DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 - - - - - - 72.3 - - 66.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 302 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5947 - - 259 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6762 - - 2800 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8505 - - 2817 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1318 - - 3199 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 506 - - 109 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 257 - - 242 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 267 - - -3830 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8239 - - 6647 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -647 - - -6751 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9152 - - 9568 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 66.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.0 - - 47.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 65.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.1 - - 46.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 302 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5947 - - 259 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 58 - - 95 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 96845 46 260 42 262 96845 89529 42 261 42 261 89529 83963 26 253 37 258 83963 79396 24 272 28 264 79396 75479 28 283 25 282 75479 72030 25 278 23 286 72030 68911 20 272 20 281 68911 66030 18 277 20 270 66030 63337 25 285 23 276 63337 60712 28 259 26 265 60712 57969 30 256 34 269 57969 55123 42 257 42 259 55123 52387 47 259 40 253 52387 49911 54 262 47 270 49911 47711 54 262 58 266 47711 45740 59 262 54 264 45740 43959 58 263 51 271 43959 42333 55 257 47 265 42333 40813 50 252 44 265 40813 39380 56 257 43 267 39380 38025 58 252 40 269 38025 36714 60 244 38 263 36714 35380 61 247 41 260 35380 34002 59 251 55 258 34002 32584 56 258 60 257 32584 31107 57 259 59 260 31107 29561 55 255 57 261 29561 27946 53 251 55 253 27946 26263 55 255 54 251 26263 24517 54 255 48 262 24517 22713 52 251 42 266 22713 20844 46 251 43 262 20844 18904 39 249 41 254 18904 16932 31 248 29 251 16932 15037 28 251 23 268 15037 13317 29 251 20 276 13317 11788 30 248 18 274 11788 10424 29 252 16 271 10424 9205 22*255 15 259 9205 8117 22*256 17 246 8117 7148 22 256 20 242 7148 6291 22 257 24 243 6291 5532 21 257 24 243 5532 4850 21 257 22 243 4850 4245 20 257 19 242 4245 3738 20 257 18 242 3738 3346 19 256 17 241 3346 3076 18 256 15 242 3076 2911 15 256 13*242 2911 2817 11 256 9*242 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