DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 = 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 - - - - - - 90.8 - - 92.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 291 - - 149 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6083 - - 6364 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4351 - - 4187 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6163 - - 6444 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2410 - - 1962 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 496 - - 406 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 224 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -11 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 421 - - -598 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5742 - - 7043 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -579 - - -2521 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6742 - - 8965 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 890 - - 270 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.8 - - 92.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.0 - - 61.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.3 - - 91.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.2 - - 61.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 291 - - 149 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6083 - - 6364 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 33 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99011 22 097 22 073 99011 91495 23 088 27 080 91495 85727 30 095 27 088 85727 80961 27 082 26 086 80961 76865 19 090 19 086 76865 73250 16 099 13 109 73250 69980 13 099 10 084 69980 66973 6 079 3 080 66973 64187 4 156 2 247 64187 61492 3 266 5 224 61492 58696 15 282 9 291 58696 55819 27 274 23 290 55819 53082 31 263 30 274 53082 50635 37 280 42 289 50635 48472 45 267 52 269 48472 46518 29 286 32 263 46518 44730 49 308 41 297 44730 43081 46 290 43 275 43081 41535 48 272 47 260 41535 40071 44 263 47 258 40071 38678 39 256 47 252 38678 37319 36 249 46 247 37319 35929 40 247 45 243 35929 34476 44 250 44 242 34476 32964 44 257 43 244 32964 31376 44 259 41 247 31376 29700 43 247 38 252 29700 27939 44 238 36 249 27939 26098 40 238 36 242 26098 24178 32 227 37 240 24178 22179 33 215 36 242 22179 20093 33 230 32 244 20093 17920 29 244 29 241 17920 15705 23 247 25 244 15705 13575 20 249 17 239 13575 11642 19 249 13 252 11642 9926 18 247 11 269 9926 8403 14 234 12 261 8403 7050 13*227 14*238 7050 5849 13*225 14*232 5849 4785 13 224 14 229 4785 3847 12 223 14 226 3847 3019 12 222 14 223 3019 2279 12 222 14 221 2279 1625 12 221 14 220 1625 1080 12 221 14 218 1080 662 11 221 13 218 662 375 11 220 13 217 375 201 10 220 12 217 201 101 8 219 9 217 101 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