DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - - 81.5 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 40 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2779 - - 2151 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1458 - - 84 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2859 - - 2231 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2453 - - 2540 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 292 - - 198 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 055 - - 067 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 440 - - 296 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2420 - - 1936 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -159 - - -398 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3018 - - 2629 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1480 - - 1060 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.5 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.1 - - 70.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.8 - - 78.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.2 - - 69.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 115 - - 40 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2779 - - 2151 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 64 - - 58 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - - 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] 99097 23 083 20 084 99097 91669 18 083 16 074 91669 85912 15 085 16 094 85912 81122 20 084 15 095 81122 77003 19 078 13 087 77003 73370 14 094 10 106 73370 70087 9 104 10 116 70087 67078 5 138 4 083 67078 64300 3 202 2 217 64300 61606 9 197 5 240 61606 58787 11 202 13 267 58787 55877 15 240 20 250 55877 53130 22 250 19 232 53130 50674 26 242 21 244 50674 48472 38 235 36 242 48472 46484 50 223 44 230 46484 44677 43 222 51 230 44677 43012 54 230 63 228 43012 41458 65 234 69 232 41458 39994 63 231 72 232 39994 38606 64 222 66 221 38606 37254 60 217 64 213 37254 35870 53 216 61 215 35870 34421 48 216 53 211 34421 32911 46 216 46 206 32911 31325 45 216 43 212 31325 29651 44 220 43 232 29651 27893 39 235 44 245 27893 26050 27 240 33 248 26050 24127 22 249 21 264 24127 22128 17 250 17 271 22128 20044 11 262 12 268 20044 17869 9 284 8 270 17869 15650 7 276 4 248 15650 13512 6 253 3 193 13512 11571 7 227 0 047 11571 9852 5 229 3 273 9852 8329 1 301 1 301 8329 6976 3 038 3 061 6976 5778 4 058 5 048 5778 4721 5 058 7 047 4721 3793 6 057 9 056 3793 2976 8*055 11 063 2976 2246 10*054 11*066 2246 1601 10 055 11*067 1601 1064 10 055 11 067 1064 653 10 055 11 067 653 370 10 055 10 067 370 198 9 055 10 067 198 100 7 056 7 068 100 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