DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 Waynesboro_VA 1437ft pt32142@38.180,-78.911,1424ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.0 degF SPONSORED BY: Shenandoah Valley Soaring www.svsoar.org RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - - - - 0959z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 84.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - -39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 16 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 1278 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 1295 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 9051 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 30 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 209 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -4916 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 6211 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -6178 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 7473 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 1030 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 84.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 61.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 85.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 59.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - -39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 16 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 38 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 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] 99045 20 100 99045 91592 18 075 91592 85852 21 074 85852 81090 18 075 81090 76985 12 094 76985 73350 7 111 73350 70061 6 137 70061 67034 9 128 67034 64218 2 115 64218 61495 10 241 61495 58675 14 240 58675 55763 23 233 55763 52983 24 255 52983 50488 46 265 50488 48275 57 248 48275 46285 55 234 46285 44456 51 231 44456 42752 49 232 42752 41163 50 237 41163 39682 56 236 39682 38298 60 230 38298 36962 64 228 36962 35600 60 232 35600 34182 55 235 34182 32715 51 238 32715 31181 49 243 31181 29572 46 250 29572 27888 41 249 27888 26127 36 245 26127 24290 31 246 24290 22385 26 261 22385 20409 23 260 20409 18356 23 247 18356 16267 21 253 16267 14258 17 259 14258 12426 14 251 12426 10796 15 253 10796 9345 13 241 9345 8052 12 227 8052 6898 12 221 6898 5872 12 217 5872 4964 12 214 4964 4159 12 212 4159 3437 12 210 3437 2797 11 209 2797 2261 11 208 2261 1849 11 208 1849 1566 10 208 1566 1393 9*208 1393 1294 7*209 1294 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