DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - - 77.1 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 233 - - 63 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6740 - - 8285 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6121 - - 6292 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8177 - - 9722 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2768 - - 2204 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 482 - - 347 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 236 - - 257 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 17 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2210 - - -696 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10388 - - 10419 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5693 - - -3044 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13870 - - 12766 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 47 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.1 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.9 - - 36.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.7 - - 77.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.7 - - 35.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 233 - - 63 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6740 - - 8285 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 97415 49 251 59 258 97415 89920 47 258 53 257 89920 84154 39 264 40 259 84154 79449 35 251 38 257 79449 75454 28 242 36 251 75454 71932 25 249 30 244 71932 68732 24 257 26 250 68732 65780 26 268 25 257 65780 63037 32 264 24 266 63037 60378 32 260 31 272 60378 57600 38 260 41 267 57600 54714 36 252 42 259 54714 51949 33 261 38 256 51949 49445 39 272 38 263 49445 47193 47 271 44 269 47193 45161 50 268 48 270 45161 43340 44 269 46 268 43340 41698 46 284 47 273 41698 40188 41 288 48 280 40188 38776 45 295 49 280 38776 37445 48 294 45 278 37445 36156 49 301 46 277 36156 34842 42 287 44 279 34842 33473 36 279 40 282 33473 32053 34 279 32 260 32053 30569 31 282 31 256 30569 29009 25 281 31 259 29009 27373 27 269 33 257 27373 25662 29 265 38 259 25662 23876 27 257 33 254 23876 22016 24 242 29 250 22016 20077 22 237 27 254 20077 18052 24 253 25 269 18052 15990 27 266 26 276 15990 14006 29 260 29 271 14006 12205 26 250 27 265 12205 10606 19 249 16*264 10606 9183 15*250 14*263 9183 7913 12*244 13 262 7913 6781 11 242 13 261 6781 5774 11 239 13 258 5774 4883 11 237 13 256 4883 4095 10 234 13 255 4095 3388 10 233 13 253 3388 2762 10 231 12 253 2762 2238 10 229 12 251 2238 1836 9 229 12 251 1836 1559 9 228 11 251 1559 1390 9 228 10 251 1390 1294 7 228 8 250 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