DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.9 - - 86.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 62 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5233 - - 5888 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3555 - - 3154 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5313 - - 5968 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2400 - - 3873 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 431 - - 305 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 26 - - 16 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 202 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - 19 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2942 - - -1681 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8256 - - 7649 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6384 - - -2932 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11697 - - 8900 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.9 - - 86.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.0 - - 53.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.5 - - 86.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.7 - - 52.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 213 - - 62 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5233 - - 5888 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 11 - - 82 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 99238 39 089 26 086 99238 91805 26 093 24 084 91805 86049 22 109 19 096 86049 81251 22 105 17 105 81251 77120 19 094 19 103 77120 73469 15 096 20 089 73469 70160 14 109 12 084 70160 67115 9 120 6 120 67115 64287 8 146 6 182 64287 61550 10 163 11 211 61550 58687 8 197 14 196 58687 55722 20 246 21 251 55722 52911 25 237 25 232 52911 50380 26 241 30 257 50380 48115 42 252 38 256 48115 46071 50 245 39 253 46071 44202 50 239 38 258 44202 42476 46 239 48 270 42476 40878 46 250 55 268 40878 39392 53 260 59 270 39392 38000 60 261 65 272 38000 36660 61 258 70 270 36660 35299 59 257 71 270 35299 33883 57 258 69 270 33883 32414 54 254 65 270 32414 30875 53 246 58 268 30875 29255 56 243 50 259 29255 27549 57 246 52 247 27549 25755 52 249 55 248 25755 23875 47 250 50 253 23875 21915 44 249 45 253 21915 19864 43 248 43 251 19864 17717 42 250 39 255 17717 15525 38 245 36 256 15525 13413 31 244 31 257 13413 11498 27 239 24 257 11498 9804 26 241 22 244 9804 8301 25 238 20 241 8301 6963 21 225 8*205 6963 5776 12*200 7*194 5776 4725 7*195 7 192 4725 3799 6 198 5 193 3799 2982 3 216 4 199 2982 2251 3 237 2 214 2251 1605 2 256 2 231 1605 1067 2 273 1 250 1067 655 2 285 1 261 655 371 2 290 1 266 371 199 2 290 1 268 199 100 2 293 1 276 100 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