DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - - - - 65.9 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 422 - - 236 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2772 - - 2949 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4408 - - 4357 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5330 - - 5507 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 917 - - 1451 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 436 - - 368 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 127 - - 144 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2819 - - -3568 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8150 - - 9075 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7568 - - -7920 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12898 - - 13427 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 55 - - 65 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.9 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.0 - - 37.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.0 - - 65.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.1 - - 36.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 422 - - 236 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2772 - - 2949 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97624 37 252 33 265 97624 90196 22 254 26 262 90196 84472 19 233 23 247 84472 79738 12 241 18 246 79738 75684 12 264 11 262 75684 72127 6 271 8 297 72127 68920 9 327 5 328 68920 65971 19 309 14 330 65971 63241 22 300 19 316 63241 60594 24 296 25 308 60594 57821 22 300 28 299 57821 54933 27 306 32 298 54933 52170 27 302 34 295 52170 49677 33 310 40 307 49677 47438 48 303 47 294 47438 45428 41 286 40 285 45428 43627 34 303 16 290 43627 41990 51 320 31 311 41990 40475 68 304 60 311 40475 39062 63 300 70 309 39062 37730 59 299 67 309 37730 36437 56 297 65 306 36437 35123 52 296 59 306 35123 33760 48 299 51 308 33760 32352 40 302 42 315 32352 30886 33 294 35 311 30886 29349 29 287 33 305 29349 27744 23 275 35 300 27744 26071 24 260 31 306 26071 24333 23 260 21 299 24333 22537 19 272 21 272 22537 20682 17 271 23 256 20682 18764 14 251 22 255 18764 16822 14 238 19 261 16822 14953 12 232 16 249 14953 13251 10 221 15 232 13251 11732 9 193 14 219 11732 10377 11 177 14 208 10377 9166 12 178 15 204 9166 8085 12 185 14 207 8085 7125 9 184 10 201 7125 6275 7 154 9 167 6275 5522 9*137 10*155 5522 4844 11*131 12*147 4844 4241 11 128 13 145 4241 3736 11 126 13 144 3736 3345 11 125 12 142 3345 3075 10 123 12 141 3075 2911 10 123 11 141 2911 2817 8 123 8 140 2817 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