DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - - - - 72.4 - - 67.3 - - 59.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 278 - - 194 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3644 - - 2192 - - 682 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2435 - - 1220 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3724 - - 2272 - - 762 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2268 - - 1380 - - 1035 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 407 - - 304 - - 32 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 020 - - 060 - - 085 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 12 - - -7 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -476 - - -1688 - - -2402 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4200 - - 3960 - - 3164 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -630 - - -3992 - - -7708 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4354 - - 6264 - - 8470 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 89 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 140 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.4 - - 67.3 - - 59.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.6 - - 50.7 - - 46.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 66.3 - - 59.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.1 - - 50.3 - - 46.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 278 - - 194 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3644 - - 2192 - - 682 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 55 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 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] 97167 48 253 64 267 56 276 97167 89822 40 254 49 260 47 270 89822 84194 29 253 35 250 37 262 84194 79542 30 271 24 269 26 268 79542 75546 29 276 25 271 25 276 75546 72020 25 260 27 265 30 277 72020 68827 25 261 32 268 34 273 68827 65893 32 266 35 270 39 270 65893 63165 37 269 38 267 40 265 63165 60499 40 268 38 264 43 277 60499 57709 36 262 43 274 51 277 57709 54817 40 275 49 273 51 271 54817 52048 45 270 47 268 49 273 52048 49549 41 261 44 270 51 277 49549 47311 43 277 46 276 48 274 47311 45281 51 279 48 278 41 284 45281 43430 51 275 50 282 54 294 43430 41744 48 276 50 280 57 285 41744 40200 50 277 47 280 43 285 40200 38772 50 274 43 283 34 297 38772 37433 46 273 44 287 36 308 37433 36139 44 275 48 286 38 305 36139 34817 45 276 50 284 40 298 34817 33436 47 276 50 284 40 295 33436 31997 46 276 49 285 39 298 31997 30484 47 276 47 286 39 301 30484 28885 49 277 44 287 39 301 28885 27200 49 279 42 288 39 299 27200 25427 45 282 39 292 35 299 25427 23568 40 287 33 296 28 300 23568 21630 33 288 31 298 23 296 21630 19606 29 285 29 294 24 288 19606 17486 24 290 27 289 26 287 17486 15312 21 301 24 295 27 295 15312 13210 21 305 20 299 27 301 13210 11299 24 298 20 307 25 306 11299 9608 23 289 25 290 29 285 9608 8112 23 285 28 279 30 273 8112 6785 20 288 26 279 24 269 6785 5608 15 298 19 291 17 273 5608 4570 12*317 14 311 11 297 4570 3660 10*350 11 340 8 339 3660 2862 11 010 10*019 10 031 2862 2153 12 020 14*053 16 053 2153 1532 13 026 15 059 17 072 1532 1018 13 028 16 061 16*085 1018 625 13 030 16 062 15*086 625 356 13 031 15 063 13 085 356 192 12 031 14 063 11 085 192 99 10 031 11 064 7 084 99 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