DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - - - - 91.6 - - 91.0 - - 86.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 403 - - 209 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6147 - - 5326 - - 1576 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4535 - - 3579 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6227 - - 5406 - - 1656 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1688 - - 2673 - - 4084 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 548 - - 421 - - 106 W* B/S - - - - - - 26 - - 22 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 029 - - 050 - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 15 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -425 - - -1360 - - -3821 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6652 - - 6766 - - 5478 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -470 - - -1742 - - -5140 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6697 - - 7148 - - 6796 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 95 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 370 - - 220 - - 260 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.6 - - 91.0 - - 86.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.7 - - 61.6 - - 62.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.4 - - 89.6 - - 86.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.2 - - 61.2 - - 62.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 403 - - 209 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6147 - - 5326 - - 1576 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 72 - - 79 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 12 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] 98767 33 090 16 071 23 059 98767 91285 28 083 19 082 18 062 91285 85542 23 083 17 084 15 067 85542 80781 18 084 18 081 13 082 80781 76684 13 089 17 081 14 088 76684 73071 10 087 14 091 12 081 73071 69800 9 094 11 092 9 058 69800 66799 7 086 8 092 6 041 66799 64028 1 100 4 091 4 011 64028 61354 4 223 3 243 7 308 61354 58584 6 222 5 282 8 310 58584 55723 16 271 19 289 14 298 55723 53001 20 238 20 260 18 264 53001 50557 14 243 25 274 27 275 50557 48383 25 265 40 269 53 284 48383 46433 30 289 37 254 66 268 46433 44642 46 315 25 285 48 253 44642 42976 69 313 49 317 30 277 42976 41418 71 308 63 310 42 311 41418 39956 55 303 46 291 44 298 39956 38571 41 279 50 288 46 292 38571 37222 40 260 55 288 50 293 37222 35839 43 265 55 287 52 288 35839 34392 43 267 51 278 52 285 34392 32884 37 258 49 260 50 281 32884 31302 35 256 48 266 46 270 31302 29633 36 258 42 266 43 281 29633 27880 34 260 39 267 43 285 27880 26047 23 263 33 270 37 291 26047 24139 15 254 21 274 25 293 24139 22156 11 245 16 265 17 288 22156 20084 10 244 15 270 13 278 20084 17916 14 265 13 276 12 276 17916 15698 16 263 13 281 11 271 15698 13556 20 261 17 274 19 283 13556 11614 21 256 22 267 27 272 11614 9900 22 256 22 265 24 260 9900 8382 18 255 18 258 19 260 8382 7030 8*254 11 256 13 269 7030 5829 3*278 8*260 10 283 5829 4765 2 334 5*266 6 304 4765 3829 3 016 1 309 3 340 3829 3003 4 030 2 046 4 070 3003 2265 5 037 5 058 8*091 2265 1615 6 040 6 059 10*095 1615 1073 6 043 7 059 11 095 1073 658 7 043 7 059 11 096 658 373 7 044 7 059 11 095 373 200 6 044 7 059 10 094 200 101 6 044 6 059 7 093 101 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