DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.9 - - 51.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1811 - - 1432 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 81 - - 81 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1891 - - 1512 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1711 - - 2457 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 200 - - 111 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 29 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 004 - - 004 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 20 - - 18 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 931 - - 497 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 960 - - 1015 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 559 - - -19 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1332 - - 1531 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.9 - - 51.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.3 - - 47.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.9 - - 51.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 47.7 - - 46.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1811 - - 1432 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - 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] 97708 27 243 31 268 97708 90414 28 234 27 248 90414 84796 18 239 25 231 84796 80120 13 239 20 227 80120 76078 18 245 19 236 76078 72502 19 249 19 237 72502 69275 14 260 16 254 69275 66319 7 265 13 267 66319 63577 16 273 23 261 63577 60928 27 252 33 242 60928 58166 35 237 36 232 58166 55303 44 243 41 240 55303 52579 52 239 47 243 52579 50122 63 231 60 241 50122 47906 75 223 73 232 47906 45883 83 217 82 221 45883 44017 83 215 83 212 44017 42288 82 218 82 212 42288 40685 86 221 84 213 40685 39192 91 222 87 213 39192 37787 96 221 88 212 37787 36423 102 221 89 213 36423 35029 108 221 89 214 35029 33575 112 221 91 216 33575 32064 114 220 95 217 32064 30481 111 220 97 216 30481 28813 102 217 94 211 28813 27061 96 212 92 208 27061 25227 89 212 88 207 25227 23320 84 212 78 208 23320 21348 76 215 65 210 21348 19306 66 217 49 210 19306 17179 63 211 34 206 17179 15005 59 202 31 206 15005 12912 41 184 24 170 12912 11022 26 134 10 047 11022 9355 16 060 25 333 9355 7885 26 005 31 342 7885 6587 31 359 28 002 6587 5444 29 356 28 015 5444 4443 31 001 34 016 4443 3568 37 006 36 012 3568 2798 37 006 35 011 2798 2111 37*005 34*009 2111 1506 35*005 31*007 1506 1003 32 004 27 005 1003 616 29 003 24 003 616 351 25 003 21 003 351 190 21 002 18 002 190 98 15 001 13 002 98 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