DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.6 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2956 - - 965 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 864 - - 83 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3036 - - 1045 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2088 - - 3212 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 233 - - 127 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 141 - - 133 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 825 - - -216 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2211 - - 1261 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 381 - - -845 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2655 - - 1890 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 620 - - 830 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.6 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.3 - - 68.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.4 - - 73.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.5 - - 67.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2956 - - 965 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 60 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - 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] 97963 9 239 12 275 97963 90551 6 265 8 302 90551 84854 7 220 11 307 84854 80128 5 139 7 265 80128 76065 3 019 3 242 76065 72465 11 338 5 019 72465 69211 10 323 8 331 69211 66245 8 293 10 305 66245 63516 11 282 13 292 63516 60886 15 289 17 294 60886 58149 21 285 21 293 58149 55307 27 269 24 277 55307 52600 31 265 39 258 52600 50168 48 250 39 250 50168 47976 46 245 41 251 47976 45989 41 256 52 248 45989 44182 56 254 68 244 44182 42526 85 241 82 235 42526 40991 85 237 87 231 40991 39550 76 235 77 230 39550 38187 59 231 63 229 38187 36860 57 227 60 228 36860 35498 56 227 52 233 35498 34071 50 225 42 236 34071 32582 44 240 35 236 32582 31019 34 257 27 230 31019 29368 24 266 23 217 29368 27629 19 252 22 209 27629 25804 23 209 21 207 25804 23895 28 216 21 216 23895 21909 22 240 20 219 21909 19840 12 228 15 207 19840 17683 12 207 13 184 17683 15484 12 196 16 170 15484 13368 13 189 18 162 13368 11448 14 178 23 173 11448 9746 14 170 26 177 9746 8238 14 174 24 176 8238 6900 15 173 22 180 6900 5715 17 166 20 181 5715 4668 17 159 20 171 4668 3750 17*154 19 162 3750 2942 16*149 18 156 2942 2220 15 142 17 154 2220 1584 14 140 15 152 1584 1053 14 138 13*147 1053 646 13 138 10*139 646 366 12 138 8 132 366 197 11 136 7 130 197 100 8 136 5 127 100 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