DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/25 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 65.6 - - 60.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - -39 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2247 - - 440 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 82 - - 82 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2327 - - 520 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1279 - - 3761 - - 963 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 182 - - 82 - - 18 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 348 - - 348 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 299 - - -3190 - - -1971 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2028 - - 3710 - - 2069 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -512 - - -11510 - - -9943 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2839 - - 12030 - - 10041 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 59 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 65.6 - - 60.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.6 - - 49.8 - - 52.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.2 - - 67.0 - - 63.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.8 - - 48.5 - - 51.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 26 - - -39 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2247 - - 440 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 98492 15 141 5 349 7 049 98492 91142 10 086 10 040 7 045 91142 85449 11 047 7 025 8 023 85449 80707 5 328 7 356 9 017 80707 76619 5 033 7 325 8 036 76619 73012 12 048 3 352 6 025 73012 69768 6 037 9 060 6 335 69768 66796 7 057 9 055 6 325 66796 64039 8 023 4 009 4 347 64039 61370 2 307 2 330 4 032 61370 58596 2 069 2 269 6 349 58596 55735 2 043 5 263 12 297 55735 53015 2 329 4 254 12 272 53015 50563 2 296 2 018 8 229 50563 48354 2 293 5 338 3 163 48354 46344 0 321 10 288 1 022 46344 44496 3 165 10 254 4 270 44496 42776 1 201 3 138 3 208 42776 41174 9 253 8 351 7 010 41174 39682 12 159 17 329 16 334 39682 38281 24 101 5 243 15 308 38281 36921 27 086 20 114 6 203 36921 35534 18 095 20 098 12 125 35534 34086 17 109 11 095 4 098 34086 32580 18 105 6 106 7 304 32580 30999 11 078 3 102 8 318 30999 29331 8 021 5 071 16 309 29331 27573 15 321 21 309 17 312 27573 25727 23 312 25 320 14 346 25727 23805 19 320 16 346 13 335 23805 21809 18 341 8 338 19 343 21809 19730 16 010 13 356 21 003 19730 17565 21 014 20 017 16 008 17565 15362 23 006 18 002 13 000 15362 13246 22 008 15 357 10 343 13246 11325 21 015 15 356 14 357 11325 9617 19 025 18 001 18 000 9617 8106 17 028 22 010 21 001 8106 6772 19 018 27 016 27 018 6772 5597 19 006 30 014 34 020 5597 4567 23 009 29 004 38 016 4567 3668 28 007 25 352 37 006 3668 2878 28*358 24 350 35 001 2878 2172 26*349 23 350 33 358 2172 1548 25 348 22 349 29 354 1548 1029 24 348 21 349 25 350 1029 631 23 348 19*349 21 346 631 358 20 348 17*348 16 343 358 193 17 347 14 348 12 341 193 98 12 347 10 348 7*339 98 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