DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.1 - - 86.1 - - 78.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 72 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5263 - - 6435 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3493 - - 3732 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5343 - - 6515 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2287 - - 2487 - - 5835 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 410 - - 333 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 263 - - 254 - - 271 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 407 - - 634 - - -3380 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4936 - - 5882 - - 3481 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -425 - - -467 - - -5142 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5768 - - 6982 - - 5242 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 67 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 840 - - 600 - - 940 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.1 - - 86.1 - - 78.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.7 - - 60.6 - - 63.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.0 - - 85.9 - - 80.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.5 - - 59.5 - - 63.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 179 - - 72 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5263 - - 6435 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 13 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] 99175 28 091 28 084 22 084 99175 91735 24 086 23 082 21 090 91735 85991 20 093 17 092 20 078 85991 81209 17 095 15 103 17 066 81209 77076 15 095 15 100 13 069 77076 73418 11 105 11 104 14 082 73418 70107 12 122 10 107 12 095 70107 67068 11 135 8 129 12 099 67068 64254 10 147 10 149 9 136 64254 61525 12 163 12 195 10 185 61525 58680 14 169 15 191 17 205 58680 55735 17 204 18 224 23 213 55735 52932 32 217 30 208 33 224 52932 50425 38 225 35 219 35 212 50425 48175 51 207 47 218 40 238 48175 46140 56 206 52 215 63 234 46140 44293 62 218 62 218 64 223 44293 42585 77 215 73 216 59 220 42585 40988 85 203 83 209 63 222 40988 39488 80 196 85 203 69 220 39488 38072 73 200 85 203 75 215 38072 36699 76 207 87 208 81 215 36699 35304 84 208 91 211 89 215 35304 33863 88 209 92 210 85 214 33863 32375 81 206 86 209 75 217 32375 30819 69 206 80 214 70 221 30819 29180 65 213 77 219 69 223 29180 27464 62 220 70 225 65 230 27464 25671 57 225 64 231 57 243 25671 23802 55 232 57 237 53 251 23802 21855 50 240 48 241 51 254 21855 19821 39 229 47 239 46 254 19821 17694 38 224 47 243 41 248 17694 15514 36 233 42 247 41 250 15514 13406 34 245 35 243 39 259 13406 11492 29 252 30 248 29 261 11492 9800 23 246 22 251 18 242 9800 8302 23 237 15 235 13 215 8302 6970 23 238 13*246 12 226 6970 5784 17*244 12*249 11 240 5784 4733 12*252 12 251 11 253 4733 3806 11 259 12 253 12 257 3806 2987 10 262 11 254 12 262 2987 2255 10 265 11 255 12 265 2255 1608 10 267 10 256 12 268 1608 1068 9 269 10 257 12 270 1068 655 9 270 9 257 11 271 655 371 8 272 9 257 9 271 371 199 8 272 8 257 7 271 199 100 6 271 7 257 3*271 100 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