DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - - 70.6 - - 72.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 258 - - 133 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4757 - - 4090 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5785 - - 4975 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7315 - - 6648 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1647 - - 3515 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 453 - - 351 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 220 - - 247 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - -11 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 578 - - -449 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6738 - - 7097 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -540 - - -1932 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7855 - - 8580 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 72.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.6 - - 50.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 71.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.4 - - 49.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 258 - - 133 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4757 - - 4090 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 35 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 98587 26 106 20 099 98587 91100 25 088 25 100 91100 85359 20 086 19 089 85359 80614 15 092 15 083 80614 76526 15 095 12 081 76526 72900 11 085 6 084 72900 69610 6 046 5 101 69610 66586 4 263 0 100 66586 63783 9 220 7 288 63783 61088 14 238 15 243 61088 58284 23 261 17 249 58284 55376 42 258 45 266 55376 52624 60 246 64 248 52624 50154 61 246 58 247 50154 47932 75 257 75 259 47932 45924 94 255 102 259 45924 44098 109 253 122 254 44098 42417 116 253 124 250 42417 40854 119 252 123 248 40854 39390 117 249 123 247 39390 38009 113 248 118 246 38009 36672 112 246 117 244 36672 35315 111 245 118 244 35315 33910 108 244 115 245 33910 32465 105 245 112 249 32465 30970 99 250 92 252 30970 29415 83 255 77 254 29415 27796 75 256 71 255 27796 26113 68 255 69 256 26113 24369 62 253 65 258 24369 22572 59 253 61 256 22572 20715 56 254 59 255 20715 18791 55 253 58 256 18791 16837 56 254 54 256 16837 14962 53 251 49 252 14962 13260 48 248 44 246 13260 11749 43 250 36 235 11749 10405 34 240 30 221 10405 9204 28 228 26 219 9204 8128 19*219 23 224 8128 7168 15*217 19*235 7168 6316 14 217 18*240 6316 5556 13 218 17 245 5556 4871 12 220 17 247 4871 4261 12 221 17 249 4261 3749 11 223 16 249 3749 3353 10 224 15 250 3353 3080 10 224 15 250 3080 2913 9 224 13 250 2913 2817 7 224 9 251 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