DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 61.7 - - 60.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 406 - - 191 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4057 - - 2943 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2884 - - 1750 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4137 - - 3023 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 728 - - 1591 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 475 - - 333 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 079 - - 079 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -593 - - -1254 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4730 - - 4277 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6282 - - -7238 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10419 - - 10261 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.7 - - 60.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.7 - - 42.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.7 - - 59.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.1 - - 42.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 406 - - 191 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4057 - - 2943 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 27 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97603 45 255 45 270 97603 90144 43 253 47 257 90144 84402 34 244 35 246 84402 79642 28 258 25 245 79642 75565 26 253 21 257 75565 72002 30 239 28 251 72002 68808 31 252 34 246 68808 65875 33 252 33 239 65875 63137 37 255 34 243 63137 60467 42 253 38 251 60467 57666 40 251 41 256 57666 54746 39 252 41 260 54746 51955 42 252 41 261 51955 49449 46 248 40 258 49449 47208 44 248 41 257 47208 45176 43 248 44 258 45176 43320 44 245 42 251 43320 41619 40 239 40 252 41619 40050 32 240 36 247 40050 38603 26 234 27 247 38603 37262 21 222 24 248 37262 35967 18 221 22 252 35967 34642 17 219 20 255 34642 33258 15 232 19 257 33258 31818 16 251 20 257 31818 30307 17 248 19 251 30307 28712 18 236 17 250 28712 27035 16 233 17 252 27035 25274 17 240 17 253 25274 23429 14 237 17 256 23429 21500 9 228 15 254 21500 19480 7 231 14 256 19480 17364 7 265 14 278 17364 15195 6 286 14 294 15195 13100 4 268 10 288 13100 11194 1 306 4 289 11194 9503 4 024 3 014 9503 8010 5 013 5 010 8010 6693 3 008 6 354 6693 5532 4 052 4 285 5532 4514 4*102 3 215 4514 3624 5*097 4*128 3624 2841 6 090 6*100 2841 2144 7 080 10 083 2144 1529 8 077 11 078 1529 1017 8 073 12 076 1017 624 8 071 12 075 624 355 8 070 11 074 355 192 7 069 11 073 192 98 6 069 9 073 98 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