DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/12 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 - - - - - - 70.6 - - 72.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 404 - - 199 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6611 - - 8103 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4904 - - 5681 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6691 - - 8183 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1435 - - 695 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 561 - - 475 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 26 - - 26 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 282 - - 237 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 26 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1483 - - -711 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8174 - - 8894 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8478 - - -8181 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15169 - - 16364 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.6 - - 72.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.0 - - 33.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.5 - - 71.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.0 - - 32.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 404 - - 199 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6611 - - 8103 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 7 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 97961 3 192 8 344 97961 90592 5 292 4 339 90592 84915 6 269 5 271 84915 80190 2 319 7 232 80190 76099 6 256 6 252 76099 72460 11 249 8 259 72460 69158 10 235 12 256 69158 66137 5 228 15 252 66137 63342 14 274 17 240 63342 60639 24 280 20 263 60639 57833 31 280 21 278 57833 54921 45 277 40 282 54921 52154 55 271 52 275 52154 49674 57 267 56 276 49674 47437 59 267 65 274 47437 45397 61 268 69 270 45397 43534 64 273 74 269 43534 41836 75 273 78 267 41836 40284 83 268 81 264 40284 38843 93 260 82 262 38843 37484 100 257 82 262 37484 36166 97 257 81 264 36166 34821 93 259 77 267 34821 33422 86 263 69 274 33422 31968 76 268 63 276 31968 30445 75 274 56 287 30445 28839 74 278 56 297 28839 27148 71 287 59 296 27148 25366 62 290 58 294 25366 23495 51 286 54 295 23495 21540 46 284 45 297 21540 19497 42 286 40 298 19497 17359 39 289 38 297 17359 15176 36 288 34 296 15176 13077 33 287 31 294 13077 11177 29 296 30 296 11177 9506 22 309 19*307 9506 8043 15 334 5*266 8043 6750 10*338 4 262 6750 5599 6*322 4 252 5599 4580 4 293 4 239 4580 3682 4 282 3 230 3682 2889 4 276 3 222 2889 2181 4 271 3 213 2181 1556 4 267 3 208 1556 1035 4 265 3 202 1035 636 3 264 3 201 636 361 3 263 3 200 361 195 3 263 3 199 195 99 3 261 2 198 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