DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/21 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 - - - - - - 64.0 - - 70.4 - - 65.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - 84 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 558 - - 1382 - - 719 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 83 - - 83 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 638 - - 1462 - - 799 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1026 - - 747 - - 1449 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 66 - - 207 - - 44 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 087 - - 304 - - 020 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 272 - - 411 - - 412 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 366 - - 1051 - - 387 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -33 - - -52 - - 81 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 671 - - 1514 - - 718 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 170 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.0 - - 70.4 - - 65.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.3 - - 65.6 - - 64.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.2 - - 69.9 - - 66.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.1 - - 64.8 - - 63.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - 84 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 558 - - 1382 - - 719 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 82 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 13 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] 98419 17 091 14 088 4 128 98419 90964 13 076 13 095 11 073 90964 85192 8 087 10 093 15 060 85192 80397 5 135 8 126 11 053 80397 76266 7 136 10 124 5 096 76266 72618 8 085 8 099 5 117 72618 69330 5 055 5 036 3 054 69330 66328 4 351 10 018 4 067 66328 63559 5 301 12 355 6 013 63559 60889 4 273 14 287 11 299 60889 58114 6 317 10 258 17 283 58114 55225 21 305 20 278 19 281 55225 52467 34 288 35 279 39 272 52467 50007 45 263 45 265 42 263 50007 47812 45 261 45 266 47 268 47812 45810 47 265 55 268 59 272 45810 43968 54 267 61 264 64 267 43968 42264 58 264 63 260 66 266 42264 40678 59 260 63 255 67 262 40678 39191 60 258 62 253 67 258 39191 37788 62 258 65 256 69 255 37788 36427 63 258 69 261 70 255 36427 35044 62 256 69 261 69 256 35044 33615 60 255 67 259 70 258 33615 32139 59 257 66 257 72 259 32139 30596 59 259 67 259 76 258 30596 28971 62 261 68 259 77 255 28971 27265 64 263 67 258 75 253 27265 25477 63 262 67 259 67 252 25477 23611 56 262 64 263 54 253 23611 21671 50 266 53 266 46 257 21671 19646 44 268 44 266 43 263 19646 17524 41 265 45 269 46 267 17524 15348 32 262 43 266 51 264 15348 13247 32 260 39 263 49 260 13247 11340 31 258 26 258 44 257 11340 9656 23 266 25 256 33 258 9656 8165 22 270 27 256 29 264 8165 6841 20 266 27 255 28 271 6841 5665 16 254 26 256 28 276 5665 4625 11 232 24 261 25 279 4625 3709 9 200 23 269 20 285 3709 2904 10 164 20 280 13 304 2904 2189 14 129 18 293 9 359 2189 1561 17 106 12*302 11 023 1561 1038 16*101 10*304 11*023 1038 637 13*091 10 304 10*022 637 362 11 087 9 304 9 021 362 195 9 085 8 303 8 019 195 99 7 082 7 303 6 018 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