DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.5 - - 88.4 - - 91.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 337 - - 172 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3490 - - 4910 - - 5742 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2179 - - 3492 - - 3795 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 3570 - - 4990 - - 5822 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1388 - - 1322 - - 1066 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 360 - - 482 - - 408 - - - W* B/S - - - 11 - - 21 - - 38 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 038 - - 045 - - 030 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -577 - - -2789 - - -3847 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4147 - - 7779 - - 9669 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4133 - - -9748 - - -12021 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7703 - - 14738 - - 17843 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 48 - - 52 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.5 - - 88.4 - - 91.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 63.8 - - 54.8 - - 49.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.4 - - 86.5 - - 89.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 62.8 - - 53.8 - - 48.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 188 - - 337 - - 172 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3490 - - 4910 - - 5742 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 99244 48 080 45 077 45 082 99244 91810 40 078 36 085 33 079 91810 86083 36 083 34 089 26 084 86083 81311 31 077 32 091 25 081 81311 77192 27 082 28 085 22 088 77192 73547 26 085 21 087 21 094 73547 70247 23 075 19 094 19 080 70247 67229 20 065 19 083 19 085 67229 64435 17 068 21 062 18 081 64435 61735 14 055 18 047 20 050 61735 58947 15 053 18 055 19 040 58947 56071 22 040 14 059 14 046 56071 53329 16 027 18 043 18 029 53329 50877 23 023 21 033 16 034 50877 48691 23 012 20 030 24 057 48691 46713 19 003 20 025 38 056 46713 44899 17 334 18 015 36 051 44899 43218 15 311 14 358 26 044 43218 41653 9 324 9 331 15 006 41653 40187 8 034 2 282 9 328 40187 38801 23 057 16 109 6 130 38801 37452 39 053 30 083 17 098 37452 36072 44 046 31 066 16 072 36072 34631 37 038 26 056 16 050 34631 33132 28 029 22 062 13 045 33132 31555 24 035 21 076 11 056 31555 29888 31 056 21 061 14 053 29888 28131 36 054 23 056 17 046 28131 26284 28 056 27 051 21 044 26284 24351 24 047 29 045 23 044 24351 22331 27 048 27 051 28 041 22331 20222 17 062 15 056 25 062 20222 18016 11 052 14 034 17 055 18016 15766 13 032 17 034 20 048 15766 13604 14 023 20 040 21 058 13604 11644 14 023 19 039 19 061 11644 9906 13 026 18 035 18 048 9906 8368 12 040 15 040 17 034 8368 7009 14 050 13 050 11*033 7009 5810 16 048 10*052 3*017 5810 4751 15 049 5*048 2 017 4751 3820 7*040 5 046 2 020 3820 2998 6*038 4 047 2 029 2998 2263 6 039 4 044 2 038 2263 1613 6 038 4 044 2 043 1613 1072 6 037 4 043 2 050 1072 658 5 037 3 042 2 052 658 373 5 037 3 043 2 057 373 200 5 037 3 042 2 056 200 101 4 037 3 040 2 057 101 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