DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/25 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.8 - - 84.6 - - 76.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 89 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5825 - - 6421 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4106 - - 3843 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5905 - - 6501 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1326 - - 1371 - - 5558 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 475 - - 347 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 28 - - 22 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 317 - - 322 - - 010 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 195 - - -128 - - -3990 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5710 - - 6630 - - 4090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4873 - - -5597 - - -5536 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10778 - - 12098 - - 5636 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 86 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.8 - - 84.6 - - 76.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.2 - - 56.0 - - 59.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.4 - - 84.0 - - 78.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.1 - - 55.0 - - 58.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 264 - - 89 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5825 - - 6421 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 46 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 11 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] 99232 35 099 26 093 21 080 99232 91734 29 089 22 083 19 076 91734 85943 22 079 20 083 24 076 85943 81152 17 072 20 078 23 078 81152 77038 15 070 16 085 19 074 77038 73409 14 105 12 075 13 065 73409 70133 12 106 5 089 9 062 70133 67114 7 123 3 124 8 044 67114 64295 6 115 3 219 9 313 64295 61570 4 110 5 185 13 255 61570 58730 7 290 7 320 9 219 58730 55786 14 255 16 277 13 278 55786 53000 18 262 18 277 19 278 53000 50517 20 275 20 278 19 286 50517 48297 29 283 23 285 28 292 48297 46287 32 268 35 279 34 279 46287 44458 33 257 42 274 34 274 44458 42777 37 254 44 268 43 294 42777 41219 43 243 46 259 48 291 41219 39759 42 236 47 256 50 291 39759 38376 37 242 47 258 48 291 38376 37031 35 255 46 262 45 291 37031 35655 38 262 42 266 45 288 35655 34218 39 264 38 267 44 281 34218 32723 38 262 34 265 43 285 32723 31153 37 262 37 273 37 279 31153 29496 36 266 36 271 36 272 29496 27757 34 267 33 263 34 276 27757 25938 34 270 28 265 28 279 25938 24036 33 280 24 279 23 278 24036 22048 29 289 22 280 19 274 22048 19972 23 292 20 274 17 271 19972 17804 20 287 19 278 14 284 17804 15586 21 277 19 286 14 288 15586 13446 24 272 21 286 20 279 13446 11503 23 275 21 287 22 279 11503 9788 19 286 16 297 17 283 9788 8276 12 293 9 299 11 260 8276 6939 5*293 3*262 9 224 6939 5755 2*290 3*274 5 223 5755 4707 2 298 2 291 2 313 4707 3783 3 308 3 310 5 001 3783 2968 3 316 3 323 7 005 2968 2240 3 322 3 331 8 009 2240 1597 4 325 4 336 9 012 1597 1061 4 329 4 339 9 013 1061 651 4 329 4 340 9 013 651 369 4 330 4 342 9 012 369 198 4 331 4 343 7 010 198 100 3 331 3 342 4*010 100 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