DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/01 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 - - - - - - 87.4 - - 86.9 - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 91 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5566 - - 5193 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3795 - - 2997 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5646 - - 5273 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3991 - - 3429 - - 5041 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 436 - - 329 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 198 - - 175 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 866 - - 674 - - -2962 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4780 - - 4599 - - 3062 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -276 - - -689 - - -4685 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5922 - - 5962 - - 4785 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 81 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 310 - - 380 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.4 - - 86.9 - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.7 - - 67.0 - - 67.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 86.3 - - 86.4 - - 81.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.8 - - 66.3 - - 66.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 91 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5566 - - 5193 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 27 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 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] 99290 46 080 38 092 36 074 99290 91832 40 081 40 079 36 072 91832 86091 33 076 36 075 31 071 86091 81312 25 077 30 075 29 081 81312 77180 24 079 24 075 28 085 77180 73524 23 073 17 082 25 081 73524 70226 19 073 13 078 21 068 70226 67219 15 081 12 084 13 070 67219 64444 14 094 14 085 11 093 64444 61750 14 094 9 080 8 065 61750 58945 8 060 5 140 4 016 58945 56051 5 049 3 073 2 009 56051 53318 12 004 9 360 7 357 53318 50889 16 350 15 344 11 347 50889 48729 18 358 14 350 11 336 48729 46774 25 002 20 340 16 322 46774 44975 31 347 25 344 17 320 44975 43297 34 333 23 348 13 329 43297 41719 35 328 22 342 15 313 41719 40228 33 322 23 334 12 305 40228 38813 30 319 25 321 7 334 38813 37433 21 312 24 306 12 284 37433 36021 16 303 22 296 18 278 36021 34547 17 300 19 287 20 278 34547 33015 18 298 19 276 19 281 33015 31409 18 292 16 274 17 274 31409 29716 17 267 15 262 18 261 29716 27939 14 248 16 235 22 256 27939 26079 16 222 19 232 23 261 26079 24142 16 233 18 235 21 250 24142 22132 8 237 11 235 15 230 22132 20037 2 226 8 215 12 207 20037 17853 7 236 8 212 15 209 17853 15631 10 242 9 219 15 209 15631 13493 11 235 11 207 15 197 13493 11549 8 213 13 208 16 190 11549 9831 10 201 13 209 10 213 9831 8317 11 203 10 203 7 214 8317 6977 11 204 10 195 8 193 6977 5787 11*202 11*185 11 179 5787 4734 11*201 13*179 17 169 4734 3807 11 200 13 177 20 162 3807 2989 11 198 14 176 22 159 2989 2257 11 197 14 175 23 158 2257 1610 11 197 14 174 23 158 1610 1070 11 196 13 174 21 157 1070 656 11 195 13 174 19 156 656 371 10 195 12 173 15 155 371 199 10 195 11 173 12 154 199 100 8 195 9 173 7*153 100 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