DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - - 72.6 - - 72.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3422 - - 259 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4616 - - 2801 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5980 - - 2817 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2259 - - 6528 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 360 - - 119 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 343 - - 335 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 530 - - -2687 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5450 - - 5504 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1591 - - -3829 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7571 - - 6646 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 240 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 72.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.2 - - 58.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 71.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.8 - - 56.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 162 - - 67 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3422 - - 259 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - 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] 98294 8 047 6 079 98294 90881 14 046 8 042 90881 85198 10 061 12 039 85198 80467 6 054 13 026 80467 76369 10 024 13 022 76369 72750 10 019 11 031 72750 69486 15 006 14 032 69486 66496 8 341 14 351 66496 63741 6 039 10 319 63741 61066 18 336 16 298 61066 58278 23 304 27 292 58278 55414 24 291 32 297 55414 52701 36 273 42 282 52701 50290 43 275 44 279 50290 48159 59 290 53 291 48159 46238 69 271 65 279 46238 44469 68 273 68 278 44469 42816 66 277 68 278 42816 41261 65 279 66 275 41261 39792 67 273 64 275 39792 38402 68 273 62 277 38402 37058 70 280 62 278 37058 35693 71 284 62 278 35693 34280 69 284 65 281 34280 32820 67 282 68 285 32820 31303 62 279 60 285 31303 29724 57 279 54 286 29724 28085 53 286 54 291 28085 26380 52 286 57 292 26380 24617 48 290 50 296 24617 22805 36 302 38 307 22805 20934 30 309 33 320 20934 18993 30 308 31 328 18993 17017 29 311 30 329 17017 15112 28 315 27 327 15112 13379 27 315 25 326 13379 11839 23 317 23 330 11839 10471 20 325 18 327 10471 9255 19 336 14 329 9255 8170 17 344 14 332 8170 7203 14 349 14 334 7203 6343 12*348 14 335 6343 5577 12*346 14 336 5577 4886 12 345 14 337 4886 4272 12 344 14 337 4272 3755 11 342 14 337 3755 3356 11 341 13 336 3356 3081 10 341 12 336 3081 2913 9 340 11 336 2913 2817 7 339 8*335 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