DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.3 - - 97.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 331 - - 167 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4398 - - 7095 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3085 - - 4802 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4478 - - 7175 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3205 - - 2411 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 461 - - 433 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 185 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 033 - - 146 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 20 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2567 - - -739 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7045 - - 7914 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4394 - - -1753 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8872 - - 8928 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 590 - - 680 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.3 - - 97.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.8 - - 63.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.4 - - 96.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.2 - - 62.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 331 - - 167 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4398 - - 7095 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 12 - - - 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] 99399 45 085 32 078 99399 91878 39 078 36 086 91878 86076 28 075 36 084 86076 81277 24 077 28 074 81277 77156 17 084 22 072 77156 73515 14 087 15 077 73515 70222 11 099 9 066 70222 67205 9 101 3 046 67205 64416 5 100 2 333 64416 61719 5 090 7 290 61719 58919 7 352 9 291 58919 56039 14 292 9 296 56039 53318 16 275 12 307 53318 50892 21 311 17 313 50892 48728 25 302 24 302 48728 46765 25 305 27 302 46765 44961 27 318 29 307 44961 43286 26 318 29 309 43286 41717 23 314 27 309 41717 40237 24 314 27 311 40237 38837 23 310 28 303 38837 37476 23 300 26 288 37476 36085 23 294 22 284 36085 34634 21 288 20 285 34634 33127 21 294 19 290 33127 31549 22 299 19 292 31549 29886 22 298 19 290 29886 28138 20 296 18 291 28138 26302 19 287 17 289 26302 24378 18 271 17 285 24378 22368 16 258 17 264 22368 20268 16 256 16 254 20268 18078 18 276 16 263 18078 15847 18 293 14 285 15847 13702 12 296 12 290 13702 11756 10 288 11 295 11756 10027 9 308 11 293 10027 8493 7 318 7*260 8493 7128 4 320 6*251 7128 5914 4 305 5 246 5914 4838 3*340 3 235 4838 3889 5*018 1 203 3889 3052 6 028 1 112 3052 2304 7 033 3 084 2304 1642 7 035 4 074 1642 1091 8 036 5 069 1091 669 7 037 6 068 669 379 7 037 6 067 379 202 7 038 5 066 202 101 6 037 5 066 101 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