DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 - - - 40.8 - - 50.8 - - 56.1 - - 50.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 108 - - 29 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 386 - - 595 - - 1458 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 81 - - 81 - - 82 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - 466 - - 675 - - 1538 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 362 - - 333 - - 381 - - 1340 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 95 - - 164 - - 147 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 9 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 3 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 351 - - 167 - - 200 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 40 - - -137 - - 485 - - -271 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 426 - - 812 - - 1053 - - 369 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 190 - - -5839 - - 290 - - -843 ODpotential blCL - - - 276 - - 6514 - - 1248 - - 941 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 40.8 - - 50.8 - - 56.1 - - 50.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 48.1 - - 52.2 - - 49.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.7 - - 50.1 - - 56.0 - - 51.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.7 - - 47.2 - - 51.6 - - 49.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 33 - - 108 - - 29 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 386 - - 595 - - 1458 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 92 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 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] 96456 17 210 19 227 25 239 21 256 96456 89288 16 215 17 203 21 208 20 239 89288 83759 17 210 22 210 24 220 23 224 83759 79143 18 234 23 206 22 222 24 236 79143 75149 21 238 22 234 21 237 24 249 75149 71620 21 264 22 265 21 252 25 250 71620 68436 22 277 24 269 24 271 25 267 68436 65517 29 271 30 269 29 276 31 276 65517 62816 32 264 32 270 32 270 30 269 62816 60193 34 279 35 273 34 277 44 279 60193 57467 46 281 47 280 48 280 47 277 57467 54633 52 280 56 277 50 277 48 285 54633 51911 52 280 51 274 51 282 66 281 51911 49475 51 278 54 280 63 278 67 272 49475 47294 53 280 65 276 69 278 63 269 47294 45300 65 277 76 270 68 279 62 269 45300 43471 66 272 75 265 65 275 62 274 43471 41806 63 277 68 271 64 273 65 277 41806 40286 67 285 70 279 67 273 66 274 40286 38871 69 284 73 279 72 272 66 271 38871 37532 63 276 70 278 69 272 66 270 37532 36226 60 276 68 279 67 273 65 270 36226 34886 57 276 62 278 65 273 65 269 34886 33485 55 275 57 277 64 273 63 270 33485 32027 54 273 57 277 61 273 57 269 32027 30499 51 275 57 277 58 270 55 265 30499 28887 46 276 53 278 56 273 53 262 28887 27189 41 268 47 275 53 280 45 264 27189 25402 36 269 42 272 50 281 45 278 25402 23529 30 273 38 272 50 283 51 284 23529 21575 26 276 36 278 41 285 50 280 21575 19534 25 267 33 278 37 284 43 271 19534 17402 24 268 31 278 28 277 40 264 17402 15224 23 269 29 270 25 273 39 261 15224 13126 21 259 22 253 24 277 33 260 13126 11225 20 246 19 258 19 234 26 251 11225 9543 26 248 23 245 21 227 24 222 9543 8055 21 236 24 234 26 232 25 221 8055 6737 19 214 19 213 27 219 29 225 6737 5569 19 209 21 190 25 210 29 216 5569 4539 19 217 22 191 24 212 28 213 4539 3634 18 218 18 205 23 215 26 213 3634 2837 14 219 16 229 21 218 26 213 2837 2130 9 185 13 232 16*214 25 211 2130 1514 8 140 9 205 9*199 20 210 1514 1006 5 082 7*184 8 199 14 213 1006 618 4*358 4*168 8 200 12 218 618 351 4*352 4 168 7 201 9 222 351 190 3 352 3 165 7 201 7*225 190 98 3 350 3 166 5 202 3*232 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