DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 Waynesboro_VA 1437ft pt32142@38.180,-78.911,1424ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.0 degF SPONSORED BY: Shenandoah Valley Soaring www.svsoar.org 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 - - - - - - 47.5 - - 51.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 444 - - 203 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3743 - - 3394 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4034 - - 3474 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5180 - - 4831 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 758 - - 985 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 480 - - 359 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 24 - - 13 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 120 - - 168 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4349 - - -5532 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9530 - - 10363 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12836 - - -13607 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18016 - - 18438 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 58 - - 53 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.5 - - 51.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 10.4 - - 10.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.1 - - 49.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 9.6 - - 9.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 444 - - 203 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3743 - - 3394 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - 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] 96363 25 235 27 258 96363 89168 17 234 23 254 89168 83618 23 239 21 254 83618 79015 26 225 22 248 79015 75038 21 246 23 242 75038 71494 21 252 22 248 71494 68275 23 252 27 258 68275 65321 24 269 30 257 65321 62584 28 267 31 263 62584 59925 37 271 38 267 59925 57146 49 267 44 268 57146 54254 56 266 49 262 54254 51471 58 267 51 264 51471 48957 60 269 58 269 48957 46712 62 269 62 269 46712 44686 62 269 62 270 44686 42840 63 272 64 273 42840 41147 68 274 66 269 41147 39580 69 272 66 265 39580 38117 69 271 71 272 38117 36760 70 265 73 268 36760 35470 66 263 67 260 35470 34164 59 265 51 273 34164 32811 52 278 58 309 32811 31416 54 304 65 312 31416 29960 56 309 59 307 29960 28427 53 298 51 300 28427 26816 57 285 50 291 26816 25125 59 283 48 286 25125 23355 56 284 46 286 23355 21510 50 285 45 291 21510 19591 44 283 40 289 19591 17597 42 282 36 284 17597 15565 40 287 33 286 15565 13609 35 296 30 287 13609 11831 26 305 26 294 11831 10251 22 308 21 301 10251 8846 18 309 19 304 8846 7597 11 324 17 305 7597 6495 5 349 10 290 6495 5529 2*122 5*215 5529 4685 3*120 5*190 4685 3938 3 120 5 179 3938 3270 4 119 5 170 3270 2678 4 120 5 163 2678 2183 4 120 5 159 2183 1804 4 120 5 156 1804 1542 4 120 5 154 1542 1383 3 121 5 154 1383 1292 3 120 4 154 1292 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