DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - - - - 65.3 - - 65.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 196 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2452 - - 2503 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1424 - - 82 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2532 - - 2583 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 966 - - 1174 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 320 - - 105 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 342 - - 339 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4259 - - -4553 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6791 - - 7136 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12329 - - -12691 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14861 - - 15274 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 41 - - 38 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 65.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.1 - - 34.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.1 - - 65.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.0 - - 33.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 196 - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2452 - - 2503 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 97437 17 242 26 255 97437 90133 15 222 17 270 90133 84549 8 230 12 278 84549 79926 2 035 2 206 79926 75944 4 028 6 142 75944 72416 3 317 1 151 72416 69215 7 315 7 340 69215 66283 5 290 8 313 66283 63580 4 289 8 276 63580 60967 7 306 11 243 60967 58241 18 291 18 282 58241 55414 26 275 25 281 55414 52704 25 265 29 274 52704 50250 24 264 32 270 50250 48035 30 267 34 267 48035 46008 32 269 35 263 46008 44136 31 266 36 260 44136 42391 31 260 38 255 42391 40759 33 259 41 248 40759 39225 37 256 42 247 39225 37781 38 253 45 247 37781 36382 38 250 46 245 36382 34960 37 249 43 252 34960 33490 34 253 36 258 33490 31980 28 254 28 260 31980 30419 24 267 26 262 30419 28796 22 264 20 261 28796 27102 24 245 19 263 27102 25325 24 243 20 265 25325 23466 20 250 19 267 23466 21525 18 257 18 276 21525 19496 18 252 18 271 19496 17376 17 251 19 269 17376 15210 15 265 18 278 15210 13122 12 295 14 296 13122 11224 13 314 15 326 11224 9541 14 320 21 344 9541 8052 16 325 22 353 8052 6734 18 330 23 358 6734 5570 19 344 23 002 5570 4545 21 356 23 004 4545 3649 22 359 20 355 3649 2862 18*355 15*340 2862 2161 13*344 15*339 2161 1542 13 343 14 339 1542 1025 12 342 14 339 1025 630 12 342 13 339 630 358 11 342 12 339 358 193 10 341 10 339 193 99 8 341 7 339 99 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