DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 - - - - - - 69.0 - - 69.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2830 - - 2164 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1107 - - 83 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2910 - - 2244 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 658 - - 796 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 249 - - 120 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 321 - - 336 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 983 - - 326 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1927 - - 1918 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 484 - - -5656 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2426 - - 7900 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.0 - - 69.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.7 - - 61.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 70.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.8 - - 60.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - 3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2830 - - 2164 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 63 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - 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] 97348 33 257 39 252 97348 90143 22 255 25 252 90143 84581 14 260 20 252 84581 79945 15 286 13 267 79945 75953 16 283 16 293 75953 72447 11 281 14 292 72447 69288 7 297 11 294 69288 66396 13 320 13 319 66396 63731 13 305 19 312 63731 61157 17 297 18 294 61157 58477 26 307 32 314 58477 55709 36 297 38 294 55709 53075 29 290 29 286 53075 50675 30 295 24 298 50675 48492 33 295 41 307 48492 46499 38 297 49 302 46499 44663 42 295 51 292 44663 42957 44 294 47 284 42957 41361 45 295 38 280 41361 39861 45 295 30 290 39861 38442 42 305 32 304 38442 37065 40 318 38 310 37065 35662 40 326 40 308 35662 34206 40 330 40 307 34206 32699 40 333 40 307 32699 31122 44 334 37 309 31122 29458 51 332 35 315 29458 27710 52 330 36 318 27710 25878 48 326 41 318 25878 23962 45 326 43 319 23962 21965 43 331 40 323 21965 19882 40 332 34 329 19882 17709 36 331 29 331 17709 15498 30 330 26 328 15498 13374 27 328 24 333 13374 11447 25 329 23 344 11447 9737 24 331 23 348 9737 8221 26 330 24 347 8221 6876 26 333 26 343 6876 5684 25 334 25 345 5684 4634 23 335 22 350 4634 3715 22*325 21 345 3715 2911 20*320 19*335 2911 2196 19 320 17*333 2196 1567 19 321 15 335 1567 1042 18 321 14 336 1042 640 17 322 13 338 640 364 15 322 12 338 364 196 13 322 10 339 196 100 10 322 8 339 100 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