DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 95.4 - - 94.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 387 - - 198 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7165 - - 7319 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5328 - - 5076 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7245 - - 7399 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1466 - - 3009 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 569 - - 460 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 209 - - 199 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 15 - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -649 - - -79 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7894 - - 7478 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2824 - - -1067 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10069 - - 8466 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1340 - - 1640 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.4 - - 94.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 62.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.1 - - 93.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.7 - - 62.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 387 - - 198 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7165 - - 7319 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 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] 97956 8 191 7 201 97956 90566 6 233 4 161 90566 84925 4 022 3 155 84925 80250 12 093 2 170 80250 76205 14 107 2 112 76205 72636 7 103 4 106 72636 69409 1 168 6 079 69409 66441 3 022 7 031 66441 63698 11 023 7 003 63698 61054 18 346 12 355 61054 58307 20 312 11 342 58307 55470 15 323 10 332 55470 52776 25 339 18 326 52776 50350 25 338 23 325 50350 48171 16 352 14 338 48171 46203 15 001 6 011 46203 44415 11 332 10 301 44415 42765 4 308 9 234 42765 41220 7 091 7 178 41220 39767 13 099 7 137 39767 38391 16 117 7 141 38391 37051 17 125 9 144 37051 35681 18 133 10 132 35681 34248 19 142 16 137 34248 32757 16 162 17 159 32757 31193 10 213 10 214 31193 29547 13 240 12 255 29547 27820 12 238 6 245 27820 26007 11 235 4 211 26007 24109 9 227 4 219 24109 22131 6 215 6 204 22131 20069 6 231 6 214 20069 17921 8 266 5 252 17921 15733 10 298 6 298 15733 13623 13 303 9 282 13623 11697 14 291 12 272 11697 9981 13 281 10 261 9981 8453 8*252 10*239 8453 7093 6*229 10*223 7093 5884 6 225 10 216 5884 4813 6 219 11 207 4813 3869 6 211 12 199 3869 3036 6 205 12 194 3036 2291 6 200 12 190 2291 1634 6 197 12 188 1634 1086 6 193 12 185 1086 666 6 190 12 184 666 377 6 190 12 183 377 201 6 190 11 183 201 101 5 189 9 182 101 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