597 15 215 13 224 14 229 5597 4900 14 213 12 218 13 235 4900 4280 13 213 11 213 11 241 4280 3761 12 214 10 211 9 247 3761 3359 11 214 9 210 7 252 3359 3083 10 214 9 209 6 254 3083 2914 8*215 8 209 4 253 2914 2817 6*215 6*208 3*248 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