DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.7 - - 82.4 - - 77.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 144 - - 101 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2328 - - 2369 - - 1173 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1224 - - 1053 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2408 - - 2449 - - 1253 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2286 - - 1595 - - 1324 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 290 - - 261 - - 81 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 054 - - 056 - - 095 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 14 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 345 - - 228 - - 389 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2063 - - 2221 - - 864 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 6 - - -265 - - 56 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2402 - - 2714 - - 1197 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 97 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1510 - - 1060 - - 770 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.7 - - 82.4 - - 77.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.6 - - 72.6 - - 73.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.0 - - 81.8 - - 77.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.0 - - 72.0 - - 73.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 144 - - 101 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2328 - - 2369 - - 1173 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 93 - - 86 - - 96 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 17 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] 99371 33 098 27 093 24 090 99371 91816 28 090 27 090 26 088 91816 85997 28 085 26 086 26 088 85997 81180 28 084 26 087 24 080 81180 77048 21 080 19 080 18 073 77048 73411 15 084 11 079 15 052 73411 70118 13 073 14 072 11 061 70118 67088 9 050 14 056 10 076 67088 64294 8 021 11 040 11 078 64294 61609 5 342 12 006 14 063 61609 58837 2 141 6 340 12 024 58837 55983 1 067 4 314 5 334 55983 53279 5 315 8 283 6 307 53279 50863 14 262 18 275 14 283 50863 48715 24 248 25 258 23 257 48715 46777 27 244 31 252 28 248 46777 44993 30 247 33 244 34 244 44993 43327 30 250 30 245 36 235 43327 41759 28 253 28 254 36 233 41759 40277 28 255 28 260 34 235 40277 38870 27 254 28 264 31 245 38870 37501 27 251 28 264 29 253 37501 36100 28 245 27 257 27 258 36100 34639 28 244 26 254 26 260 34639 33119 26 247 25 257 24 264 33119 31524 23 254 23 260 21 268 31524 29843 24 258 24 263 19 269 29843 28076 25 258 25 264 18 270 28076 26223 24 258 25 264 17 272 26223 24286 25 262 25 265 15 276 24286 22265 25 267 23 268 15 283 22265 20159 21 267 21 270 20 283 20159 17967 16 283 17 266 22 279 17967 15735 14 293 13 266 19 260 15735 13586 13 289 13 267 16 266 13586 11632 12 289 9 291 14 290 11632 9902 10 283 9 292 16 297 9902 8371 11 265 13 268 15 304 8371 7012 11 252 13 269 14 302 7012 5805 8 243 10 264 10 303 5805 4739 6 240 7 252 8 296 4739 3803 4 240 4 249 5 290 3803 2980 1*056 1*065 2 294 2980 2246 5*059 7*060 4 103 2246 1601 9 056 9 057 8*099 1601 1064 9 054 9 056 9*096 1064 653 10 053 9 055 9 095 653 370 9 052 9 054 8 094 370 198 9 052 9 054 7 094 198 100 8 052 7 054 6 094 100 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