DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - - 91.1 - - 95.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 237 - - 91 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4624 - - 6069 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3138 - - 3681 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4704 - - 6149 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2341 - - 3109 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 427 - - 353 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 239 - - 237 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 28 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 358 - - -148 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4346 - - 6297 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -291 - - -884 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4995 - - 7033 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2130 - - 1440 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.1 - - 95.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.1 - - 67.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.7 - - 94.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 66.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 237 - - 91 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4624 - - 6069 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 39 - - 58 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 14 - - - 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] 99279 39 077 29 083 99279 91719 35 077 32 087 91719 85896 30 089 33 085 85896 81081 26 091 27 088 81081 76954 20 076 24 088 76954 73331 15 075 18 076 73331 70064 15 102 12 075 70064 67061 15 092 7 071 67061 64278 10 048 8 066 64278 61589 8 344 8 045 61589 58802 7 281 7 344 58802 55933 5 260 8 308 55933 53217 7 281 13 265 53217 50794 15 268 14 257 50794 48638 22 255 17 261 48638 46683 23 248 19 262 46683 44883 21 248 20 265 44883 43208 19 240 19 265 43208 41638 18 231 17 270 41638 40158 16 232 16 273 40158 38755 13 243 15 272 38755 37389 12 253 13 272 37389 35992 12 253 13 275 35992 34533 13 245 13 277 34533 33015 16 242 14 279 33015 31427 17 244 14 276 31427 29755 18 244 12 267 29755 28001 16 244 12 257 28001 26161 12 250 14 251 26161 24240 12 252 15 242 24240 22241 14 265 16 240 22241 20160 13 272 18 244 20160 17990 15 275 18 256 17990 15775 17 270 14 276 15775 13639 18 263 15 284 13639 11703 17 257 14 279 11703 9984 16 259 11 266 9984 8457 14 261 9 257 8457 7098 15 259 8*249 7098 5891 14 251 8*244 5891 4821 12*244 8 241 4821 3876 10*240 8 238 3876 3043 10 239 8 236 3043 2297 10 238 7 235 2297 1638 9 239 7 234 1638 1088 9 238 7 233 1088 667 8 238 6 233 667 378 8 238 6 232 378 202 7 237 6 232 202 101 6 237 5 233 101 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