DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/05 Groveland_FL 120ft pt15579@-81.910,28.464,110ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.0 degF SPONSORED BY: Flytec RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 1006z - - 1334z - - 1605z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 76.0 - - 83.7 - - 90.2 - - 85.2 - - 81.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 24 - - 167 - - 204 - - 1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 825 - - 1925 - - 5305 - - 799 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 87 - - 1057 - - 3665 - - 87 - - 87 Hcrit BL Top 945 - - 2045 - - 5425 - - 919 - - 105 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1197 - - 1225 - - 2187 - - 5162 - - 3674 Hgt.Variab. W* 116 - - 288 - - 437 - - 87 - - 14 W* B/S 5 - - 13 - - 15 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 029 - - 073 - - 082 - - 080 - - 060 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 6 - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 2 - - 10 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -302 - - -711 - - 1854 - - -1078 - - -785 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1247 - - 2756 - - 3571 - - 1997 - - 890 sfcLCL ODpotential -3434 - - -2769 - - 1061 - - -1676 - - -1641 ODpotential blCL 4379 - - 4814 - - 4364 - - 2595 - - 1746 blCL maxRH 91 - - 82 - - 96 - - 100 - - 86 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 196 - - 2454 - - 2386 - - 2005 CAPE Temp@2m 76.0 - - 83.7 - - 90.2 - - 85.2 - - 81.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 70.5 - - 71.7 - - 74.6 - - 76.2 - - 76.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 75.3 - - 81.6 - - 87.5 - - 84.5 - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 70.5 - - 71.7 - - 74.5 - - 76.2 - - 76.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 24 - - 167 - - 204 - - 1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 825 - - 1925 - - 5305 - - 799 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 63 - - 27 - - 85 - - 101 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 16 - - 16 - - 15 - - 19 - - 20 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] 69162 32 083 25 099 20 089 26 071 25 075 69162 62530 17 057 34 044 23 085 25 086 15 120 62530 59108 17 157 16 021 22 067 25 109 24 129 59108 55999 17 106 7 101 4 091 8 292 26 022 55999 54064 20 046 9 043 13 104 9 238 18 010 54064 52339 19 013 12 008 11 033 7 186 2 059 52339 51167 10 358 10 001 9 017 1 088 12 102 51167 49059 3 046 1 070 9 051 8 109 18 108 49059 46610 8 346 4 107 19 075 15 117 29 103 46610 45012 14 329 4 120 14 062 18 118 20 108 45012 42890 21 319 2 029 9 014 11 107 11 110 42890 39689 24 313 13 325 12 340 7 018 9 338 39689 35602 21 304 18 311 16 345 10 336 13 341 35602 30989 9 311 15 311 14 003 4 020 8 001 30989 27851 4 021 11 346 11 017 4 043 6 042 27851 24086 2 066 7 355 6 023 3 058 5 052 24086 21897 5 053 7 039 3 075 1 043 5 043 21897 19689 10 059 11 062 5 095 3 032 5 057 19689 17416 11 085 8 067 1 313 5 050 5 119 17416 16012 11 110 5 082 3 299 6 077 7 143 16012 14890 10 114 4 110 4 280 6 094 7 142 14890 13855 9 112 5 149 3 247 6 096 6 137 13855 13195 7 115 6 163 3 213 5 097 5 130 13195 12550 7 119 8 165 4 201 5 101 4 116 12550 11918 8 130 9 166 4 191 4 103 3 095 11918 11297 8 134 9 165 4 178 3 105 2 074 11297 10689 9 134 10 161 5 164 2 094 2 057 10689 10092 10 131 10 156 5 160 2 074 2 050 10092 9506 11 127 11 148 6 154 1 079 3 058 9506 8930 12 122 11 139 6 152 1 100 3 072 8930 8364 13 119 11 134 7 146 2 107 4 082 8364 7808 12 117 11 134 7 139 2 088 4 088 7808 7261 13 117 13 136 8 130 3 080 4 085 7261 6724 14 119 15 139 8 126 3 066 4 064 6724 6196 14 120 15 139 8 117 3 051 5 048 6196 5676 14 120 15 137 8*104 4 053 7 049 5676 5164 13 120 13 127 10*096 6 051 9 059 5164 4659 12 121 11 120 10 092 7 049 11 071 4659 4161 10 121 11 114 8 090 8 052 12 080 4161 3670 9 121 10 111 5 079 8 056 13 083 3670 3185 8 126 10 118 5 078 9 060 14 085 3185 2707 8 135 9 127 4 078 9 066 15 087 2707 2235 7 143 9*131 4 075 9 070 15 088 2235 1768 6 140 7*118 4 074 9 073 14 088 1768 1307 4*120 4 067 4 073 9*076 13 089 1307 851 5*034 4 063 3 072 8*078 11 090 851 550 5 029 4 062 3 071 6 080 8 083 550 326 4 026 4 059 3 072 5 080 6 074 326 178 3 025 3 059 2 070 4 081 5*066 178 104 3 023 3 058 2 066 3 081 3*060 104 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