DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/23 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.1 - - 72.3 - - 70.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 50 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1555 - - 1117 - - 731 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 358 - - 83 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1635 - - 1197 - - 811 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 630 - - 1192 - - 1325 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 226 - - 158 - - 39 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 060 - - 044 - - 055 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 426 - - -330 - - -196 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1209 - - 1527 - - 1007 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 268 - - -1563 - - -655 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1367 - - 2760 - - 1466 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 180 - - 310 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.1 - - 72.3 - - 70.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.2 - - 66.0 - - 66.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 72.0 - - 71.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.3 - - 65.7 - - 66.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 101 - - 50 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1555 - - 1117 - - 731 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 89 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 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] 98494 10 111 11 116 9 052 98494 90984 11 124 9 109 5 134 90984 85225 9 116 4 096 10 099 85225 80464 5 114 1 015 12 066 80464 76359 5 144 4 249 5 007 76359 72740 4 121 4 236 3 314 72740 69487 2 028 3 202 7 275 69487 66517 1 036 4 178 6 283 66517 63769 3 269 5 217 6 273 63769 61111 7 254 4 234 4 237 61111 58340 12 235 11 261 10 257 58340 55460 20 239 16 238 14 241 55460 52712 26 250 23 249 21 244 52712 50260 35 238 31 240 30 244 50260 48098 31 225 35 222 37 229 48098 46165 29 231 33 218 37 220 46165 44408 36 228 37 220 33 218 44408 42777 39 216 42 218 30 217 42777 41243 36 218 40 217 32 225 41243 39792 34 220 37 218 37 230 39792 38418 30 213 34 220 38 233 38418 37079 25 212 33 220 34 227 37079 35706 20 211 32 213 29 221 35706 34270 20 202 28 209 25 220 34270 32775 22 186 23 211 22 221 32775 31205 21 181 21 223 22 222 31205 29547 19 195 23 227 22 226 29547 27802 20 209 22 225 21 221 27802 25968 16 227 19 229 20 212 25968 24048 17 233 16 229 21 209 24048 22047 21 225 15 235 22 198 22047 19960 24 217 16 232 22 194 19960 17785 23 215 16 229 24 205 17785 15572 18 214 19 221 21 208 15572 13446 15 205 20 219 18 227 13446 11515 16 207 15 226 11 217 11515 9800 18 208 8 211 8 197 9800 8279 16 214 11 224 10 213 8279 6931 13 232 12 220 11 210 6931 5736 13 236 14 203 12 183 5736 4681 12 225 13 196 12 166 4681 3755 11 211 10 192 10 155 3755 2940 8 206 7 180 8 135 2940 2214 4*181 4 140 8 104 2214 1576 5*068 6*069 9 068 1576 1048 5 062 9*046 10*059 1048 643 5 059 9 044 9*057 643 365 5 056 9 043 9 055 365 196 4 055 8 042 7 053 196 99 4 054 7 042 5 053 99 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