DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - - 76.8 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 342 - - 166 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4810 - - 5633 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3420 - - 3697 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4890 - - 5713 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1060 - - 877 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 481 - - 402 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 19 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 293 - - 259 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2043 - - -2423 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6934 - - 8136 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10456 - - -10639 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15346 - - 16352 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 61 - - 47 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 46.7 - - 44.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.8 - - 79.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.6 - - 43.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 342 - - 166 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4810 - - 5633 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 98135 2 163 4 100 98135 90762 10 094 11 122 90762 85081 12 074 15 108 85081 80335 10 055 13 087 80335 76232 8 065 11 059 76232 72600 9 098 6 030 72600 69318 10 033 7 025 69318 66313 12 342 10 347 66313 63538 12 326 15 334 63538 60861 19 317 22 326 60861 58078 27 302 29 311 58078 55203 32 299 39 297 55203 52476 46 293 49 288 52476 50047 49 294 54 295 50047 47897 65 297 67 297 47897 45968 81 296 81 291 45968 44202 91 293 85 290 44202 42554 85 293 87 291 42554 41003 79 300 84 290 41003 39537 76 304 78 294 39537 38146 74 308 74 297 38146 36796 70 309 70 294 36796 35417 62 305 66 293 35417 33982 55 304 62 294 33982 32491 53 299 59 292 32491 30928 51 298 54 288 30928 29283 50 296 48 285 29283 27557 51 296 41 285 27557 25750 53 295 40 290 25750 23861 54 294 44 289 23861 21887 54 300 45 288 21887 19818 49 304 41 291 19818 17654 44 306 38 299 17654 15447 41 309 37 305 15447 13323 34 312 34 308 13323 11395 29 313 30 310 11395 9688 28 312 27 313 9688 8181 26 315 24 311 8181 6852 21 313 20*293 6852 5681 13*311 14*266 5681 4648 6*294 13 262 4648 3738 5 294 13 259 3738 2934 5 293 12 258 2934 2215 5 292 12 257 2215 1580 4 292 11 255 1580 1051 4 291 11 255 1051 645 4 291 10 254 645 366 3 291 9 254 366 197 3 289 9 254 197 100 3 291 7 253 100 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