DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 76.7 - - 72.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - 5 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1956 - - 2316 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 84 - - 84 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2036 - - 2396 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1905 - - 2066 - - 3248 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 211 - - 133 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 073 - - 075 - - 059 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 719 - - 725 - - -558 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1317 - - 1671 - - 658 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 206 - - 125 - - -1064 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1830 - - 2271 - - 1164 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 98 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 920 - - 550 - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.8 - - 76.7 - - 72.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.1 - - 69.5 - - 69.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 76.9 - - 73.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.4 - - 68.8 - - 69.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 60 - - 5 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1956 - - 2316 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 91 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 15 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] 98546 5 186 6 220 10 275 98546 91090 8 171 9 218 5 274 91090 85350 6 194 7 196 3 141 85350 80596 4 212 2 100 8 104 80596 76502 4 178 3 329 6 052 76502 72899 3 192 5 272 6 004 72899 69651 3 214 5 254 6 301 69651 66683 3 189 4 255 8 267 66683 63939 3 178 5 240 9 258 63939 61284 3 207 8 242 9 277 61284 58520 7 233 14 252 14 288 58520 55674 12 239 18 246 23 260 55674 52985 16 258 20 250 24 239 52985 50578 27 263 27 255 24 243 50578 48417 29 244 33 246 38 245 48417 46451 29 225 34 235 45 237 46451 44646 30 214 33 231 45 231 44646 42977 32 210 32 219 43 230 42977 41420 32 199 34 210 41 230 41420 39954 33 195 35 208 43 226 39954 38563 32 198 34 207 45 229 38563 37208 30 202 33 208 47 232 37208 35819 31 203 33 212 49 232 35819 34368 31 206 34 212 50 230 34368 32857 33 210 35 210 51 229 32857 31270 34 212 34 210 44 233 31270 29597 31 214 33 215 33 229 29597 27841 27 217 30 221 27 233 27841 25997 28 221 27 227 23 243 25997 24070 25 228 24 234 15 250 24070 22063 19 234 19 246 14 266 22063 19970 14 235 14 256 14 278 19970 17789 10 240 14 258 13 271 17789 15573 8 267 10 274 5 240 15573 13444 5 276 4 282 1 176 13444 11512 1 191 3 128 8 106 11512 9798 1 046 3 105 8 105 9798 8274 3 302 2 338 6 095 8274 6925 3 312 5 029 8 099 6925 5733 1 347 5 037 11 086 5733 4681 2 082 6 071 13 079 4681 3758 5 087 11 081 18 071 3758 2947 9 084 12*080 23 068 2947 2223 11*079 12*078 23 068 2223 1585 11*076 12 076 22 067 1585 1054 11 074 11 075 20 066 1054 647 11 072 11 073 18 064 647 367 11 071 10 073 14 062 367 197 10 071 9 072 12*061 197 100 8 070 6 071 7*059 100 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