DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - - 82.0 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 330 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5566 - - 4971 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3988 - - 2555 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5646 - - 5051 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2015 - - 3034 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 496 - - 293 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 151 - - 136 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 14 - - 34 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -463 - - -949 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6109 - - 6001 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -538 - - -1392 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6184 - - 6443 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.0 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.4 - - 56.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.2 - - 82.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.9 - - 56.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 330 - - 73 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5566 - - 4971 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 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] 98621 29 086 21 100 98621 91116 22 087 17 092 91116 85367 17 098 16 085 85367 80632 14 099 13 088 80632 76554 14 115 9 101 76554 72933 13 109 8 124 72933 69643 7 099 9 142 69643 66621 6 202 6 172 66621 63829 4 199 7 198 63829 61127 12 239 14 227 61127 58323 19 263 27 250 58323 55436 35 252 38 258 55436 52705 60 240 65 253 52705 50272 66 237 77 241 50272 48088 73 252 71 244 48088 46097 98 256 84 254 46097 44281 104 252 109 255 44281 42612 102 251 110 252 42612 41058 100 249 105 250 41058 39594 101 243 104 247 39594 38204 102 237 106 244 38204 36847 101 236 108 244 36847 35457 101 237 106 243 35457 34005 101 240 108 245 34005 32495 100 246 100 248 32495 30916 95 250 89 249 30916 29255 81 247 83 251 29255 27513 78 245 71 248 27513 25693 74 249 62 244 25693 23795 62 249 57 245 23795 21821 48 243 55 249 21821 19765 46 243 50 246 19765 17622 44 246 46 245 17622 15437 42 249 43 248 15437 13332 37 246 39 248 13332 11421 33 246 35 240 11421 9731 28 246 29 233 9731 8236 23 247 21 225 8236 6911 12 224 16 218 6911 5734 9*199 11*203 5734 4692 8*179 8*184 4692 3773 7 162 7 169 3773 2962 7 153 7 146 2962 2236 7 147 7 128 2236 1595 6 143 7 114 1595 1061 6 139 7 108 1061 651 6 136 7 106 651 369 6 135 7 104 369 198 6 134 6 102 198 100 5 132 5 101 100 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