DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 65.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 346 - - 182 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3701 - - 4762 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5062 - - 5595 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6259 - - 7320 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1910 - - 2209 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 450 - - 397 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 23 - - 21 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 097 - - 117 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3853 - - -3348 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10113 - - 10668 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7023 - - -6892 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13282 - - 14212 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 65.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 29.7 - - 29.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.5 - - 64.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 28.5 - - 27.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 346 - - 182 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3701 - - 4762 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 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] 97573 54 247 48 262 97573 90100 46 249 49 253 90100 84351 39 253 44 249 84351 79601 35 247 35 249 79601 75548 31 259 29 251 75548 71996 31 261 26 245 71996 68789 29 262 30 247 68789 65837 37 260 35 252 65837 63091 37 258 37 256 63091 60419 39 256 39 260 60419 57624 41 252 38 260 57624 54723 37 253 36 267 54723 51956 33 256 35 267 51956 49461 33 266 38 274 49461 47219 41 272 44 271 47219 45185 42 271 40 270 45185 43326 40 271 39 275 43326 41621 34 280 38 280 41621 40051 35 283 35 288 40051 38603 29 284 35 300 38603 37257 28 282 36 298 37257 35969 26 273 30 289 35969 34670 25 257 29 285 34670 33330 24 250 27 287 33330 31949 23 249 26 286 31949 30514 22 255 23 273 30514 29014 20 265 21 259 29014 27452 20 266 18 253 27452 25825 19 267 13 248 25825 24136 20 267 11 267 24136 22386 19 271 13 291 22386 20567 26 261 20 280 20567 18673 24 249 21 267 18673 16740 17 227 18 254 16740 14877 10 217 14 242 14877 13182 4 223 10 240 13182 11673 3 258 4 265 11673 10328 3 274 4 308 10328 9129 4 314 3 298 9129 8060 4 339 2*283 8060 7108 2*020 1*269 7108 6264 2*078 0 168 6264 5513 3 092 3 120 5513 4837 3 098 4 116 4837 4235 4 099 5 115 4235 3731 4 100 5 114 3731 3342 4 101 6 113 3342 3074 4 100 6 112 3074 2910 4 100 5 113 2910 2816 4 100 4 111 2816 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