DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/19 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.0 - - 90.4 - - 84.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 212 - - 80 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5828 - - 6455 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4016 - - 3838 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5908 - - 6535 - - 101 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1485 - - 1517 - - 6505 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 448 - - 344 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 307 - - 282 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 154 - - -64 - - -3823 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5754 - - 6599 - - 3925 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3144 - - -2800 - - -5372 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9052 - - 9335 - - 5473 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 72 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.0 - - 90.4 - - 84.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.1 - - 61.8 - - 67.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.0 - - 90.0 - - 86.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.9 - - 60.7 - - 66.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 212 - - 80 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5828 - - 6455 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 34 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 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] 99206 25 088 17 094 19 069 99206 91789 25 086 23 087 22 088 91789 86044 23 098 26 080 24 090 86044 81252 21 094 24 077 24 081 81252 77121 12 092 17 085 19 068 77121 73472 9 106 12 122 9 064 73472 70168 12 114 13 135 7 095 70168 67138 15 136 9 155 6 137 67138 64341 15 149 8 187 9 175 64341 61639 15 163 9 245 8 219 61639 58837 12 195 15 234 13 267 58837 55958 20 245 22 227 23 248 55958 53260 31 247 32 237 32 234 53260 50883 39 238 39 240 39 230 50883 48767 41 236 43 231 41 226 48767 46833 42 237 43 227 40 230 46833 45042 45 235 43 230 38 237 45042 43368 44 237 43 233 39 241 43368 41792 42 244 42 237 39 242 41792 40302 42 245 41 237 40 238 40302 38888 40 241 41 236 41 240 38888 37513 39 235 41 237 38 249 37513 36110 38 239 37 239 30 252 36110 34646 29 252 23 228 28 251 34646 33123 23 262 15 227 25 243 33123 31528 22 267 14 243 22 228 31528 29847 24 268 14 269 20 225 29847 28081 21 257 17 274 23 236 28081 26230 20 257 22 260 24 246 26230 24291 19 252 24 249 23 246 24291 22268 18 251 24 244 22 255 22268 20160 19 251 24 242 20 264 20160 17962 17 251 26 251 19 266 17962 15725 16 260 25 261 20 267 15725 13578 16 267 22 269 18 279 13578 11635 16 277 19 285 16 301 11635 9915 14 283 17 295 15 307 9915 8390 11 286 13 284 13 299 8390 7040 12*296 8*262 11 261 7040 5841 11*299 8*262 8 249 5841 4779 11 302 7 265 6 247 4779 3842 11 304 6 276 4 257 3842 3015 11 307 6 284 3 284 3015 2275 10 309 6 290 3 323 2275 1622 10 311 6 296 3 348 1622 1078 10 313 6 299 4 000 1078 661 9 314 5 302 5 006 661 374 9 316 5 303 5 010 374 200 8 316 5 305 4*011 200 101 7 316 4 305 3*011 101 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