DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - - 82.2 - - 85.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 404 - - 169 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5822 - - 6823 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4276 - - 4597 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5902 - - 6903 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1383 - - 1536 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 538 - - 428 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 206 - - 224 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3313 - - -2765 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9216 - - 9669 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10152 - - -7608 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16054 - - 14511 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 59 - - 68 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 85.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.1 - - 43.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.2 - - 85.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.3 - - 43.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 404 - - 169 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5822 - - 6823 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - 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] 98069 12 310 13 323 98069 90669 9 286 6 339 90669 84986 4 116 3 323 84986 80275 6 044 4 280 80275 76212 5 002 4 218 76212 72608 5 327 3 231 72608 69342 5 287 1 297 69342 66346 4 255 5 315 66346 63573 6 221 10 275 63573 60886 6 232 13 266 60886 58086 5 238 9 246 58086 55193 6 302 4 266 55193 52456 9 302 5 308 52456 50008 11 298 8 292 50008 47811 14 276 16 272 47811 45813 10 270 16 258 45813 43989 14 278 12 262 43989 42313 20 266 15 253 42313 40764 20 257 15 256 40764 39319 21 256 19 275 39319 37962 24 259 28 271 37962 36647 28 258 29 265 36647 35302 27 261 25 267 35302 33897 25 272 21 273 33897 32434 22 277 19 279 32434 30896 23 282 20 281 30896 29272 26 279 22 279 29272 27561 23 275 20 282 27561 25761 20 276 18 273 25761 23875 22 277 17 262 23875 21907 23 276 20 265 21907 19852 20 287 21 265 19852 17705 15 295 13 263 17705 15511 13 289 16 282 15511 13396 18 300 24 299 13396 11474 23 314 25 308 11474 9770 18 306 24 302 9770 8263 15 272 21 278 8263 6930 15*244 18*242 6930 5747 13*222 18*233 5747 4701 14 212 18 230 4701 3779 14 208 17 226 3779 2966 14 205 17 223 2966 2239 14 202 17 221 2239 1597 14 200 16 220 1597 1062 14 199 16 219 1062 651 13 197 15 218 651 369 12 196 15 217 369 198 12 196 13 217 198 100 10 196 10 217 100 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