DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 266 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2987 - - 2469 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1927 - - 1247 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3067 - - 2549 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1833 - - 1509 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 376 - - 282 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 046 - - 046 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -368 - - -383 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3436 - - 2932 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -659 - - -1319 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3726 - - 3868 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 640 - - 390 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 67.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.4 - - 79.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 67.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 266 - - 134 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2987 - - 2469 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 75 - - 77 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - - 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] 98329 18 201 17 205 98329 90907 9 185 14 205 90907 85204 5 141 5 216 85204 80480 5 149 4 234 80480 76393 9 196 8 266 76393 72777 12 217 10 249 72777 69528 11 231 8 226 69528 66559 10 200 6 223 66559 63811 7 184 4 228 63811 61158 7 198 9 246 61158 58410 5 236 12 242 58410 55580 12 264 14 246 55580 52898 19 253 17 253 52898 50498 22 235 22 252 50498 48350 23 229 25 252 48350 46395 19 224 25 237 46395 44598 19 234 26 228 44598 42932 25 218 28 225 42932 41374 25 209 28 221 41374 39906 23 210 26 218 39906 38514 22 216 25 221 38514 37158 20 216 24 224 37158 35772 18 211 22 222 35772 34325 17 209 21 218 34325 32819 17 210 22 217 32819 31238 18 211 22 220 31238 29571 18 212 23 223 29571 27820 18 212 21 227 27820 25985 18 219 16 237 25985 24070 17 233 14 241 24070 22077 16 243 14 246 22077 20000 16 248 13 260 20000 17833 15 252 13 261 17833 15620 13 259 16 272 15620 13488 12 272 14 281 13488 11557 12 277 12 279 11557 9846 11 286 12 275 9846 8326 11 290 13 275 8326 6974 9 292 11 266 6974 5775 8 276 10 239 5775 4717 5 227 8 231 4717 3788 3*214 3 232 3788 2969 2*075 6*042 2969 2240 7 048 12*046 2240 1598 8 046 13 046 1598 1062 9 044 13 046 1062 652 9 044 13 046 652 370 9 043 13 046 370 198 8 042 12 045 198 100 7 042 10 045 100 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