DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - - 81.6 - - 81.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 216 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3790 - - 260 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4972 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6348 - - 2818 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3162 - - 6966 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 396 - - 126 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 262 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 81 - - -4457 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6267 - - 7276 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1472 - - -5516 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7820 - - 8334 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 980 - - 350 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.6 - - 81.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.5 - - 59.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.7 - - 80.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.6 - - 58.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 216 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3790 - - 260 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 78 - - 97 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 99206 37 080 36 095 99206 91698 31 092 32 086 91698 85936 30 092 26 084 85936 81153 26 085 23 092 81153 77017 23 081 22 092 77017 73366 20 091 18 084 73366 70078 18 096 13 075 70078 67066 15 084 8 100 67066 64284 11 050 11 096 64284 61598 5 027 13 047 61598 58807 2 105 5 051 58807 55931 1 210 2 134 55931 53215 3 239 9 247 53215 50794 14 237 18 252 50794 48638 19 242 18 251 48638 46684 22 250 17 245 46684 44887 25 240 20 254 44887 43215 25 239 24 248 43215 41645 24 237 26 245 41645 40163 23 233 27 246 40163 38761 24 233 29 243 38761 37407 25 236 29 239 37407 36034 24 233 28 238 36034 34612 23 227 28 240 34612 33147 22 226 29 241 33147 31625 20 228 26 240 31625 30036 20 233 23 238 30036 28380 20 237 22 235 28380 26659 20 228 22 231 26659 24879 20 215 22 227 24879 23043 19 208 21 227 23043 21145 18 215 19 230 21145 19178 15 228 16 232 19178 17181 12 236 15 230 17181 15263 9 231 13 222 15263 13522 6 235 12 211 13522 11973 4 209 10 203 11973 10591 3 190 8 191 10591 9357 3 212 6 189 9357 8255 2 241 4 198 8255 7271 3 267 3 222 7271 6398 4*287 3 254 6398 5621 5*294 4 263 5621 4919 6 297 4 266 4919 4295 6 297 4 265 4295 3770 6 297 4 265 3770 3365 6 297 4 265 3365 3086 6 297 4 265 3086 2915 6 296 4*265 2915 2818 5 296 3*262 2818 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