DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - - - - 37.6 - - 36.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 89 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1676 - - 256 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3382 - - 2798 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4234 - - 2814 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 563 - - 2234 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 290 - - 121 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 300 - - 297 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 565 - - -860 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3669 - - 3674 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5181 - - -1277 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9415 - - 4091 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 37.6 - - 36.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.6 - - 30.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.0 - - 35.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.4 - - 29.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 195 - - 89 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1676 - - 256 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 44 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - 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] 96156 13 276 20 301 96156 89158 13 013 13 326 89158 83687 12 037 5 261 83687 79113 17 038 6 296 79113 75159 11 025 4 297 75159 71633 15 346 10 331 71633 68418 19 295 24 299 68418 65487 11 258 16 273 65487 62755 10 299 12 263 62755 60068 32 291 34 295 60068 57261 51 284 53 288 57261 54371 66 278 67 288 54371 51607 73 277 75 279 51607 49098 82 272 78 270 49098 46845 73 266 76 268 46845 44810 70 276 78 274 44810 42951 78 278 79 280 42951 41236 82 270 85 282 41236 39647 80 275 95 280 39647 38185 92 281 109 278 38185 36836 100 283 119 281 36836 35548 95 280 122 281 35548 34245 91 278 118 279 34245 32894 85 276 115 278 32894 31503 81 269 106 282 31503 30061 82 265 96 283 30061 28555 85 264 90 276 28555 26982 86 268 92 274 26982 25344 84 274 95 280 25344 23649 80 278 93 282 23649 21899 75 275 85 280 21899 20090 74 272 79 277 20090 18211 75 272 79 278 18211 16300 74 273 75 281 16300 14466 71 277 67 283 14466 12802 65 283 61 285 12802 11325 56 290 58 290 11325 10015 48 295 54 295 10015 8851 44 297 50 299 8851 7817 42 297 45 303 7817 6898 41 299 41 306 6898 6087 39 304 38 309 6087 5368 35 306 35 309 5368 4725 27*304 26 303 4725 4157 20*300 24 301 4157 3680 19 300 23 300 3680 3313 18 300 22 299 3313 3058 16 299 20 299 3058 2904 14 299 17 298 2904 2814 10 298 11*297 2814 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