DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.2 - - 83.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 221 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4573 - - 1558 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3049 - - 84 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4653 - - 1638 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2666 - - 2307 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 411 - - 202 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 035 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 10 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -66 - - -494 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4719 - - 2132 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -512 - - -2183 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5165 - - 3821 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1480 - - 2300 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.2 - - 83.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 74.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.8 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 73.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 221 - - 66 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4573 - - 1558 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 63 - - 37 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - - 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] 98786 7 117 6 068 98786 91382 11 084 10 101 91382 85653 9 107 5 093 85653 80878 6 106 3 129 80878 76761 9 126 9 150 76761 73130 10 130 9 156 73130 69845 8 174 4 204 69845 66833 10 192 10 244 66833 64060 6 198 10 237 64060 61391 7 261 8 244 61391 58621 10 258 10 250 58621 55771 16 241 17 253 55771 53081 21 236 21 258 53081 50679 25 242 25 265 50679 48536 27 240 29 258 48536 46597 23 232 29 241 46597 44817 15 248 20 224 44817 43156 22 296 18 281 43156 41594 27 301 25 302 41594 40120 22 290 26 301 40120 38719 18 273 24 292 38719 37353 17 263 29 294 37353 35953 21 261 24 282 35953 34491 23 253 21 260 34491 32975 25 244 24 250 32975 31386 24 248 26 255 31386 29711 27 241 26 255 29711 27952 32 247 24 258 27952 26112 32 247 23 258 26112 24193 30 252 25 256 24193 22195 28 253 27 259 22195 20109 26 252 25 268 20109 17931 25 249 22 270 17931 15712 21 248 17 268 15712 13577 16 252 15 264 13577 11641 15 262 15 264 11641 9924 16 259 19 260 9924 8397 18 256 19 257 8397 7040 17 258 16 250 7040 5836 14 259 13 239 5836 4772 10*262 9 236 4772 3835 6*273 6 248 3835 3008 5 280 3 282 3008 2268 5 291 3*355 2268 1617 5 297 6*027 1617 1075 4 303 7 036 1075 659 4 308 7 036 659 373 4 311 7 037 373 200 4 312 7 037 200 100 3 315 6 037 100 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