DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - - - - 70.7 - - 72.3 - - 67.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 124 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4097 - - 259 - - 259 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5215 - - 2801 - - 2800 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6655 - - 2817 - - 2817 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1311 - - 5611 - - 4659 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 410 - - 138 - - 43 W* B/S - - - - - - 21 - - 8 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 343 - - 274 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1300 - - -5055 - - -2549 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7956 - - 7873 - - 5367 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8415 - - -9816 - - -4310 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15070 - - 12633 - - 7127 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.7 - - 72.3 - - 67.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.6 - - 47.6 - - 53.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 70.9 - - 67.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.3 - - 46.3 - - 52.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 217 - - 124 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4097 - - 259 - - 259 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 9 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] 98901 34 085 26 087 27 068 98901 91422 31 082 27 077 26 075 91422 85675 28 084 27 070 26 073 85675 80925 26 087 22 068 24 064 80925 76821 19 076 18 087 18 055 76821 73180 12 093 18 093 13 068 73180 69878 9 093 11 085 11 080 69878 66844 5 117 3 118 4 100 66844 64035 4 239 5 242 4 230 64035 61325 6 277 6 274 7 248 61325 58513 14 267 9 259 10 251 58513 55617 19 268 17 273 19 284 55617 52871 37 273 39 280 34 285 52871 50415 46 262 48 267 46 264 50415 48218 44 254 48 252 52 282 48218 46225 43 273 45 275 61 276 46225 44410 54 281 57 278 67 267 44410 42740 54 276 53 262 43 276 42740 41194 51 278 53 255 53 302 41194 39747 47 281 55 258 59 303 39747 38379 45 276 56 265 53 298 38379 37054 48 268 58 275 51 295 37054 35708 50 267 57 285 47 293 35708 34312 51 265 55 292 43 283 34312 32870 52 262 45 292 46 277 32870 31369 51 260 34 271 53 273 31369 29798 45 258 39 271 46 275 29798 28159 38 258 40 271 40 264 28159 26450 35 258 38 263 37 263 26450 24679 33 257 32 263 29 258 24679 22855 30 257 28 270 27 246 22855 20967 27 261 25 271 28 250 20967 19005 24 263 23 268 30 256 19005 17011 15 252 20 264 29 256 17011 15096 13 241 17 254 21 260 15096 13358 10 247 14 252 19 271 13358 11814 8 275 10 257 15 271 11814 10443 9 297 6 269 12 251 10443 9223 9 305 2 289 10 218 9223 8138 6 315 1 132 9 194 8138 7173 4*354 0 099 6 195 7173 6316 4*354 0 305 4 217 6316 5555 4 352 2 283 4 268 5555 4869 4 347 2 282 5 302 4869 4259 4 343 3 280 6 310 4259 3747 3 337 3 278 6 313 3747 3351 3 334 4 276 6 313 3351 3078 3 330 4 275 6 313 3078 2912 3 331 3*274 5*313 2912 2817 3 329 3*274 3*312 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