DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - - - - 78.3 - - 76.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 44 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3133 - - 260 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4340 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5691 - - 2818 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2883 - - 5372 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 334 - - 101 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 272 - - 254 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 323 - - -1855 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5368 - - 4673 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1182 - - -2994 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6873 - - 5812 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 950 - - 1230 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 76.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 65.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.7 - - 76.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.9 - - 64.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 150 - - 44 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3133 - - 260 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 38 - - 96 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - 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] 98798 9 150 3 295 98798 91371 13 099 8 120 91371 85630 8 100 9 113 85630 80870 10 116 9 136 80870 76767 9 121 4 118 76767 73134 7 137 4 191 73134 69847 6 172 7 179 69847 66836 2 228 6 193 66836 64063 4 242 9 201 64063 61388 11 258 9 266 61388 58618 16 248 17 274 58618 55775 12 247 14 260 55775 53083 16 269 16 265 53083 50683 22 260 22 262 50683 48551 25 250 25 256 48551 46618 24 254 24 254 46618 44836 21 265 23 261 44836 43172 23 270 22 259 43172 41604 26 265 24 249 41604 40124 24 263 27 248 40124 38726 22 267 28 247 38726 37375 18 260 26 242 37375 36004 14 239 22 240 36004 34584 12 221 19 238 34584 33119 10 248 21 222 33119 31598 15 287 16 216 31598 30011 17 291 12 232 30011 28357 15 272 11 258 28357 26637 21 249 13 264 26637 24856 28 246 19 256 24856 23019 30 248 22 252 23019 21122 29 250 21 251 21122 19158 27 256 20 262 19158 17165 25 260 17 265 17165 15247 23 267 16 272 15247 13503 17 251 16 280 13503 11954 16 233 14 262 11954 10574 15 221 15 245 10574 9340 13 222 15 235 9340 8239 11 239 13 227 8239 7258 9 253 9 224 7258 6386 7*264 7 228 6386 5611 7*270 5 237 5611 4911 7 272 4 250 4911 4289 6 273 4 256 4289 3767 6 274 3 257 3767 3363 6 273 3 256 3363 3085 6 273 3 258 3085 2915 5 273 3*255 2915 2818 4 271 2*254 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