DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF 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 - - - - - - 77.9 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 233 - - 145 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3561 - - 3321 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4832 - - 4452 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6119 - - 5879 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2925 - - 3636 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 398 - - 335 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 248 - - 233 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -11 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 242 - - -292 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5878 - - 6172 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1360 - - -2143 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7479 - - 8022 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 540 - - 570 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.9 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.6 - - 61.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.9 - - 77.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.6 - - 60.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 233 - - 145 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3561 - - 3321 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 41 - - 0 - - - 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] 99013 26 103 23 084 99013 91518 27 093 23 094 91518 85756 30 092 21 101 85756 80979 26 084 22 093 80979 76869 19 089 23 093 76869 73236 17 093 19 089 73236 69953 12 080 13 079 69953 66950 6 104 5 062 66950 64173 4 153 0 165 64173 61494 1 208 6 259 61494 58721 11 291 11 274 58721 55851 22 280 18 278 55851 53119 28 294 26 300 53119 50691 35 284 38 286 50691 48538 35 267 37 279 48538 46583 33 275 35 277 46583 44790 41 292 38 273 44790 43129 53 290 43 264 43129 41571 50 285 42 260 41571 40099 49 279 41 263 40099 38704 46 277 41 274 38704 37355 41 275 40 284 37355 35987 41 271 42 288 35987 34569 43 269 31 277 34569 33109 37 260 29 273 33109 31590 31 262 28 270 31590 30002 29 252 25 275 30002 28349 25 251 20 272 28349 26631 26 262 18 260 26631 24848 25 259 17 267 24848 23003 23 246 18 272 23003 21094 22 244 21 252 21094 19123 20 236 23 256 19123 17131 18 232 22 259 17131 15221 16 234 18 253 15221 13486 15 238 16 237 13486 11944 15 231 18 227 11944 10569 15 230 18 226 10569 9338 14 235 16 226 9338 8238 12 239 13 226 8238 7256 9 244 10 227 7256 6385 9*246 10*229 6385 5609 8*247 9*231 5609 4911 8 248 9 232 4911 4289 8 248 9 233 4289 3766 8 248 8 233 3766 3363 8 248 8 234 3363 3085 7 249 8 234 3085 2915 7 248 7 235 2915 2818 6 248 6 235 2818 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