DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - - - - 92.7 - - 94.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 194 - - 75 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4817 - - 5944 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3192 - - 3410 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4897 - - 6024 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2182 - - 1935 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 407 - - 328 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 240 - - 269 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 10 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 302 - - -115 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4595 - - 6139 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1132 - - -2160 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6029 - - 8184 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2140 - - 970 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.7 - - 94.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.7 - - 68.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.5 - - 94.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.9 - - 67.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 194 - - 75 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4817 - - 5944 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 41 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 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] 99349 45 088 34 076 99349 91906 42 080 34 092 91906 86157 33 074 36 085 86157 81366 22 065 30 065 81366 77226 17 085 21 074 77226 73568 16 099 18 110 73568 70267 16 120 17 132 70267 67238 10 095 5 105 67238 64436 2 145 7 316 64436 61743 2 184 6 266 61743 58947 8 310 4 197 58947 56073 19 304 18 311 56073 53372 28 274 35 295 53372 50977 33 265 36 267 50977 48853 31 273 40 281 48853 46925 30 296 45 297 46925 45142 47 288 46 301 45142 43472 52 288 49 300 43472 41896 51 290 52 291 41896 40406 46 276 51 283 40406 38994 44 270 48 274 38994 37620 43 275 47 277 37620 36215 37 270 44 284 36215 34748 35 267 40 292 34748 33224 36 277 36 291 33224 31627 33 278 35 290 31627 29942 28 264 38 291 29942 28168 25 254 38 289 28168 26308 21 280 36 279 26308 24363 24 284 38 271 24363 22339 25 284 37 277 22339 20236 26 283 35 285 20236 18050 32 289 35 283 18050 15827 32 285 33 277 15827 13685 28 287 29 277 13685 11737 27 292 26 286 11737 10007 25 294 23 279 10007 8470 19 294 18 286 8470 7107 13 288 14*285 7107 5897 10*274 11*270 5897 4826 8*250 10 266 4826 3881 8 243 10 267 3881 3046 8 241 9 267 3046 2299 8 239 9 269 2299 1639 8 238 8 271 1639 1090 8 237 8 273 1090 668 7 236 7 273 668 378 7 236 7 273 378 202 6 236 7 274 202 101 6 235 5 274 101 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