DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 77.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 52 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 260 - - 260 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2801 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2818 - - 2818 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 6086 - - 6946 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 125 - - 107 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 240 - - 235 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2615 - - -3059 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5433 - - 5877 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3968 - - -4159 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6786 - - 6977 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 100 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 77.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 61.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.8 - - 76.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.8 - - 60.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 94 - - 52 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 260 - - 260 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 7 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 98928 23 063 20 067 98928 91525 21 085 17 084 91525 85812 20 108 14 091 85812 81054 15 099 14 066 81054 76933 10 101 9 049 76933 73296 10 111 7 144 73296 70029 7 073 13 147 70029 67054 6 048 6 139 67054 64317 4 110 3 300 64317 61676 9 110 3 248 61676 58925 7 044 3 199 58925 56096 7 015 3 175 56096 53442 8 063 6 109 53442 51084 8 069 4 100 51084 48968 7 057 1 146 48968 47028 7 061 4 151 47028 45233 4 046 5 197 45233 43560 5 350 5 241 43560 41988 8 350 3 281 41988 40503 6 307 6 278 40503 39097 8 277 9 265 39097 37735 11 271 14 264 37735 36350 17 275 18 278 36350 34914 15 283 13 285 34914 33434 13 285 13 298 33434 31897 15 290 14 297 31897 30292 12 293 11 286 30292 28619 9 305 9 281 28619 26877 10 256 14 250 26877 25071 19 251 23 267 25071 23211 23 263 26 275 23211 21284 23 262 24 275 21284 19283 21 263 20 283 19283 17250 18 270 18 286 17250 15299 15 272 14 288 15299 13531 12 270 10 297 13531 11965 11 266 12 277 11965 10578 10 255 13 253 10578 9345 9 258 13 249 9345 8243 9 266 13 248 8243 7261 11 268 13 243 7261 6388 13 264 13 239 6388 5611 14 257 12 238 5611 4911 13 250 12 237 4911 4289 12 244 12 237 4289 3766 11 242 11 236 3766 3363 11 241 10 236 3363 3085 10 240 10 236 3085 2915 8*240 9*236 2915 2818 6*240 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