DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - - 82.6 - - 84.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4630 - - 4853 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2961 - - 2517 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4710 - - 4933 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1545 - - 3337 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 380 - - 295 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 298 - - 289 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 765 - - 674 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3945 - - 4259 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -569 - - -696 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5279 - - 5629 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 530 - - 880 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 84.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.3 - - 65.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.9 - - 84.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.0 - - 64.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4630 - - 4853 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 40 - - 15 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99421 50 095 38 095 99421 91910 42 083 42 089 91910 86116 34 083 40 078 86116 81326 28 086 30 074 81326 77213 24 086 23 082 77213 73579 23 096 21 090 73579 70281 21 087 17 090 70281 67239 19 081 15 091 67239 64427 11 077 9 076 64427 61719 8 098 4 096 61719 58904 10 102 7 139 58904 55977 8 321 10 319 55977 53178 21 257 25 273 53178 50665 18 251 26 263 50665 48401 23 274 29 274 48401 46347 33 275 34 274 46347 44471 40 270 34 271 44471 42736 43 265 40 272 42736 41119 43 264 48 267 41119 39606 48 264 50 263 39606 38180 53 262 51 260 38180 36805 56 261 51 259 36805 35411 56 260 51 258 35411 33969 52 261 50 258 33969 32479 48 264 48 258 32479 30921 47 269 45 258 30921 29281 47 271 40 260 29281 27557 44 270 38 262 27557 25749 41 267 37 264 25749 23859 37 267 33 267 23859 21890 31 265 30 267 21890 19838 27 270 26 269 19838 17694 25 276 24 274 17694 15504 21 278 22 278 15504 13397 18 283 19 276 13397 11482 16 291 20 267 11482 9786 16 294 20 274 9786 8288 17 293 22 288 8288 6958 17 297 20 290 6958 5776 15*299 17*290 5776 4728 14*298 13*290 4728 3804 13 298 12 289 3804 2987 13 298 11 289 2987 2256 12 298 11 289 2256 1610 12 298 10 289 1610 1070 11 298 10 289 1070 656 11 298 9 288 656 372 10 298 9 289 372 199 9 298 8 288 199 100 8 299 6 288 100 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