DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.7 - - 90.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4061 - - 4462 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2674 - - 2518 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4141 - - 4542 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1814 - - 1970 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 398 - - 319 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 225 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -290 - - -135 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4432 - - 4678 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2404 - - -1900 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6545 - - 6442 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1800 - - 1890 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.7 - - 90.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 70.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.5 - - 90.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.7 - - 69.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 94 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4061 - - 4462 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 2 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 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] 99390 36 083 30 082 99390 91868 32 084 35 081 91868 86092 30 082 33 079 86092 81322 23 085 26 071 81322 77210 20 091 15 078 77210 73568 20 089 15 102 73568 70275 16 093 16 095 70275 67258 14 102 15 087 67258 64477 11 098 11 069 64477 61803 7 104 6 030 61803 59019 7 118 2 271 59019 56127 7 151 8 198 56127 53372 6 256 4 221 53372 50913 13 243 13 261 50913 48726 4 227 12 255 48726 46745 4 313 10 267 46745 44930 9 306 10 272 44930 43251 11 275 14 270 43251 41685 10 256 18 258 41685 40212 9 251 16 251 40212 38817 8 247 14 249 38817 37457 8 237 12 245 37457 36063 6 229 16 240 36063 34608 7 227 18 231 34608 33095 11 234 19 229 33095 31508 15 235 20 234 31508 29834 15 239 19 235 29834 28074 14 243 18 239 28074 26228 17 246 17 240 26228 24300 19 236 18 237 24300 22296 21 221 20 235 22296 20208 23 218 22 239 20208 18031 23 221 22 241 18031 15811 22 226 21 238 15811 13670 21 224 20 235 13670 11721 19 220 19 230 11721 9989 19 226 18 229 9989 8450 19 230 18 235 8450 7084 20 234 19 239 7084 5872 21 237 19 233 5872 4803 20*234 18*228 4803 3861 17*228 17*227 3861 3030 16 227 17 226 3030 2287 16 227 17 226 2287 1631 16 227 16 225 1631 1084 15 227 16 225 1084 664 15 227 15 224 664 376 14 226 14 224 376 201 13 226 13 224 201 101 10 226 10 224 101 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