DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - - 86.7 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3176 - - 2703 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1744 - - 84 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3256 - - 2783 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2650 - - 2809 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 306 - - 206 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 253 - - 243 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 385 - - 539 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2871 - - 2244 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -472 - - -170 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3728 - - 2953 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1890 - - 2480 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.7 - - 85.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.0 - - 75.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.0 - - 85.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.9 - - 74.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3176 - - 2703 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 84 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - - 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] 99391 28 082 24 083 99391 91796 30 083 28 084 91796 85946 27 089 29 083 85946 81132 27 091 25 086 81132 77010 26 088 20 093 77010 73375 27 074 19 097 73375 70089 16 061 16 079 70089 67073 6 089 11 059 67073 64286 9 079 5 095 64286 61601 8 047 5 131 61601 58822 10 041 5 002 58822 55966 4 284 8 335 55966 53261 10 246 17 300 53261 50853 14 248 23 270 50853 48719 15 271 23 255 48719 46783 27 269 26 256 46783 44997 28 266 30 255 44997 43329 30 265 32 251 43329 41760 29 266 31 254 41760 40277 28 269 30 258 40277 38868 28 270 29 260 38868 37496 29 268 27 259 37496 36092 30 264 25 259 36092 34628 28 263 25 261 34628 33105 24 262 23 261 33105 31507 23 263 21 260 31507 29822 23 256 22 259 29822 28055 22 249 22 260 28055 26206 19 254 21 254 26206 24274 16 261 17 255 24274 22259 16 254 16 258 22259 20159 17 253 16 269 20159 17974 19 257 15 284 17974 15748 22 258 15 283 15748 13604 19 261 13 284 13604 11657 10 242 11 280 11657 9934 8 246 9 276 9934 8404 10 259 7 256 8404 7044 10 261 6 248 7044 5839 8 258 6 271 5839 4775 6 257 6 271 4775 3839 6*257 6 264 3839 3013 6*255 6*255 3013 2275 6 254 6*249 2275 1622 6 253 6 245 1622 1078 5 253 6 243 1078 661 5 251 6 239 661 375 5 251 5 239 375 201 5 251 5 238 201 101 4 251 4 238 101 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