DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.6 - - 77.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 82 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1971 - - 1672 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2082 - - 1278 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3408 - - 3109 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2162 - - 2106 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 242 - - 137 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 031 - - 054 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 597 - - 459 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2811 - - 2650 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -309 - - -733 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3717 - - 3842 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1080 - - 1140 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.6 - - 77.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 69.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.9 - - 77.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.0 - - 68.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 82 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1971 - - 1672 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 82 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 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] 98812 9 130 3 237 98812 91393 10 105 7 098 91393 85637 9 100 8 114 85637 80871 8 116 6 164 80871 76776 6 154 6 183 76776 73151 6 159 4 197 73151 69866 8 219 7 247 69866 66842 9 232 11 237 66842 64053 9 229 13 239 64053 61377 10 245 13 247 61377 58602 17 255 16 250 58602 55743 18 252 17 245 55743 53041 21 265 21 268 53041 50633 30 258 31 268 50633 48487 38 251 38 260 48487 46542 43 240 41 256 46542 44753 31 252 39 259 44753 43088 39 292 39 269 43088 41526 52 296 43 270 41526 40053 50 291 45 268 40053 38656 47 280 44 270 38656 37299 45 273 41 272 37299 35916 42 257 38 275 35916 34477 39 254 35 272 34477 32984 35 258 34 271 32984 31425 36 261 36 273 31425 29791 35 262 35 266 29791 28080 35 264 33 264 28080 26295 35 262 32 270 26295 24436 38 254 33 272 24436 22507 43 249 32 270 22507 20499 47 253 27 270 20499 18411 44 264 23 269 18411 16288 31 269 22 265 16288 14251 27 257 24 260 14251 12406 27 246 28 247 12406 10771 22 248 27 246 10771 9315 16 259 25 251 9315 8017 13 266 19 253 8017 6863 10 255 15 258 6863 5838 6 246 11 260 5838 4933 4 246 7 260 4933 4132 1 038 1 257 4132 3415 5*043 3*061 3415 2782 6*036 4*059 2782 2251 6 033 4 055 2251 1844 6 031 4 053 1844 1563 6 029 4 053 1563 1392 6 027 4 052 1392 1294 5 025 3 050 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