DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - - 91.5 - - 94.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 390 - - 202 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5983 - - 5135 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4392 - - 3418 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6063 - - 5215 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2019 - - 4837 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 538 - - 412 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 201 - - 201 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 934 - - -478 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5129 - - 5693 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -427 - - -1471 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6490 - - 6686 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1560 - - 2080 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - 94.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.0 - - 69.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.5 - - 93.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.7 - - 68.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 390 - - 202 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5983 - - 5135 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - 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] 98723 26 075 30 077 98723 91265 23 083 22 063 91265 85544 22 092 18 080 85544 80793 18 092 17 115 80793 76704 15 086 13 108 76704 73095 11 086 7 074 73095 69820 9 093 6 087 69820 66802 5 071 3 102 66802 64011 1 025 3 195 64011 61322 4 302 4 251 61322 58538 12 295 13 283 58538 55672 22 266 23 277 55672 52960 28 266 30 277 52960 50558 38 278 41 266 50558 48430 35 257 46 249 48430 46499 23 227 49 250 46499 44721 24 260 35 246 44721 43060 23 248 36 249 43060 41498 30 219 39 254 41498 40019 27 231 40 258 40019 38612 30 262 49 259 38612 37240 29 268 58 261 37240 35838 31 253 52 258 35838 34378 37 251 47 255 34378 32863 42 258 41 253 32863 31276 42 262 39 257 31276 29605 39 254 34 258 29605 27852 37 232 33 249 27852 26016 40 241 40 251 26016 24100 44 245 43 258 24100 22110 45 242 33 239 22110 20039 40 241 30 240 20039 17879 33 237 27 255 17879 15679 28 243 26 254 15679 13564 25 248 28 251 13564 11646 22 251 25 253 11646 9943 19 247 19 250 9943 8427 16 240 17 238 8427 7077 13*233 16 231 7077 5875 11*225 15*218 5875 4809 11 212 15*211 4809 3869 11 206 15 206 3869 3038 12 199 16 202 3038 2294 12 196 16 199 2294 1636 12 194 15 198 1636 1088 12 192 15 196 1088 667 12 191 15 195 667 377 11 190 14 195 377 202 11 190 13 194 202 101 9 189 10 194 101 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