DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - - 83.3 - - 79.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3191 - - 1137 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1192 - - 84 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3271 - - 1217 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2168 - - 4037 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 246 - - 97 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 252 - - 269 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 788 - - -167 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2483 - - 1384 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -465 - - -1416 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3736 - - 2633 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2090 - - 2230 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.3 - - 79.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 73.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.1 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 72.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3191 - - 1137 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 48 - - 79 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - - 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] 98424 9 188 12 017 98424 90986 8 100 9 056 90986 85271 11 087 9 071 85271 80528 14 077 6 075 80528 76442 15 068 5 081 76442 72836 16 051 8 082 72836 69572 8 009 10 060 69572 66574 5 326 6 027 66574 63806 4 338 6 356 63806 61135 6 292 8 317 61135 58366 10 258 10 270 58366 55521 17 267 17 281 55521 52814 26 256 26 267 52814 50382 37 252 38 263 50382 48226 52 243 59 243 48226 46296 51 246 61 241 46296 44525 59 256 66 246 44525 42871 69 255 69 245 42871 41315 70 253 73 246 41315 39847 66 249 74 247 39847 38455 67 246 76 246 38455 37102 67 244 73 245 37102 35719 69 246 69 245 35719 34275 64 245 62 249 34275 32774 59 241 59 253 32774 31200 58 236 52 251 31200 29540 52 232 39 250 29540 27793 53 235 42 253 27793 25960 56 243 43 257 25960 24044 48 253 39 259 24044 22048 43 252 38 260 22048 19966 39 252 37 260 19966 17797 35 244 39 252 17797 15593 35 246 39 245 15593 13474 36 256 36 250 13474 11549 37 265 33 258 11549 9841 31 269 31 263 9841 8324 26 265 28 263 8324 6977 23 264 24 264 6977 5784 20 266 21 263 5784 4732 20 264 20 263 4732 3804 20*261 19 264 3804 2986 19*257 18 265 2986 2253 17 253 17 266 2253 1607 16 251 16*268 1607 1068 16 250 15*269 1068 655 15 249 13 269 655 371 14 248 12 270 371 199 12 248 10 270 199 100 9 248 7 269 100 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