DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 81.5 - - 74.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 297 - - 144 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6004 - - 5101 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4283 - - 3187 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6084 - - 5181 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2179 - - 2509 - - 5007 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 492 - - 367 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 042 - - 055 - - 066 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 4 - - -902 - - -3993 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6080 - - 6083 - - 4093 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -246 - - -1389 - - -5478 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6330 - - 6570 - - 5578 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 84 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 10 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.2 - - 81.5 - - 74.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.0 - - 55.4 - - 57.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.5 - - 80.7 - - 76.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.5 - - 54.9 - - 57.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 297 - - 144 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6004 - - 5101 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 35 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 98993 26 104 20 118 18 089 98993 91583 24 093 22 117 17 097 91583 85843 17 090 21 102 12 087 85843 81063 12 113 15 068 14 104 81063 76938 12 129 9 071 12 112 76938 73284 8 124 8 061 13 126 73284 69970 4 179 7 338 6 061 69970 66950 3 196 6 262 6 351 66950 64176 4 144 6 252 8 335 64176 61495 8 114 6 243 7 299 61495 58690 10 336 6 297 11 336 58690 55781 19 306 16 294 20 315 55781 53022 20 291 18 290 28 304 53022 50549 21 285 22 293 29 286 50549 48331 21 293 18 288 23 287 48331 46326 24 306 17 314 18 291 46326 44498 31 316 30 322 20 329 44498 42811 39 310 38 326 54 335 42811 41240 47 311 54 325 65 317 41240 39771 53 316 62 328 62 310 39771 38384 49 313 60 324 52 312 38384 37036 43 309 50 327 39 329 37036 35663 40 305 50 341 57 003 35663 34236 41 301 57 346 63 355 34236 32750 42 302 60 343 62 346 32750 31186 42 310 61 347 60 352 31186 29531 37 314 47 347 55 358 29531 27784 31 318 36 332 53 350 27784 25943 27 325 31 324 55 350 25943 24020 26 334 27 325 35 355 24020 22025 23 342 24 329 19 340 22025 19946 16 330 19 334 18 325 19946 17771 15 319 18 324 16 321 17771 15554 15 344 19 334 16 343 15554 13426 13 003 14 353 14 000 13426 11494 9 022 10 007 10 013 11494 9778 8 063 8 049 6 013 9778 8260 9 035 6 353 7 001 8260 6921 9*026 5 337 10 323 6921 5737 9*029 4*353 8 324 5737 4690 9 038 5*039 5 349 4690 3768 9 041 8 055 5 039 3768 2956 9 044 9 056 7 059 2956 2230 9 045 10 057 9 071 2230 1590 10 046 10 057 11 073 1590 1057 9 047 10 056 11 073 1057 648 9 047 10 056 11 073 648 367 9 047 10 056 10 071 367 197 8 048 9 056 8*068 197 100 7 048 8 055 4*066 100 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