DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 84.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3898 - - 5251 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3638 - - 1278 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5335 - - 6688 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2588 - - 2793 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 331 - - 225 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 24 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 267 - - 240 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 251 - - 409 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5084 - - 6279 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -916 - - -1150 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6251 - - 7838 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 610 - - 780 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 84.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 61.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.3 - - 84.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.6 - - 59.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 107 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3898 - - 5251 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 58 - - 49 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99376 39 074 27 086 99376 91833 27 084 31 077 91833 86028 28 088 31 076 86028 81246 30 089 29 082 81246 77140 28 081 26 087 77140 73505 22 077 21 075 73505 70217 21 072 14 067 70217 67189 14 070 12 066 67189 64377 13 066 10 048 64377 61662 7 040 8 356 61662 58843 9 019 8 329 58843 55928 18 329 20 334 55928 53144 25 320 30 322 53144 50639 36 307 45 313 50639 48398 39 305 44 310 48398 46363 38 311 49 318 46363 44496 45 319 57 321 44496 42768 55 322 61 320 42768 41160 59 323 60 320 41160 39663 60 326 62 323 39663 38264 63 327 71 326 38264 36916 62 325 75 326 36916 35548 58 322 72 323 35548 34129 55 319 69 320 34129 32660 50 316 65 319 32660 31127 46 309 57 318 31127 29521 44 302 52 310 29521 27840 43 297 51 301 27840 26084 43 296 52 300 26084 24253 39 296 51 304 24253 22350 31 292 45 314 22350 20371 29 288 29 313 20371 18316 29 293 24 291 18316 16228 25 301 23 288 16228 14221 19 307 19 297 14221 12396 13 312 18 302 12396 10771 11 314 19 304 10771 9323 12 316 16 296 9323 8032 12 298 12 279 8032 6881 11 291 9*261 6881 5859 8*284 7*245 5859 4954 5*269 7 243 4954 4152 3 265 6 240 4152 3432 3 264 6 238 3432 2793 2 264 5 237 2793 2259 2 269 4 235 2259 1848 1 270 4 237 1848 1565 2 271 4 237 1565 1393 1 277 4 237 1393 1295 1 276 3 237 1295 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