DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - - - - 86.4 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 343 - - 142 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5431 - - 4768 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3898 - - 2937 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5511 - - 4848 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1115 - - 1418 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 498 - - 358 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 211 - - 208 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -719 - - -1577 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6230 - - 6426 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5319 - - -7231 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10830 - - 12079 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 69 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 86.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 58.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.5 - - 85.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.1 - - 58.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 343 - - 142 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5431 - - 4768 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 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] 98908 19 073 21 080 98908 91508 16 078 20 077 91508 85783 15 089 14 075 85783 81028 17 101 9 065 81028 76931 14 099 3 114 76931 73309 9 110 3 209 73309 70024 9 101 6 181 70024 67012 8 079 3 107 67012 64252 8 044 4 020 64252 61607 6 029 2 347 61607 58861 12 027 7 027 58861 56043 14 007 12 358 56043 53403 14 016 13 358 53403 51046 19 009 16 357 51046 48924 25 004 16 006 48924 46986 25 355 13 359 46986 45191 23 354 12 348 45191 43513 27 355 17 345 43513 41938 33 347 24 332 41938 40451 29 348 24 320 40451 39041 20 355 19 309 39041 37667 14 344 14 300 37667 36259 13 326 12 298 36259 34787 17 314 16 301 34787 33254 18 310 17 300 33254 31643 16 306 15 290 31643 29945 13 293 15 282 29945 28161 12 289 15 280 28161 26290 14 289 16 282 26290 24335 18 286 19 284 24335 22298 20 288 20 292 22298 20179 20 276 20 287 20179 17972 20 267 23 278 17972 15724 15 258 20 268 15724 13565 14 245 17 255 13565 11610 14 244 15 245 11610 9880 16 258 16 252 9880 8350 11 267 13 258 8350 6994 7 273 8 257 6994 5796 6*244 8*236 5796 4740 7*217 9*214 4740 3809 8 213 10 211 3809 2989 8 211 11 209 2989 2256 8 210 11 208 2256 1608 9 209 12 207 1608 1069 9 208 11 206 1069 656 8 208 11 206 656 372 8 208 11 206 372 199 8 208 10 206 199 100 7 207 8 205 100 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