DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - - 80.5 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 23 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2348 - - 1499 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1278 - - 1278 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3785 - - 2936 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2736 - - 3161 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 188 - - 147 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 101 - - 043 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 573 - - 295 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3212 - - 2641 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -505 - - -897 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4290 - - 3833 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1270 - - 1690 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.5 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 71.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.2 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.1 - - 70.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 23 - - 18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2348 - - 1499 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 99357 31 084 33 091 99357 91808 29 080 28 091 91808 86001 25 079 23 090 86001 81205 21 083 19 080 81205 77080 22 084 17 081 77080 73436 25 079 18 090 73436 70140 19 071 14 086 70140 67119 12 100 14 069 67119 64321 11 112 14 045 64321 61613 9 072 3 083 61613 58812 9 015 4 094 58812 55946 6 309 13 352 55946 53238 13 253 18 291 53238 50822 19 239 27 245 50822 48668 20 244 28 244 48668 46714 37 250 39 249 46714 44920 46 251 48 247 44920 43252 49 251 51 247 43252 41685 48 248 50 244 41685 40205 48 249 49 242 40205 38801 48 251 48 249 38801 37438 47 251 47 256 37438 36049 43 251 44 259 36049 34603 39 256 40 258 34603 33107 39 259 35 255 33107 31547 36 258 28 258 31547 29908 32 255 20 255 29908 28192 30 257 24 259 28192 26399 26 256 26 260 26399 24534 23 252 26 260 24534 22598 22 257 25 258 22598 20585 19 268 19 254 20585 18493 12 269 13 253 18493 16363 10 270 11 265 16363 14310 8 277 12 283 14310 12453 12 275 16 282 12453 10811 12 273 14 268 10811 9347 11 275 11 264 9347 8042 9 272 9 263 8042 6883 7 276 7 261 6883 5856 5 279 4 244 5856 4949 3 280 1 201 4949 4147 1*110 1 125 4147 3426 2*102 1*072 3426 2789 2 100 2*050 2789 2256 3 102 2 045 2256 1846 3 101 3 042 1846 1564 3 101 3 040 1564 1393 3 101 3 040 1393 1294 2 100 2 040 1294 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