DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 28.2 - - 28.0 - - 26.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - 82 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3478 - - 3156 - - 178 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2254 - - 1365 - - 80 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3558 - - 3236 - - 258 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1012 - - 1023 - - 3571 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 383 - - 260 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 291 - - 296 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -445 - - -311 - - -2182 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4004 - - 3547 - - 2440 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -14718 - - -11239 - - -2628 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 18276 - - 14475 - - 2886 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 73 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 28.2 - - 28.0 - - 26.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 11.1 - - 13.0 - - 16.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 27.2 - - 27.7 - - 26.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 10.1 - - 11.9 - - 15.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 242 - - 82 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3478 - - 3156 - - 178 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96461 48 226 39 209 36 229 96461 89056 52 218 53 221 57 239 89056 83340 55 221 58 224 67 235 83340 78582 60 227 59 241 64 235 78582 74467 67 243 67 243 69 240 74467 70854 75 250 71 250 72 252 70854 67631 81 253 76 256 76 258 67631 64696 80 257 79 259 78 264 64696 61989 76 262 79 260 81 266 61989 59377 78 264 78 261 80 263 59377 56634 81 262 80 260 80 263 56634 53758 87 264 84 260 86 265 53758 50991 93 263 86 262 89 263 50991 48483 92 262 91 263 88 260 48483 46222 93 264 98 260 89 260 46222 44162 101 263 104 260 97 262 44162 42272 107 260 106 262 106 262 42272 40532 104 260 108 263 109 263 40532 38921 101 265 113 264 117 263 38921 37428 117 267 124 264 127 261 37428 36043 124 264 127 262 126 259 36043 34720 120 262 122 260 123 258 34720 33383 117 262 116 261 124 258 33383 32001 112 264 114 262 128 258 32001 30574 103 265 113 262 128 258 30574 29081 100 267 110 263 125 258 29081 27505 104 267 110 264 122 259 27505 25845 105 267 111 265 120 261 25845 24103 101 267 109 266 113 263 24103 22283 98 270 103 268 94 265 22283 20390 94 270 93 270 80 265 20390 18417 83 270 84 271 77 266 18417 16361 75 279 73 275 72 272 16361 14274 69 287 63 279 65 277 14274 12281 57 291 54 283 51 277 12281 10487 47 294 45 285 42 281 10487 8902 41 292 39 286 38 286 8902 7499 36 288 36 286 34 289 7499 6259 33 290 32 287 29 289 6259 5168 27 297 26 291 24 287 5168 4213 20*295 21 291 19 284 4213 3382 13*289 12*290 12 284 3382 2654 12 289 11*292 10 291 2654 2004 12 290 11 294 9 298 2004 1430 12 292 10 296 9 309 1430 953 12 293 10 297 8 315 953 587 11 293 10 298 8 320 587 335 10 294 9 299 7*322 335 183 10 294 8 299 6*325 183 96 8 294 7 299 4 325 96 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