DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 85.5 - - 85.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 129 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2934 - - 3337 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1654 - - 993 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3014 - - 3417 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3122 - - 2143 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 313 - - 234 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 191 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1099 - - -823 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4113 - - 4240 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3377 - - -3984 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6391 - - 7401 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1110 - - 1090 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.5 - - 85.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.5 - - 67.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.8 - - 85.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.2 - - 66.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 129 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2934 - - 3337 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 13 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - - 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] 99312 45 091 40 089 99312 91805 33 087 36 077 91805 86039 27 087 34 084 86039 81262 29 086 26 087 81262 77146 29 084 21 089 77146 73499 23 077 19 079 73499 70196 18 068 15 084 70196 67159 16 063 15 074 67159 64346 10 076 10 039 64346 61636 12 084 7 334 61636 58823 7 310 12 290 58823 55920 8 275 13 270 55920 53157 11 334 15 293 53157 50674 40 292 44 300 50674 48453 51 267 46 275 48453 46421 32 262 46 294 46421 44534 45 308 52 296 44534 42785 69 303 58 299 42785 41165 74 299 62 299 41165 39660 72 300 59 297 39660 38252 65 301 53 296 38252 36894 52 295 50 294 36894 35511 41 284 51 294 35511 34071 36 285 53 293 34071 32578 32 293 54 290 32578 31016 29 292 52 289 31016 29371 29 286 50 291 29371 27644 30 288 45 288 27644 25833 32 291 41 288 25833 23941 34 294 35 284 23941 21966 33 296 33 274 21966 19907 34 295 37 282 19907 17762 38 288 38 291 17762 15578 30 282 33 288 15578 13473 19 279 32 281 13473 11556 19 262 26 265 11556 9849 23 254 27 257 9849 8331 18 265 23 266 8331 6985 14 263 19 251 6985 5793 13 239 19 237 5793 4740 14 220 19 221 4740 3813 14*216 19*206 3813 2995 13*212 18*195 2995 2262 12 209 17 192 2262 1614 12 208 17 191 1614 1073 12 207 16 191 1073 658 11 205 16 190 658 373 10 204 14 189 373 200 9 204 13 189 200 100 8 203 10 188 100 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