DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 83.9 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2969 - - 2215 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1613 - - 84 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3049 - - 2295 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2058 - - 1657 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 302 - - 158 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 237 - - 219 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 652 - - 517 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2397 - - 1778 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1034 - - -374 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4083 - - 2669 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2070 - - 2330 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.9 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.4 - - 74.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.4 - - 81.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.4 - - 73.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 118 - - 17 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2969 - - 2215 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 82 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - - 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] 98916 35 081 24 087 98916 91445 27 069 25 072 91445 85696 22 081 20 068 85696 80944 23 081 19 080 80944 76874 19 066 17 080 76874 73276 11 080 11 061 73276 70009 10 092 7 040 70009 67001 10 064 3 034 67001 64228 7 024 5 343 64228 61550 6 037 6 310 61550 58756 14 328 17 317 58756 55872 26 296 18 309 55872 53133 35 280 28 295 53133 50685 34 271 40 278 50685 48504 34 277 46 266 48504 46537 35 280 40 256 46537 44737 37 282 35 274 44737 43069 37 271 36 285 43069 41516 41 270 35 257 41516 40049 45 269 42 256 40049 38654 39 265 43 262 38654 37298 36 255 39 271 37298 35912 37 251 34 268 35912 34464 36 254 32 264 34464 32956 33 267 33 265 32956 31371 33 266 33 261 31371 29698 30 255 30 257 29698 27940 26 256 27 254 27940 26094 26 259 25 253 26094 24165 28 253 24 264 24165 22157 30 248 26 281 22157 20063 30 243 24 283 20063 17882 28 247 24 279 17882 15662 27 243 22 286 15662 13524 26 237 20 286 13524 11586 26 247 22 268 11586 9874 22 248 24 260 9874 8356 18 243 22 251 8356 7007 13 245 21 246 7007 5810 12 253 22 245 5810 4751 12 252 20 242 4751 3818 12*247 16 237 3818 2995 12*243 13*230 2995 2261 12 239 12*224 2261 1613 12 237 10 220 1613 1072 11 236 10 219 1072 657 11 235 9 217 657 373 10 235 8 217 373 199 9 235 7 216 199 100 7 234 6 215 100 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