DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - - 83.3 - - 87.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2263 - - 6695 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2074 - - 1278 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3700 - - 8132 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 5427 - - 3656 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 235 - - 221 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 257 - - 244 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1573 - - 44 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5273 - - 8088 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2875 - - -1418 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6575 - - 9550 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 880 - - 180 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.3 - - 87.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.6 - - 56.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.0 - - 87.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.2 - - 55.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2263 - - 6695 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 70 - - 96 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - - 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] 99082 28 096 19 083 99082 91560 28 098 23 087 91560 85786 28 096 24 089 85786 81003 25 083 27 091 81003 76890 19 083 22 088 76890 73266 14 105 15 084 73266 69986 11 106 10 084 69986 66971 7 079 4 078 66971 64180 4 339 5 292 64180 61486 5 240 10 225 61486 58691 15 279 15 284 58691 55800 27 273 24 272 55800 53045 39 276 28 296 53045 50593 47 272 53 284 50593 48431 48 263 46 266 48431 46468 39 278 37 269 46468 44660 55 291 48 285 44660 42992 62 286 50 281 42992 41438 52 270 52 272 41438 39977 54 266 56 269 39977 38592 55 263 57 270 38592 37245 57 258 56 267 37245 35867 58 259 53 260 35867 34431 55 263 53 261 34431 32945 53 265 50 266 32945 31394 49 264 46 266 31394 29767 41 260 39 268 29767 28063 33 261 39 274 28063 26278 34 269 38 279 26278 24417 37 259 29 274 24417 22486 37 247 25 266 22486 20484 36 247 31 256 20484 18409 34 243 30 251 18409 16303 31 240 28 253 16303 14280 24 247 24 253 14280 12444 19 250 17 237 12444 10812 17 248 14 226 10812 9359 15 246 12*228 9359 8063 14 246 12*231 8063 6906 12 246 11 234 6906 5878 11 248 10 239 5878 4968 10 249 9 244 4968 4162 10*251 9 248 4162 3438 9*253 8 252 3438 2797 8 255 8 255 2797 2262 8 258 7 257 2262 1850 7 259 7 259 1850 1566 7 260 7 260 1566 1393 6 260 6 261 1393 1294 5 261 5 261 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