DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 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 - - - - - - 90.7 - - 92.0 - - 82.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 203 - - 94 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4703 - - 5247 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3123 - - 3072 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4783 - - 5327 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2155 - - 2688 - - 3770 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 408 - - 335 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 236 - - 238 - - 212 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 643 - - 519 - - -1338 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4140 - - 4808 - - 1438 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -77 - - -546 - - -2591 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4860 - - 5873 - - 2691 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 78 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2730 - - 2360 - - 3390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.7 - - 92.0 - - 82.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 71.2 - - 76.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.7 - - 91.5 - - 84.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.1 - - 70.6 - - 76.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 203 - - 94 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4703 - - 5247 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 12 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 20 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] 99420 42 075 22 095 22 069 99420 91947 31 087 32 078 28 080 91947 86162 27 093 32 084 28 078 86162 81335 25 086 25 095 23 074 81335 77177 20 084 20 090 18 077 77177 73516 16 085 16 082 18 081 73516 70215 14 091 12 081 16 074 70215 67194 14 111 12 072 14 075 67194 64408 14 103 8 077 9 071 64408 61720 7 081 3 089 5 051 61720 58922 6 016 1 178 2 272 58922 56039 10 305 5 273 7 243 56039 53319 9 252 12 286 9 268 53319 50888 12 256 17 280 9 294 50888 48707 17 247 20 267 11 291 48707 46726 19 237 19 256 16 266 46726 44914 22 249 17 252 22 266 44914 43244 24 254 25 259 39 259 43244 41686 23 254 28 253 52 248 41686 40216 27 253 24 249 55 240 40216 38819 31 252 24 249 56 238 38819 37455 32 249 35 251 57 242 37455 36057 31 243 43 249 55 246 36057 34597 33 238 44 242 50 253 34597 33080 35 237 42 243 39 257 33080 31490 34 239 39 245 29 246 31490 29813 33 235 35 242 29 244 29813 28054 34 230 34 241 29 236 28054 26209 33 229 33 244 24 236 26209 24279 29 232 30 248 19 239 24279 22271 28 241 27 254 17 243 22271 20180 25 252 23 255 17 249 20180 17999 21 250 17 245 17 252 17999 15778 21 249 13 251 16 248 15778 13639 23 250 13 280 14 249 13639 11695 21 255 15 279 7 280 11695 9971 20 255 15 269 8 278 9971 8439 21 249 15 266 10 270 8439 7077 19 248 16 260 14 248 7077 5867 19 243 16*253 20 239 5867 4796 19*241 16*248 22 239 4796 3855 18*239 16 241 22 238 3855 3025 18 237 16 239 22 234 3025 2283 18 236 16 236 22 229 2283 1628 18 236 15 235 21 224 1628 1082 17 235 15 234 19 221 1082 663 17 235 15 232 17 219 663 375 16 234 14 232 13 216 375 200 14 234 12 232 11 215 200 100 11 234 10 231 6*212 100 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