DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 93.6 - - 93.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 355 - - 177 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7296 - - 6806 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5395 - - 4619 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7376 - - 6886 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1347 - - 1804 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 558 - - 435 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 234 - - 229 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2046 - - -2176 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9422 - - 9062 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6186 - - -4794 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13562 - - 11680 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.6 - - 93.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.5 - - 54.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.8 - - 92.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.7 - - 53.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 355 - - 177 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7296 - - 6806 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 31 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 98425 16 093 11 041 98425 91014 15 080 11 074 91014 85334 9 060 10 076 85334 80614 6 071 9 049 80614 76534 5 072 8 043 76534 72928 5 086 5 052 72928 69662 11 076 6 053 69662 66657 10 052 5 025 66657 63877 11 026 4 013 63877 61186 9 007 8 340 61186 58393 11 347 12 339 58393 55518 16 332 16 333 55518 52787 21 312 21 324 52787 50342 33 304 31 320 50342 48171 38 294 38 302 48171 46221 36 293 42 289 46221 44443 43 295 36 290 44443 42790 46 294 31 300 42790 41239 47 293 23 294 41239 39777 46 288 30 282 39777 38393 44 279 43 286 38393 37043 46 278 45 283 37043 35662 42 278 45 274 35662 34218 38 277 42 273 34218 32716 36 278 38 275 32716 31141 33 275 35 277 31141 29482 30 267 37 274 29482 27742 32 259 38 266 27742 25922 29 257 35 272 25922 24022 26 254 26 281 24022 22045 24 259 22 275 22045 19984 22 264 21 261 19984 17833 18 263 20 262 17833 15640 19 264 20 271 15640 13528 20 265 20 278 13528 11607 19 262 20 282 11607 9900 16 263 18 272 9900 8382 13*254 17 258 8382 7034 13*242 16*241 7034 5837 13 240 16*236 5837 4776 14 237 16 234 4776 3841 14 235 16 231 3841 3015 14 233 16 229 3015 2276 14 231 16 227 2276 1623 14 230 15 225 1623 1079 14 229 15 224 1079 662 13 229 15 223 662 375 13 228 14 223 375 200 12 228 13 223 200 101 10 228 10 222 101 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