DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 81.8 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4681 - - 260 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5663 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7239 - - 2818 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4730 - - 10348 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 430 - - 121 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 225 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -716 - - -5166 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7955 - - 7985 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2271 - - -6003 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9510 - - 8821 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 970 - - 1150 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.8 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.7 - - 57.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.0 - - 81.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.4 - - 55.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 220 - - 77 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4681 - - 260 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - 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] 97989 9 178 1 026 97989 90580 11 061 7 202 90580 84881 8 058 6 156 84881 80170 3 055 5 078 80170 76155 6 128 8 074 76155 72632 9 124 4 061 72632 69439 8 127 6 276 69439 66490 8 079 6 265 66490 63746 10 001 8 323 63746 61101 15 311 13 345 61101 58361 26 314 19 336 58361 55530 30 305 30 311 55530 52840 24 308 30 311 52840 50421 20 306 26 317 50421 48247 21 296 22 299 48247 46271 18 281 19 285 46271 44460 12 275 20 281 44460 42787 10 259 22 276 42787 41229 12 245 16 265 41229 39767 8 212 2 243 39767 38394 5 211 9 355 38394 37071 13 286 16 338 37071 35729 17 306 29 337 35729 34339 19 313 48 330 34339 32901 18 314 49 333 32901 31404 17 315 43 339 31404 29835 17 324 33 347 29835 28197 9 311 21 355 28197 26497 10 236 12 349 26497 24737 16 198 5 232 24737 22922 16 192 9 200 22922 21048 14 204 10 214 21048 19112 19 217 15 234 19112 17145 23 203 24 211 17145 15250 25 198 29 198 15250 13523 28 204 26 201 13523 11984 28 203 21 201 11984 10609 25 198 19 201 10609 9375 19 190 18 202 9375 8271 16 187 16 204 8271 7284 14*187 15 207 7284 6407 11*192 14 211 6407 5626 9 202 13 216 5626 4923 7 213 12 219 4923 4297 7 220 11 221 4297 3771 6 225 11 222 3771 3366 6 229 10 224 3366 3086 6 230 10 224 3086 2916 5 231 9*225 2916 2818 4 233 7*225 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