DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/05 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.1 - - 93.1 - - 85.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 361 - - 174 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8426 - - 8538 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6310 - - 5943 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8506 - - 8618 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 833 - - 1110 - - 8296 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 589 - - 467 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 253 - - 258 - - 229 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1777 - - -1847 - - -7705 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10284 - - 10465 - - 7805 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7091 - - -6402 - - -13095 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15597 - - 15020 - - 13195 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 67 - - 28 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.1 - - 93.1 - - 85.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.2 - - 47.4 - - 52.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.1 - - 91.9 - - 87.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.2 - - 46.5 - - 51.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 361 - - 174 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8426 - - 8538 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 8 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] 98654 4 149 15 043 8 054 98654 91141 10 100 7 052 14 039 91141 85371 17 078 9 136 12 030 85371 80616 14 075 10 106 9 057 80616 76537 11 092 8 053 13 049 76537 72929 11 118 3 349 11 035 72929 69653 13 098 2 261 5 048 69653 66638 10 061 3 074 4 360 66638 63853 5 005 6 071 5 355 63853 61169 8 318 6 023 6 036 61169 58380 11 331 9 347 8 347 58380 55504 14 323 14 325 11 312 55504 52772 16 320 17 326 10 315 52772 50323 23 317 22 312 23 305 50323 48165 20 298 21 291 29 283 48165 46247 16 286 19 287 30 284 46247 44497 21 304 26 294 31 292 44497 42865 29 305 28 289 30 283 42865 41329 28 312 26 287 27 279 41329 39874 27 314 25 293 26 279 39874 38491 27 314 25 300 25 281 38491 37142 26 316 26 306 25 281 37142 35762 28 315 25 297 24 274 35762 34324 28 314 28 283 24 260 34324 32829 26 318 26 280 26 252 32829 31261 19 314 21 294 24 248 31261 29606 13 308 19 295 22 253 29606 27863 10 298 20 285 22 267 27863 26031 10 288 21 282 22 278 26031 24113 14 280 20 281 19 278 24113 22118 20 289 18 288 14 282 22118 20039 18 308 13 303 9 293 20039 17872 16 319 12 315 10 301 17872 15659 14 325 12 324 11 310 15659 13527 14 333 14 330 13 319 13527 11590 11 352 13 335 14 325 11590 9874 7*007 8*310 12 318 9874 8359 7*270 9*271 10 281 8359 7016 8 264 9 268 9 261 7016 5821 9 258 9 265 10 260 5821 4762 10 255 9 260 10 259 4762 3829 10 251 9 256 10 259 3829 3005 10 249 9 253 10 257 3005 2268 10 247 9 251 10 255 2268 1617 10 245 8 249 10 252 1617 1074 10 244 8 248 10 248 1074 659 9 243 8 247 9 244 659 373 9 242 8 245 8 239 373 200 8 242 7 245 6 233 200 100 7 242 6 245 4*229 100 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