DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - - - - 82.8 - - 85.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 287 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4517 - - 6398 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4499 - - 5523 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5954 - - 7835 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1563 - - 1530 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 452 - - 398 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 127 - - 123 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -711 - - -298 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6665 - - 8133 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5311 - - -5348 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11265 - - 13183 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 76 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.8 - - 85.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.1 - - 54.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.8 - - 84.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.9 - - 52.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 287 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4517 - - 6398 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 12 - - 4 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 98698 25 108 25 100 98698 91253 18 104 15 104 91253 85532 16 087 15 083 85532 80789 19 082 14 081 80789 76709 20 074 11 098 76709 73099 12 065 9 098 73099 69833 11 065 8 054 69833 66844 19 045 9 050 66844 64083 21 030 15 051 64083 61408 21 014 21 027 61408 58630 23 350 24 007 58630 55771 29 339 28 357 55771 53052 35 330 36 341 53052 50607 38 327 42 327 50607 48416 37 325 40 319 48416 46444 38 333 39 323 46444 44659 41 326 44 321 44659 43013 41 328 53 320 43013 41466 45 334 53 320 41466 40001 47 331 47 322 40001 38611 47 332 41 324 38611 37262 44 333 36 322 37262 35887 41 333 28 315 35887 34459 28 349 21 309 34459 32982 20 357 14 349 32982 31443 13 346 16 012 31443 29827 8 355 12 008 29827 28133 11 011 6 345 28133 26359 7 021 5 280 26359 24504 5 088 6 243 24504 22578 3 150 7 228 22578 20571 10 286 8 264 20571 18477 10 358 7 010 18477 16346 8 046 6 047 16346 14297 8 085 5 113 14297 12434 5 074 6 137 12434 10785 3 015 4 166 10785 9325 4 339 4 194 9325 8029 5 315 5*161 8029 6877 3*223 6*152 6877 5852 5*149 6 143 5852 4947 6 135 6 131 4947 4145 7 129 6 123 4145 3425 7 126 6 116 3425 2788 7 123 6 110 2788 2255 7 121 6 106 2255 1846 7 119 6 104 1846 1564 6 118 5 103 1564 1393 6 117 5 102 1393 1294 5 118 4 101 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