DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.7 - - 38.5 - - 40.2 - - 34.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 245 - - 66 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3336 - - 4294 - - 3948 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1987 - - 2881 - - 1768 - - 80 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3416 - - 4374 - - 4028 - - 97 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1077 - - 721 - - 827 - - 805 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 336 - - 415 - - 266 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 11 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 307 - - 277 - - 250 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 252 - - 564 - - 506 - - -1160 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3164 - - 3810 - - 3522 - - 1257 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6970 - - -6410 - - -170 - - -2756 ODpotential blCL - - - 10386 - - 10784 - - 4198 - - 2853 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 89 - - 81 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.7 - - 38.5 - - 40.2 - - 34.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.3 - - 22.2 - - 25.3 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.9 - - 37.3 - - 40.0 - - 36.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.1 - - 21.1 - - 24.1 - - 29.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 167 - - 245 - - 66 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3336 - - 4294 - - 3948 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 58 - - 25 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96463 5 111 4 110 7 102 7 083 96463 89305 11 162 6 130 7 161 2 170 89305 83743 8 169 9 190 10 210 10 238 83743 79097 12 194 13 207 12 243 12 217 79097 75058 14 198 17 221 14 239 12 239 75058 71463 12 238 19 223 18 243 15 240 71463 68189 18 231 19 228 19 251 15 265 68189 65166 18 218 19 240 29 247 32 239 65166 62360 17 243 22 228 30 231 29 249 62360 59640 21 262 18 236 20 212 28 254 59640 56789 30 259 22 253 25 252 32 236 56789 53795 37 253 32 261 24 261 25 257 53795 50909 37 249 38 267 32 267 42 277 50909 48324 37 250 42 266 42 264 47 270 48324 46034 33 257 47 262 44 263 46 273 46034 43974 37 267 46 263 46 276 60 275 43974 42105 43 267 44 270 54 279 64 271 42105 40389 44 265 46 273 58 270 58 279 40389 38797 40 266 47 275 52 273 64 288 38797 37318 37 277 47 282 50 288 68 290 37318 35940 38 287 49 290 57 293 70 297 35940 34626 41 293 53 296 63 295 79 305 34626 33305 46 298 59 298 65 295 87 303 33305 31952 50 303 65 299 65 292 89 301 31952 30562 53 303 68 300 65 294 88 304 30562 29109 50 303 62 297 65 295 90 304 29109 27571 50 308 55 292 61 289 91 304 27571 25945 53 310 50 291 54 282 93 304 25945 24237 52 307 46 292 48 283 68 308 24237 22456 50 307 44 294 42 283 43 300 22456 20602 50 308 42 299 38 286 37 281 20602 18662 51 305 41 302 35 288 34 279 18662 16632 51 303 41 302 34 290 31 278 16632 14553 48 303 41 299 37 292 31 276 14553 12546 42 305 41 294 41 294 34 276 12546 10725 35 301 38 291 41 293 39 277 10725 9109 32 292 34 289 39 287 42 279 9109 7676 31 282 31 288 37 280 40 277 7676 6409 28 274 27 281 33 278 36 268 6409 5295 19 288 21*275 25 274 34 262 5295 4323 16*310 12*275 14*253 28 242 4323 3473 14*308 12 275 14*251 23 230 3473 2725 14 307 11 276 13 250 20 226 2725 2057 14 307 11 277 13 250 18 224 2057 1468 14 307 11 277 12 249 16 223 1468 977 14 307 10 278 12 249 14 221 977 601 13 308 10 278 11 248 12 216 601 342 12 307 9 278 10 249 10 209 342 186 11 307 8 279 9 248 7*200 186 97 9 307 7 278 7 247 4*194 97 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