DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/31 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.7 - - 91.6 - - 84.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 269 - - 89 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4847 - - 6139 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3353 - - 3622 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4927 - - 6219 - - 101 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3342 - - 2502 - - 5032 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 448 - - 340 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 227 - - 229 - - 098 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -385 - - 147 - - -2713 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5312 - - 6073 - - 2814 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1932 - - -402 - - -4361 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6859 - - 6621 - - 4462 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 88 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 870 - - 450 - - 1760 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 90.7 - - 91.6 - - 84.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 65.4 - - 72.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.0 - - 91.1 - - 85.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.1 - - 64.8 - - 71.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 269 - - 89 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4847 - - 6139 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 3 - - 53 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 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] 98976 16 112 6 108 15 040 98976 91533 17 089 12 097 10 025 91533 85792 14 056 17 081 9 042 85792 81034 11 070 13 058 14 077 81034 76934 10 092 6 013 14 053 76934 73318 11 112 2 287 6 004 73318 70059 11 081 5 034 5 041 70059 67064 8 076 5 015 7 007 67064 64297 12 035 8 039 5 003 64297 61626 14 358 10 348 14 335 61626 58854 14 337 14 338 16 324 58854 55998 16 333 17 322 18 323 55998 53296 13 337 11 297 16 297 53296 50866 18 348 14 331 12 290 50866 48679 28 331 27 331 28 329 48679 46705 33 309 33 311 39 322 46705 44917 27 282 32 284 32 303 44917 43264 22 273 23 273 23 292 43264 41715 18 285 22 317 22 316 41715 40251 17 321 27 319 25 320 40251 38859 21 332 27 313 26 315 38859 37501 21 337 27 311 27 312 37501 36110 19 319 28 314 28 308 36110 34655 19 305 28 318 28 305 34655 33140 22 307 27 317 27 303 33140 31547 25 308 26 316 26 304 31547 29864 22 297 21 308 27 310 29864 28094 21 303 23 290 27 318 28094 26236 20 311 23 292 23 320 26236 24297 16 309 18 291 20 306 24297 22283 15 297 17 291 20 298 22283 20183 12 292 17 302 17 302 20183 17994 10 300 14 322 10 320 17994 15767 12 307 13 350 5 352 15767 13625 13 312 13 349 6 010 13625 11678 10 308 13 331 11 341 11678 9952 8 281 11 300 14 329 9952 8421 8 259 10 276 13 312 8421 7064 9 252 9*267 10 294 7064 5861 9*236 8*244 8 272 5861 4794 8*232 8 240 8 243 4794 3854 8 230 8 234 7 233 3854 3024 8 228 8 229 6 228 3024 2282 8 226 8 225 5 215 2282 1626 8 225 8 222 4 179 1626 1080 7 223 8 220 5 139 1080 662 7 223 8 219 6 120 662 374 7 222 7 218 6 110 374 200 6 221 7 217 5*103 200 101 5 220 6 217 3*098 101 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