DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 70.2 - - 67.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 23 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2801 - - 2801 - - 2801 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2817 - - 2817 - - 2817 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3367 - - 3466 - - 2689 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 82 - - 70 - - 28 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 194 - - 206 - - 233 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -131 - - -438 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2948 - - 3255 - - 2817 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -919 - - -1322 - - -958 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3736 - - 4139 - - 3775 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 770 - - 790 - - 770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 70.2 - - 67.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 65.2 - - 65.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 69.6 - - 67.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - 64.5 - - 65.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 23 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 259 - - 259 - - 259 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 91 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 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] 98616 10 060 12 074 12 022 98616 91102 11 090 11 052 10 064 91102 85333 12 112 10 078 12 068 85333 80558 13 107 8 087 11 065 80558 76460 11 090 6 113 8 038 76460 72862 5 067 5 084 7 017 72862 69619 3 035 7 057 5 034 69619 66651 2 155 4 014 6 007 66651 63899 4 106 3 143 6 324 63899 61234 5 015 2 095 2 270 61234 58470 4 312 1 235 4 126 58470 55609 8 244 10 260 6 277 55609 52900 23 228 27 242 16 250 52900 50495 31 214 35 225 32 229 50495 48366 41 229 45 221 48 221 48366 46449 53 226 55 220 56 221 46449 44685 53 225 52 224 54 219 44685 43035 49 230 49 229 51 220 43035 41481 45 232 48 229 51 223 41481 40014 46 225 45 226 53 229 40014 38628 47 217 41 225 52 233 38628 37286 46 213 38 228 48 231 37286 35923 42 214 37 232 44 229 35923 34512 37 220 35 234 41 225 34512 33057 33 231 33 232 39 223 33057 31545 32 235 30 228 37 222 31545 29965 30 231 30 223 36 222 29965 28319 27 226 32 222 38 224 28319 26605 27 222 33 220 38 224 26605 24827 27 215 32 222 36 222 24827 22989 28 220 29 225 35 220 22989 21087 27 229 27 225 34 218 21087 19116 28 235 26 222 29 222 19116 17115 26 238 25 224 26 220 17115 15192 25 238 25 228 25 220 15192 13448 27 237 25 228 25 228 13448 11899 26 232 25 227 23 232 11899 10518 24 231 23 234 22 230 10518 9286 22 228 21 236 20 229 9286 8188 19 220 19 229 19 230 8188 7212 16 208 18 219 18 227 7212 6347 14 201 17 213 17 225 6347 5577 13 200 16 210 17 223 5577 4885 11 199 14 207 16 223 4885 4269 9 199 12 207 14 224 4269 3753 7 197 10 207 12 226 3753 3355 5 196 9 207 10 228 3355 3080 5 196 7 206 8 230 3080 2913 4 196 6 205 6 231 2913 2817 3*194 5*206 3*233 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