DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - - - - 84.3 - - 92.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 139 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2587 - - 5655 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1333 - - 3621 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2667 - - 5735 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1920 - - 2226 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 287 - - 384 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 231 - - 242 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 440 - - 682 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2227 - - 5053 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 23 - - -569 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2644 - - 6304 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2090 - - 1810 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.3 - - 92.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.4 - - 70.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.6 - - 91.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.7 - - 69.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 139 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2587 - - 5655 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 19 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 14 - - - 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] 99264 35 089 24 091 99264 91730 34 079 26 079 91730 85928 32 076 28 085 85928 81124 25 080 26 088 81124 77000 16 077 18 075 77000 73379 14 075 11 056 73379 70110 15 086 8 062 70110 67100 14 092 7 094 67100 64314 11 062 10 091 64314 61640 12 019 12 056 61640 58873 8 007 12 017 58873 56011 3 087 7 356 56011 53292 3 292 5 336 53292 50861 9 225 11 268 50861 48696 14 224 18 229 48696 46734 23 235 21 227 46734 44928 31 231 30 235 44928 43249 37 228 40 232 43249 41676 40 228 44 228 41676 40189 38 228 43 226 40189 38781 33 228 38 227 38781 37413 29 228 37 230 37413 36016 28 230 35 228 36016 34561 28 234 32 229 34561 33048 28 235 32 229 33048 31461 28 237 32 233 31461 29790 29 240 32 238 29790 28035 30 241 33 239 28035 26193 30 243 34 237 26193 24266 31 248 33 238 24266 22256 31 246 32 239 22256 20160 29 246 32 240 20160 17978 31 251 33 243 17978 15755 32 256 30 250 15755 13615 28 262 29 258 13615 11677 22 262 26 261 11677 9962 20 259 21 264 9962 8435 18 252 18 258 8435 7078 17 246 16 254 7078 5873 17 246 15*250 5873 4806 15 248 15*246 4806 3866 11 240 14 244 3866 3035 10*236 14 243 3035 2291 9*233 14 241 2291 1634 7 231 14 240 1634 1086 7 230 13 240 1086 666 6 229 13 239 666 377 5 229 12 239 377 202 5 229 11 238 202 101 4 229 9 238 101 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