DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - - - - 49.4 - - 53.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 455 - - 234 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3131 - - 3340 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4699 - - 4636 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5689 - - 5898 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 857 - - 1177 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 462 - - 380 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 105 - - 127 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5073 - - -5668 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10762 - - 11566 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13305 - - -12773 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18994 - - 18671 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 51 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.4 - - 53.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 12.3 - - 13.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.4 - - 51.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 11.4 - - 12.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 455 - - 234 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3131 - - 3340 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - 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] 96468 28 253 28 253 96468 89225 24 242 26 267 89225 83669 18 229 17 254 83669 79054 15 239 21 250 79054 75070 16 251 20 253 75070 71542 22 262 22 263 71542 68339 21 272 25 269 68339 65398 24 272 28 264 65398 62670 31 287 32 271 62670 60023 43 279 36 274 60023 57255 48 275 42 279 57255 54377 51 272 48 276 54377 51615 52 271 50 271 51615 49114 54 274 52 274 49114 46872 59 276 55 278 46872 44851 64 272 56 278 44851 43012 61 266 56 278 43012 41324 58 276 59 277 41324 39766 62 276 63 277 39766 38322 59 273 66 278 38322 36985 56 274 64 278 36985 35710 55 273 58 282 35710 34424 51 275 59 293 34424 33094 43 281 55 296 33094 31721 35 299 50 300 31721 30293 37 323 49 306 30293 28797 36 327 44 310 28797 27235 35 308 38 305 27235 25607 42 296 35 291 25607 23912 45 299 38 286 23912 22153 45 301 40 292 22153 20330 36 297 37 292 20330 18443 30 294 33 289 18443 16525 32 294 32 290 16525 14678 29 291 26 291 14678 12998 21 289 21 289 12998 11503 15 292 15 289 11503 10172 13 301 10 305 10172 8986 11 305 9 327 8986 7929 8 314 7 313 7929 6994 2 345 2 191 6994 6170 4*112 6*145 6170 5440 5*111 7*136 5440 4782 6 108 8 130 4782 4197 6 106 8 127 4197 3706 7 104 9 125 3706 3328 7 102 8 123 3328 3066 6 101 8 122 3066 2907 6 100 8 122 2907 2815 5 100 6 120 2815 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