DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - - - - 83.7 - - 86.8 - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 424 - - 197 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3502 - - 4450 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2471 - - 2879 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3582 - - 4530 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 730 - - 1112 - - 4684 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 460 - - 387 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 25 - - 14 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 157 - - 217 - - 170 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4788 - - -4051 - - -5713 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8370 - - 8581 - - 5813 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12182 - - -10208 - - -11908 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15764 - - 14738 - - 12008 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 81 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.7 - - 86.8 - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.7 - - 49.7 - - 57.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.4 - - 85.4 - - 83.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.1 - - 49.3 - - 57.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 424 - - 197 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3502 - - 4450 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 25 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 10 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] 98686 17 075 24 070 15 057 98686 91235 15 076 12 051 16 066 91235 85544 17 081 8 059 14 052 85544 80826 21 091 13 070 11 023 80826 76753 20 089 17 082 8 026 76753 73139 15 070 19 085 7 051 73139 69855 10 062 14 072 8 055 69855 66833 10 042 14 044 13 051 66833 64043 12 002 19 014 22 044 64043 61365 15 354 24 358 28 029 61365 58599 18 359 28 347 32 016 58599 55750 21 004 31 338 34 357 55750 53047 27 006 29 341 35 347 53047 50618 35 357 32 351 36 343 50618 48444 34 350 37 353 36 347 48444 46479 37 342 40 347 35 356 46479 44691 35 336 37 336 34 351 44691 43042 37 329 35 327 34 344 43042 41498 32 324 34 322 34 336 41498 40039 26 322 32 325 32 329 40039 38653 27 317 28 319 31 322 38653 37303 30 306 28 304 31 318 37303 35919 30 302 33 301 32 319 35919 34472 26 304 32 299 32 319 34472 32964 24 317 25 301 33 317 32964 31379 23 326 22 313 34 316 31379 29706 22 303 23 319 31 318 29706 27948 22 282 23 302 20 320 27948 26105 15 271 16 276 13 325 26105 24191 9 247 13 250 18 236 24191 22203 7 216 11 246 17 234 22203 20121 9 228 12 241 18 238 20121 17943 10 238 14 242 16 248 17943 15717 11 264 7 222 13 230 15717 13571 3 168 8 181 14 202 13571 11621 7 179 11 194 12 221 11621 9893 9 222 11 234 9 298 9893 8363 4 301 9 259 15 295 8363 7003 7 346 9 273 17 283 7003 5797 9 322 10 270 17 263 5797 4733 7 313 6*251 14 245 4733 3802 2*173 6*238 13 232 3802 2982 3*163 5 229 12 217 2982 2250 3 160 5 220 11 206 2250 1604 3 157 5 214 11 194 1604 1066 4 157 5 208 12 182 1066 654 4 154 5 205 11 175 654 370 4 155 5 203 10 173 370 198 3 155 5 202 8*170 198 100 3 152 4 201 6*170 100 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