DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - - - - 97.1 - - 98.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 376 - - 200 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5915 - - 6851 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4326 - - 4732 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5995 - - 6931 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2300 - - 3986 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 531 - - 454 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 184 - - 179 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -660 - - -690 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6655 - - 7621 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2640 - - -1740 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8635 - - 8671 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1630 - - 1170 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 97.1 - - 98.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.1 - - 65.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 94.9 - - 97.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.5 - - 64.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 376 - - 200 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5915 - - 6851 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 98993 37 084 49 086 98993 91561 33 079 32 085 91561 85863 28 082 24 085 85863 81099 25 096 17 079 81099 76985 23 104 12 092 76985 73355 21 095 11 105 73355 70068 15 083 6 091 70068 67042 8 088 3 064 67042 64236 7 112 4 148 64236 61530 5 103 7 144 61530 58744 7 032 2 014 58744 55888 9 331 13 321 55888 53177 13 248 16 287 53177 50756 16 230 18 239 50756 48609 11 242 16 225 48609 46667 8 254 7 220 46667 44879 7 252 4 251 44879 43212 8 227 10 270 43212 41647 9 225 15 263 41647 40167 12 229 19 258 40167 38760 14 225 18 257 38760 37389 14 229 17 256 37389 35986 15 249 17 250 35986 34522 18 260 16 238 34522 33002 15 264 14 222 33002 31411 11 238 14 223 31411 29737 8 226 15 229 29737 27979 8 240 16 232 27979 26137 12 242 18 238 26137 24217 13 218 18 244 24217 22222 11 215 15 246 22222 20145 14 234 13 245 20145 17977 12 240 9 225 17977 15768 11 225 9 199 15768 13651 17 203 11 192 13651 11727 18 193 12 186 11727 10012 17 190 9 190 10012 8483 15 192 6 202 8483 7121 11*187 6*202 7121 5910 7*181 6*196 5910 4836 7 184 7 191 4836 3889 7 184 8 184 3889 3053 7 185 8 179 3053 2305 7 185 9 176 2305 1644 7 184 9 173 1644 1093 7 183 9 172 1093 670 7 183 9 171 670 379 7 182 9 170 379 202 6 183 8 170 202 101 6 183 7 169 101 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