DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 94.2 - - 94.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 309 - - 143 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4044 - - 4010 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2788 - - 2404 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4124 - - 4090 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1247 - - 1144 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 439 - - 342 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 257 - - 232 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2682 - - -3502 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6806 - - 7592 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6889 - - -8526 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11013 - - 12616 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 55 - - 49 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 560 - - 180 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.2 - - 94.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 61.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.3 - - 93.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.1 - - 61.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 309 - - 143 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4044 - - 4010 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99227 45 086 44 082 99227 91764 37 082 36 086 91764 86035 32 084 29 075 86035 81281 28 082 24 068 81281 77175 21 076 19 068 77175 73537 14 087 15 060 73537 70241 10 104 11 065 70241 67210 9 131 6 051 67210 64402 8 091 2 005 64402 61696 5 080 2 303 61696 58900 7 016 4 290 58900 56035 5 331 10 302 56035 53329 4 070 7 298 53329 50901 13 033 4 009 50901 48724 22 003 9 004 48724 46750 19 350 14 350 46750 44943 7 006 16 328 44943 43266 1 337 14 313 43266 41699 3 340 14 286 41699 40223 8 345 14 274 40223 38825 10 341 8 301 38825 37468 8 354 6 347 37468 36082 6 016 7 011 36082 34636 4 060 6 005 34636 33130 5 073 5 343 33130 31551 7 038 7 332 31551 29885 8 026 6 333 29885 28134 7 037 4 317 28134 26296 4 346 9 316 26296 24377 6 244 9 309 24377 22377 8 234 7 284 22377 20292 4 256 3 266 20292 18113 4 105 4 184 18113 15884 9 099 6 165 15884 13730 8 109 5 149 13730 11770 6 154 3 114 11770 10027 6 157 2 095 10027 8478 4 192 1 176 8478 7101 3 272 4 344 7101 5882 10 347 5 006 5882 4807 7*338 3*275 4807 3864 5*294 8*238 3864 3033 5 271 9 235 3033 2289 6 255 10 233 2289 1633 6 251 10 232 1633 1085 6 247 10 231 1085 665 7 245 10 230 665 376 6 243 10 229 376 201 6 242 9 229 201 101 5 243 7 229 101 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