DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 89.7 - - 96.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 133 - - 162 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2700 - - 6440 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1489 - - 4286 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2780 - - 6520 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3463 - - 2422 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 305 - - 416 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 209 - - 223 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -147 - - 340 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2927 - - 6180 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1193 - - -277 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3973 - - 6797 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3750 - - 2120 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.7 - - 96.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 76.7 - - 69.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.1 - - 95.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 75.9 - - 69.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 133 - - 162 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2700 - - 6440 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 46 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 19 - - 15 - - - 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] 99335 44 086 30 091 99335 91824 37 081 31 079 91824 86030 28 073 31 067 86030 81232 23 066 26 059 81232 77115 19 070 19 061 77115 73488 14 076 14 079 73488 70206 8 083 9 084 70206 67183 5 132 5 114 67183 64381 1 134 7 113 64381 61673 1 279 2 300 61673 58872 9 341 8 257 58872 55994 14 299 13 291 55994 53271 18 280 19 289 53271 50839 25 283 24 289 50839 48682 29 269 32 273 48682 46742 27 258 31 262 46742 44957 13 294 26 266 44957 43289 22 312 28 278 43289 41723 26 307 28 282 41723 40243 29 303 28 280 40243 38838 22 299 25 275 38838 37471 17 281 23 266 37471 36071 18 262 26 257 36071 34611 21 262 25 264 34611 33094 23 268 28 269 33094 31504 24 259 28 256 31504 29829 31 252 30 251 29829 28068 30 246 29 251 28068 26222 31 236 28 250 26222 24295 30 233 26 246 24295 22295 27 237 23 247 22295 20212 25 240 23 251 20212 18039 22 243 24 248 18039 15821 18 245 25 244 15821 13684 19 248 23 247 13684 11744 18 239 22 253 11744 10020 20 228 22 254 10020 8486 24 228 21 248 8486 7122 24 227 21*245 7122 5911 23 223 21*231 5911 4837 23 215 22 229 4837 3891 21 211 22 224 3891 3054 20*209 22 222 3054 2306 19*208 22 221 2306 1644 18 209 22 220 1644 1093 17 210 21 220 1093 670 16 210 20 219 670 379 15 210 19 219 379 202 13 211 17 218 202 101 10 210 13 218 101 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