DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/13 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 - - - - - - 76.0 - - 77.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 432 - - 209 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5881 - - 6972 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4351 - - 4840 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5961 - - 7052 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1131 - - 1271 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 552 - - 460 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 192 - - 198 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1139 - - -741 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7101 - - 7793 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5775 - - -6087 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11736 - - 13139 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.0 - - 77.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.1 - - 43.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.1 - - 76.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.5 - - 42.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 432 - - 209 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5881 - - 6972 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - 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] 98013 4 166 4 207 98013 90600 3 255 7 232 90600 84895 3 177 4 193 84895 80142 6 211 5 206 80142 76025 10 188 5 268 76025 72390 4 215 7 276 72390 69112 8 265 10 221 69112 66095 12 262 7 237 66095 63294 13 259 13 258 63294 60584 18 265 18 260 60584 57762 21 259 24 249 57762 54838 29 269 27 257 54838 52048 42 262 43 258 52048 49542 50 259 51 252 49542 47295 59 254 58 251 47295 45263 65 246 64 243 45263 43421 62 241 64 239 43421 41744 60 247 68 243 41744 40202 70 248 77 241 40202 38765 66 234 82 235 38765 37411 62 235 81 231 37411 36097 62 238 78 230 36097 34756 61 240 74 230 34756 33359 59 238 70 233 33359 31908 57 233 66 235 31908 30385 55 229 63 236 30385 28777 52 230 61 238 28777 27086 49 233 57 237 27086 25311 48 235 52 238 25311 23451 46 235 48 238 23451 21512 45 236 47 240 21512 19491 42 235 42 241 19491 17382 40 235 35 238 17382 15226 36 232 32 237 15226 13143 38 224 32 240 13143 11250 36 226 32 245 11250 9577 29 237 27 243 9577 8102 14 234 16*225 8102 6799 11*219 14*210 6799 5643 13*197 14 207 5643 4617 14 196 14 202 4617 3714 14 194 14 198 3714 2915 14 192 14 195 2915 2202 14 191 14 193 2202 1571 14 190 14 191 1571 1045 14 189 14 190 1045 642 13 189 13 188 642 364 13 189 13 188 364 196 12 188 12 187 196 100 10 188 9 187 100 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