DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.0 - - 66.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1696 - - 1684 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 662 - - 83 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1776 - - 1764 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 605 - - 819 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 245 - - 112 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 026 - - 007 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -175 - - 271 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1951 - - 1493 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5255 - - 81 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7031 - - 1683 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.0 - - 66.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.8 - - 60.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 66.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.2 - - 60.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 124 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1696 - - 1684 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 98153 12 198 13 208 98153 90797 15 196 15 201 90797 85075 15 188 13 193 85075 80327 12 168 13 208 80327 76257 9 158 12 195 76257 72682 5 165 9 212 72682 69468 2 251 3 225 69468 66529 4 247 6 270 66529 63821 10 230 13 236 63821 61212 11 251 14 243 61212 58501 17 270 18 269 58501 55708 27 267 30 276 55708 53061 35 260 41 264 53061 50683 34 255 40 258 50683 48538 43 270 44 266 48538 46576 54 273 60 274 46576 44771 59 270 67 273 44771 43091 62 269 68 270 43091 41516 62 268 68 267 41516 40033 62 266 69 265 40033 38628 63 267 68 263 38628 37264 61 266 64 263 37264 35867 61 262 67 269 35867 34407 56 258 69 270 34407 32892 51 254 58 264 32892 31307 47 248 45 254 31307 29635 41 250 40 251 29635 27871 38 251 38 256 27871 26020 33 246 35 263 26020 24086 31 246 30 265 24086 22074 33 253 24 275 22074 19980 32 254 26 288 19980 17796 30 250 23 275 17796 15570 28 253 26 250 15570 13428 26 260 24 253 13428 11482 21 264 17 263 11482 9759 12 258 12 248 9759 8235 8 253 8 232 8235 6883 9 227 11 234 6883 5685 11 213 14 233 5685 4630 10 213 9 234 4630 3706 4 184 1 121 3706 2898 5 069 9 048 2898 2184 12*035 12*018 2184 1557 12*028 12*010 1557 1035 12 027 12 008 1035 636 12 026 11 007 636 361 12 026 11 006 361 194 10 025 9 005 194 99 8 025 7 004 99 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