DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.5 - - 75.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - -26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6563 - - 5516 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5206 - - 1278 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8000 - - 6953 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1323 - - 2699 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 338 - - 211 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 266 - - 284 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 14 - - 20 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1791 - - 354 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6210 - - 6599 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 242 - - -1823 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7758 - - 8776 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.5 - - 75.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.8 - - 51.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.2 - - 76.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.5 - - 50.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - -26 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6563 - - 5516 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 53 - - 35 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 99315 32 097 24 084 99315 91849 29 098 23 093 91849 86067 22 096 18 094 86067 81270 18 094 19 093 81270 77138 15 103 20 094 77138 73478 18 107 14 098 73478 70169 16 092 10 118 70169 67129 9 094 10 135 67129 64299 6 160 5 151 64299 61542 10 172 6 206 61542 58661 7 225 8 245 58661 55684 10 259 12 275 55684 52851 19 274 21 278 52851 50309 30 273 29 274 50309 48042 35 270 30 275 48042 45994 33 275 36 293 45994 44124 38 285 48 296 44124 42402 44 288 54 293 42402 40806 48 290 54 297 40806 39317 52 293 59 306 39317 37926 56 292 71 307 37926 36592 57 291 76 301 36592 35243 56 291 75 301 35243 33845 56 291 77 303 33845 32395 54 289 78 304 32395 30878 51 287 77 305 30878 29282 49 284 71 305 29282 27608 50 280 62 303 27608 25859 52 277 53 296 25859 24037 54 276 49 286 24037 22147 53 276 54 279 22147 20182 45 275 53 280 20182 18136 35 266 45 280 18136 16054 33 258 37 274 16054 14053 35 257 34 267 14053 12237 34 257 32 266 12237 10626 29 258 24 261 10626 9196 21*257 13 245 9196 7926 14*256 9*249 7926 6792 13 260 9*255 6792 5784 12 264 9 271 5784 4893 11 266 9 279 4893 4103 10 268 9 285 4103 3395 10 271 9 291 3395 2766 9 273 9 295 2766 2241 9 275 9 297 2241 1838 9 276 9 298 1838 1560 8 277 9 299 1560 1391 8 277 8 300 1391 1294 7 278 7 299 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