DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 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 - - - - - - 76.4 - - 76.6 - - 70.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 81 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4219 - - 259 - - 259 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5167 - - 2801 - - 2801 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6777 - - 2817 - - 2817 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2267 - - 6713 - - 2057 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 376 - - 121 - - 21 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 237 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 4 - - -3437 - - -408 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6773 - - 6255 - - 3225 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2060 - - -4317 - - -2545 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8837 - - 7134 - - 5362 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 75 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 380 - - 1570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.4 - - 76.6 - - 70.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.4 - - 58.7 - - 65.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.9 - - 75.4 - - 71.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.3 - - 57.7 - - 65.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 81 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4219 - - 259 - - 259 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 0 - - 41 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 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] 99164 28 088 25 085 25 076 99164 91665 29 084 28 082 22 078 91665 85889 29 088 24 085 20 085 85889 81110 24 084 20 090 17 075 81110 77003 21 086 15 087 15 065 77003 73374 18 086 10 081 12 069 73374 70083 15 097 4 092 6 055 70083 67054 6 091 6 121 0 122 67054 64241 5 170 2 229 0 023 64241 61527 2 133 6 210 8 290 61527 58716 8 282 5 240 9 249 58716 55809 12 272 15 280 14 281 55809 53045 17 277 27 284 21 280 53045 50565 21 283 31 276 27 291 50565 48358 26 288 32 277 43 283 48358 46374 30 290 34 276 46 269 46374 44553 36 287 36 272 43 255 44553 42866 40 276 35 268 39 248 42866 41296 40 268 33 269 35 249 41296 39835 38 263 37 263 44 263 39835 38462 38 260 43 257 54 264 38462 37133 40 261 40 258 51 259 37133 35782 39 260 36 266 47 254 35782 34381 36 257 40 274 46 251 34381 32934 31 254 39 276 46 251 32934 31428 27 249 31 276 40 248 31428 29855 25 245 26 269 33 249 29855 28218 24 242 27 256 34 253 28218 26515 24 242 24 257 33 247 26515 24751 24 237 21 249 27 252 24751 22929 25 238 21 240 21 270 22929 21040 23 246 19 254 20 279 21040 19085 19 255 18 259 18 283 19085 17103 16 251 14 252 16 284 17103 15197 14 243 12 250 11 295 15197 13461 11 242 11 258 10 289 13461 11916 11 237 12 259 10 267 11916 10541 12 231 13 246 13 250 10541 9313 13 229 14 224 17 246 9313 8218 13 221 13 217 16 240 8218 7241 12*216 12 219 13 236 7241 6373 12*217 11 223 11 236 6373 5599 11 220 11 229 10 235 5599 4902 10 223 10 232 9 230 4902 4282 9 225 10 234 9 215 4282 3761 9 227 9 236 9 196 3761 3360 8 228 9 236 9 182 3360 3082 8 228 8 237 8 174 3082 2914 7 228 7 237 6 170 2914 2817 6 228 6*237 3*167 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