DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - - - - 80.2 - - 74.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 509 - - 337 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2343 - - 2455 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1629 - - 1603 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2423 - - 2535 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 788 - - 753 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 427 - - 378 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 054 - - 056 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1912 - - -828 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4335 - - 3363 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4238 - - -7575 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6661 - - 10110 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.2 - - 74.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.7 - - 60.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.8 - - 72.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.4 - - 60.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 509 - - 337 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2343 - - 2455 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 45 - - - 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] 98697 32 102 26 091 98697 91225 22 106 18 082 91225 85491 17 092 14 113 85491 80741 15 069 17 106 80741 76654 16 071 16 101 76654 73041 13 069 14 083 73041 69776 16 056 12 070 69776 66792 16 032 12 044 66792 64035 15 028 10 019 64035 61359 22 009 15 029 61359 58567 23 337 26 354 58567 55690 24 326 28 340 55690 52962 21 337 32 333 52962 50515 37 351 37 335 50515 48326 52 341 46 335 48326 46349 54 328 50 332 46349 44551 45 322 47 326 44551 42899 36 322 39 320 42899 41357 29 346 32 317 41357 39898 38 006 24 332 39898 38512 46 003 26 342 38512 37163 49 352 29 341 37163 35782 50 346 31 345 35782 34342 45 349 31 357 34342 32848 39 354 30 007 32848 31282 35 356 28 006 31282 29628 33 000 24 359 29628 27885 31 007 20 352 27885 26051 30 017 16 347 26051 24133 28 028 15 348 24133 22135 25 031 15 356 22135 20048 18 010 18 334 20048 17863 21 351 22 345 17863 15633 19 010 19 010 15633 13487 15 035 13 040 13487 11534 9 032 9 059 11534 9799 9 352 6 333 9799 8268 8 003 7 310 8268 6914 13 013 6 360 6914 5717 14 013 10 009 5717 4662 11 000 13 004 4662 3736 9 359 13 015 3736 2926 9*026 15*040 2926 2206 14*053 17*052 2206 1573 15 054 18 056 1573 1046 15 055 18 057 1046 642 15 055 18 058 642 365 14 055 17 057 365 196 13 055 15 058 196 99 11 055 12 058 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