DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 88.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -13 - - 48 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 866 - - 4582 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 84 - - 2082 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 946 - - 4662 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3921 - - 1675 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 74 - - 269 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 156 - - 189 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2358 - - -793 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3305 - - 5455 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4592 - - -3084 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5538 - - 7746 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 410 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 88.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.0 - - 64.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.1 - - 88.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.3 - - 63.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -13 - - 48 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 866 - - 4582 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 77 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 99270 39 097 27 083 99270 91762 32 084 34 077 91762 85981 28 074 30 075 85981 81209 22 071 28 079 81209 77106 21 064 25 068 77106 73480 17 062 16 068 73480 70199 13 073 7 069 70199 67181 10 093 5 137 67181 64379 12 090 3 149 64379 61675 14 068 3 067 61675 58890 7 350 5 326 58890 56046 9 282 11 279 56046 53375 17 297 16 282 53375 51006 23 292 19 297 51006 48892 30 293 25 291 48892 46963 31 294 26 293 46963 45173 29 295 30 300 45173 43497 30 299 35 293 43497 41917 36 306 39 289 41917 40422 38 301 40 284 40422 39003 36 295 40 282 39003 37621 34 286 39 281 37621 36207 31 282 36 280 36207 34730 27 283 34 284 34730 33194 23 285 33 286 33194 31587 19 283 24 280 31587 29896 16 284 19 285 29896 28120 14 300 18 290 28120 26260 16 302 17 283 26260 24318 17 290 18 287 24318 22297 17 285 19 287 22297 20192 18 280 20 285 20192 17997 22 273 20 285 17997 15759 26 268 22 288 15759 13604 28 273 24 289 13604 11649 28 280 26 285 11649 9916 24 282 27 287 9916 8382 20 268 23 286 8382 7022 14 249 18 267 7022 5818 8 199 16 239 5818 4758 14 193 16*203 4758 3825 13 179 15*197 3825 3002 12 173 15 192 3002 2266 11 168 15 189 2266 1617 10 163 14 187 1617 1074 9*160 14 185 1074 659 8*158 13 184 659 373 7 156 12 184 373 200 6 155 11 183 200 100 5 154 9 182 100 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