DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 - - - - - - 83.5 - - 85.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 81 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3850 - - 4919 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2373 - - 2710 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3930 - - 4999 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2012 - - 2364 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 355 - - 312 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 15 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 207 - - 217 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 599 - - -70 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3331 - - 5070 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -22 - - -1528 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3952 - - 6527 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 780 - - 160 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.5 - - 85.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.0 - - 63.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.5 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 62.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 160 - - 81 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3850 - - 4919 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 63 - - 42 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - - 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] 99135 29 101 13 070 99135 91716 20 080 19 073 91716 85977 19 077 21 078 85977 81202 20 074 20 082 81202 77077 18 064 18 084 77077 73427 14 073 17 087 73427 70125 11 099 13 090 70125 67098 8 130 5 122 67098 64285 12 165 3 217 64285 61559 13 178 12 207 61559 58743 11 212 14 209 58743 55849 19 248 20 245 55849 53096 32 222 36 236 53096 50628 40 212 45 215 50628 48440 49 213 50 207 48440 46471 53 204 54 206 46471 44673 50 193 56 199 44673 43003 48 201 56 196 43003 41435 46 221 53 199 41435 39955 52 227 52 204 39955 38552 54 220 52 207 38552 37185 57 213 52 206 37185 35787 58 209 55 204 35787 34328 59 204 56 202 34328 32812 62 202 55 199 32812 31222 59 203 53 201 31222 29549 54 205 46 214 29549 27793 49 206 45 218 27793 25952 44 207 45 225 25952 24031 35 216 40 228 24031 22032 34 219 37 224 22032 19953 33 222 30 226 19953 17790 27 221 26 230 17790 15585 20 221 20 229 15585 13462 19 217 18 236 13462 11537 16 230 18 241 11537 9831 15 232 14 240 9831 8317 17 216 13 221 8317 6975 13 217 9 203 6975 5786 8 220 5*206 5786 4734 6*221 5*216 4734 3807 5*220 5 218 3807 2989 5 215 5 219 2989 2256 4 208 5 218 2256 1609 4 205 6 218 1609 1070 4 199 5 217 1070 656 4 196 5 216 656 372 4 193 5 216 372 199 3 191 5 216 199 100 3 191 4 216 100 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