DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - - 62.6 - - 63.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 222 - - 107 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4606 - - 258 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5614 - - 2800 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7164 - - 2816 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1315 - - 5616 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 430 - - 131 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 241 - - 259 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1163 - - -5659 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8328 - - 8476 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8368 - - -11006 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15532 - - 13822 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 54 - - 50 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.6 - - 63.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.0 - - 36.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.7 - - 62.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.8 - - 35.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 222 - - 107 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4606 - - 258 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - 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] 97986 7 268 7 346 97986 90610 3 330 6 305 90610 84935 5 302 3 200 84935 80192 5 297 5 262 80192 76087 12 279 7 265 76087 72457 14 237 7 259 72457 69166 5 240 7 247 69166 66147 13 315 9 287 66147 63360 19 297 17 292 63360 60664 21 279 25 273 60664 57857 29 278 29 268 57857 54958 39 278 37 280 54958 52204 50 281 47 279 52204 49728 59 274 55 274 49728 47502 59 274 64 272 47502 45481 62 275 68 270 45481 43639 63 273 65 268 43639 41959 63 268 59 269 41959 40420 60 266 54 271 40420 38989 59 267 51 270 38989 37643 59 267 49 272 37643 36346 58 267 48 275 36346 35033 55 269 50 276 35033 33675 48 274 46 276 33675 32274 45 282 39 281 32274 30816 45 287 38 288 30816 29288 44 290 40 287 29288 27692 44 292 39 282 27692 26029 42 294 37 281 26029 24302 36 298 32 282 24302 22514 30 300 29 290 22514 20660 33 307 30 299 20660 18734 32 310 28 309 18734 16776 26 309 27 309 16776 14895 23 305 24 296 14895 13184 21 308 20 288 13184 11663 19 314 16 286 11663 10310 16 311 13 288 10310 9108 12 290 9 264 9108 8042 7*246 8 215 8042 7095 7*239 7 221 7095 6255 7 239 6 230 6255 5507 6 240 6 242 5507 4833 6 241 6 248 4833 4233 6 241 6 252 4233 3730 6 243 6 255 3730 3342 6 244 5 257 3342 3073 5 243 5 257 3073 2910 5 244 5 258 2910 2816 4 244 4*259 2816 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