DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - - - - 84.7 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4123 - - 1540 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3525 - - 1278 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5560 - - 2977 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2828 - - 1572 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 297 - - 193 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 252 - - 306 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 880 - - 232 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4680 - - 2745 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -526 - - -2046 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6086 - - 5023 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1410 - - 1770 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.7 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.2 - - 71.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.1 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.9 - - 70.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4123 - - 1540 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 97 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 99338 29 089 25 085 99338 91821 26 076 23 082 91821 86008 24 081 23 092 86008 81179 22 090 23 097 81179 77045 22 086 19 085 77045 73413 16 084 15 064 73413 70126 14 093 13 072 70126 67107 13 077 12 075 67107 64330 10 046 14 060 64330 61666 8 023 14 040 61666 58902 4 028 11 006 58902 56042 6 353 10 345 56042 53315 11 319 6 314 53315 50865 13 298 13 296 50865 48667 17 253 18 267 48667 46670 24 239 23 242 46670 44840 33 235 29 237 44840 43147 39 226 34 235 43147 41562 43 224 39 234 41562 40071 47 223 41 233 40071 38665 45 221 43 232 38665 37307 38 225 45 231 37307 35926 34 231 47 231 35926 34490 33 227 47 228 34490 33001 34 225 44 226 33001 31446 35 228 41 225 31446 29814 35 233 39 227 29814 28105 35 238 39 231 28105 26321 36 240 40 233 26321 24464 36 239 39 234 24464 22536 32 241 32 238 22536 20531 28 244 25 239 20531 18449 25 244 22 243 18449 16329 25 250 19 251 16329 14287 22 251 18 252 14287 12434 19 253 18 250 12434 10792 17 261 18 246 10792 9334 14 263 18 248 9334 8038 11 254 16 254 8038 6885 10 247 15 261 6885 5860 9*246 13 269 5860 4951 8*247 12 278 4951 4146 8 249 11 288 4146 3425 8 251 11*293 3425 2787 7 253 11*294 2787 2255 7 255 10 304 2255 1846 6 256 10 310 1846 1564 6 257 10 312 1564 1393 6 258 9 314 1393 1294 5 258 7 316 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