DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 Waynesboro_VA 1437ft pt32142@38.180,-78.911,1424ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.0 degF SPONSORED BY: Shenandoah Valley Soaring www.svsoar.org 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 - - - - - - 78.5 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - -3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4453 - - 4890 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4007 - - 1278 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5890 - - 6327 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1631 - - 1941 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 340 - - 212 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 328 - - 340 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -925 - - -386 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6815 - - 6713 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8198 - - -7278 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14088 - - 13605 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 54 - - 60 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.1 - - 53.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.9 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.7 - - 52.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - -3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4453 - - 4890 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 99585 46 078 42 084 99585 92091 40 090 40 078 92091 86295 33 086 37 076 86295 81496 27 085 32 075 81496 77369 24 094 21 077 77369 73722 22 098 15 085 73722 70418 22 096 16 083 70418 67370 16 085 17 090 67370 64542 12 087 14 075 64542 61812 9 069 10 070 61812 58977 4 083 4 002 58977 56043 7 349 3 322 56043 53252 14 322 17 320 53252 50749 20 316 23 305 50749 48507 23 316 20 293 48507 46457 25 317 16 291 46457 44561 28 318 19 311 44561 42802 31 320 29 322 42802 41177 33 325 34 324 41177 39671 35 332 35 327 39671 38261 33 331 36 330 38261 36905 26 325 33 326 36905 35536 23 324 26 323 35536 34124 21 322 23 324 34124 32665 22 320 23 324 32665 31140 24 318 24 326 31140 29537 24 317 23 326 29537 27860 22 317 23 321 27860 26108 19 317 23 317 26108 24280 17 322 20 318 24280 22376 15 331 19 326 22376 20391 14 352 17 336 20391 18317 18 000 18 342 18317 16199 19 349 18 342 16199 14163 21 334 18 336 14163 12318 23 330 19 332 12318 10685 20 331 18 335 10685 9238 16 328 14 335 9238 7955 14 325 12 332 7955 6815 13*322 13*337 6815 5804 13*324 13*339 5804 4909 13 325 13 340 4909 4116 13 327 14 340 4116 3404 13 329 14 340 3404 2774 13 329 14 340 2774 2246 12 330 13 339 2246 1841 12 331 13 339 1841 1561 11 331 12 339 1561 1391 11 331 11 339 1391 1294 9 331 9 338 1294 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