DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 - - - - - - 84.3 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 326 - - 131 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5778 - - 5850 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4148 - - 3674 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5858 - - 5930 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 806 - - 1259 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 500 - - 372 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 57 - - 37 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 009 - - 171 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1919 - - -2337 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7778 - - 8268 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7061 - - -7948 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12919 - - 13878 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.3 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.8 - - 49.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.4 - - 84.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.1 - - 49.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 326 - - 131 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5778 - - 5850 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 11 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 99072 23 089 18 094 99072 91633 22 094 21 089 91633 85871 22 102 22 090 85871 81075 18 092 20 085 81075 76944 12 092 14 075 76944 73303 9 106 7 087 73303 70021 9 111 3 130 70021 67023 6 099 3 050 67023 64263 3 011 6 001 64263 61596 10 356 9 352 61596 58810 17 344 16 340 58810 55916 16 341 18 338 55916 53163 27 343 27 341 53163 50722 28 330 31 338 50722 48565 25 331 33 332 48565 46623 36 342 38 335 46623 44846 39 340 46 358 44846 43191 42 348 58 008 43191 41636 43 355 60 005 41636 40166 43 358 48 002 40166 38773 40 356 38 356 38773 37416 35 348 37 356 37416 36026 29 337 31 352 36026 34571 28 329 31 343 34571 33055 31 330 34 338 33055 31461 33 328 40 337 31461 29780 34 327 38 328 29780 28010 34 331 33 324 28010 26154 32 332 31 329 26154 24213 27 322 30 330 24213 22191 19 317 27 326 22191 20081 18 327 19 322 20081 17884 14 328 14 321 17884 15650 13 328 14 321 15650 13505 10 318 12 319 13505 11559 12 298 14 303 11559 9832 12 306 13 309 9832 8304 7 309 9 334 8304 6957 6*004 2*354 6957 5769 2*006 2*173 5769 4718 2 007 2 173 4718 3792 2 009 2 174 3792 2975 1 009 2 172 2975 2245 2 011 2 172 2245 1601 2 008 2 169 1601 1064 2 009 2 170 1064 652 2 013 2 167 652 370 1 009 2 170 370 198 2 011 1 168 198 100 1 012 1 164 100 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