DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 80.4 - - 77.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 23 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2074 - - 2559 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 84 - - 84 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2154 - - 2639 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2155 - - 2308 - - 3626 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 212 - - 184 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 239 - - 246 - - 125 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 889 - - 986 - - -418 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1265 - - 1653 - - 518 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 440 - - 449 - - -1197 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1714 - - 2190 - - 1297 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1360 - - 1760 - - 2190 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 80.4 - - 77.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 73.2 - - 75.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.0 - - 80.5 - - 78.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.0 - - 72.4 - - 74.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 54 - - 23 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2074 - - 2559 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 84 - - 69 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 19 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] 98587 13 094 8 075 6 080 98587 91099 15 104 11 073 10 065 91099 85350 11 089 12 089 8 080 85350 80585 11 094 12 083 8 079 80585 76482 11 101 9 104 8 050 76482 72855 8 107 4 102 9 030 72855 69587 7 096 0 088 9 013 69587 66614 6 049 4 041 6 028 66614 63880 7 319 9 351 9 010 63880 61233 7 333 7 296 8 319 61233 58476 14 316 10 319 9 318 58476 55630 24 279 21 287 18 302 55630 52930 31 246 30 257 32 276 52930 50538 34 240 40 248 42 246 50538 48431 39 251 45 252 46 245 48431 46523 48 255 49 246 55 245 46523 44758 45 259 48 244 50 249 44758 43106 42 259 42 251 43 253 43106 41551 44 250 43 258 36 254 41551 40080 44 239 45 252 32 262 40080 38681 41 233 43 243 35 262 38681 37318 36 239 37 240 36 255 37318 35924 33 246 33 244 36 252 35924 34470 32 247 31 247 32 255 34470 32959 32 245 30 249 28 258 32959 31374 32 243 30 249 28 259 31374 29703 32 241 30 247 28 255 29703 27945 32 245 29 245 26 253 27945 26099 31 250 30 245 26 252 26099 24170 31 252 31 244 27 252 24170 22164 31 249 31 244 28 249 22164 20076 33 253 29 245 29 247 20076 17899 32 260 28 253 30 249 17899 15680 33 261 30 261 32 247 15680 13543 37 265 26 257 28 245 13543 11599 33 262 24 259 24 248 11599 9876 27 261 22 252 21 251 9876 8351 25 261 21 252 22 250 8351 6996 23 259 20 254 22 250 6996 5796 21 259 19 252 20 250 5796 4736 19 259 18 249 17 242 4736 3806 17 255 16 247 15 230 3806 2985 14 247 13*245 13 227 2985 2252 13*244 12*245 9 232 2252 1606 12*242 10 245 7 238 1606 1067 9 239 9 246 4 235 1067 654 9 238 8 247 2 221 654 371 8 237 8 247 1 182 371 199 7 237 7 248 1 141 199 100 6 237 5 248 1*125 100 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