DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/11 Garner_VA 80ft pt30347@-76.630,36.871,32ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.2 degF SPONSORED BY: Tidewater Soaring Society 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 - - - - - - 94.4 - - 97.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 303 - - 115 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5273 - - 7049 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3736 - - 4507 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5353 - - 7129 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2838 - - 3188 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 479 - - 386 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 266 - - 261 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -231 - - -63 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5585 - - 7192 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1532 - - -1095 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6885 - - 8224 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2230 - - 1480 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.4 - - 97.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.0 - - 65.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.7 - - 96.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.4 - - 65.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 303 - - 115 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5273 - - 7049 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 57 - - 33 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - - 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] 98532 22 077 19 101 98532 91090 22 068 17 091 91090 85390 19 077 17 079 85390 80694 20 081 17 077 80694 76662 21 077 15 078 76662 73086 20 074 16 063 73086 69833 17 071 14 054 69833 66837 18 064 13 050 66837 64071 20 065 10 054 64071 61413 18 064 11 075 61413 58659 11 022 15 044 58659 55820 16 330 15 342 55820 53131 24 319 17 323 53131 50720 26 314 21 318 50720 48556 27 314 21 319 48556 46583 23 308 23 311 46583 44766 23 298 20 299 44766 43085 14 266 9 286 43085 41519 12 187 3 189 41519 40043 11 131 8 121 40043 38642 12 115 9 092 38642 37275 11 111 10 085 37275 35877 11 097 11 103 35877 34419 12 077 9 089 34419 32904 10 073 6 037 32904 31322 2 078 10 266 31322 29660 10 302 15 279 29660 27913 17 311 20 286 27913 26081 24 307 21 287 26081 24167 24 306 19 280 24167 22174 18 286 16 276 22174 20098 16 272 15 285 20098 17941 14 282 11 283 17941 15749 11 280 11 279 15749 13635 5 277 10 283 13635 11708 4 301 11 300 11708 9993 12 288 16 290 9993 8468 16 287 15*278 8468 7111 15 286 13*268 7111 5902 13*279 13 265 5902 4830 12*273 13 263 4830 3885 12 269 12 262 3885 3050 12 267 12 259 3050 2303 12 265 12 258 2303 1642 12 263 11 257 1642 1092 11 263 11 256 1092 669 11 262 10 255 669 378 10 262 10 255 378 202 9 262 9 255 202 101 8 262 7 255 101 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