DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - - 68.1 - - 69.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 334 - - 160 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4531 - - 5143 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5695 - - 5820 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7089 - - 7701 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1857 - - 2419 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 477 - - 393 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 257 - - 263 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3710 - - -3445 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10799 - - 11146 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7668 - - -7268 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14757 - - 14969 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 56 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.1 - - 69.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.6 - - 30.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.7 - - 67.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.4 - - 29.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 334 - - 160 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4531 - - 5143 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 97475 46 251 54 256 97475 90000 48 256 52 261 90000 84263 41 266 45 258 84263 79533 32 257 40 259 79533 75499 28 252 36 256 75499 71968 30 255 30 249 71968 68779 27 254 26 254 68779 65847 24 271 26 262 65847 63120 34 279 31 269 63120 60464 42 268 40 270 60464 57688 41 261 44 271 57688 54802 38 267 46 268 54802 52036 43 272 43 265 52036 49537 46 269 46 266 49537 47297 49 265 51 270 47297 45280 50 262 50 263 45280 43462 44 270 40 259 43462 41813 45 288 43 271 41813 40298 53 287 47 279 40298 38885 51 284 48 281 38885 37555 49 286 42 274 37555 36271 47 281 43 275 36271 34964 38 272 41 271 34964 33609 31 269 36 270 33609 32209 23 281 33 260 32209 30752 19 294 32 250 30752 29229 21 293 31 248 29229 27642 25 266 29 250 27642 25992 27 249 27 258 25992 24280 24 245 28 268 24280 22506 21 245 27 267 22506 20662 19 247 22 266 20662 18745 18 254 20 276 18745 16798 20 270 20 280 16798 14929 22 262 23 277 14929 13231 21 249 24 270 13231 11719 19 243 20 262 11719 10370 16 244 15 266 10370 9167 14 257 13 271 9167 8094 13 262 13*271 8094 7136 12*260 13*269 7136 6287 13*260 13 267 6287 5532 13 259 13 265 5532 4851 13 258 13 262 4851 4246 13 257 13 261 4246 3738 13 256 13 259 3738 3346 12 255 13 258 3346 3076 11 254 12 258 3076 2911 11 254 11 258 2911 2817 8 254 8 257 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