DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 - - - 62.3 - - 69.0 - - 68.9 - - 62.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 226 - - 318 - - 26 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1428 - - 3704 - - 4618 - - 19 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 740 - - 2532 - - 83 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1508 - - 3784 - - 4698 - - 99 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 928 - - 1186 - - 920 - - 1593 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 278 - - 428 - - 207 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 164 - - 192 - - 230 - - 116 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 6 - - 14 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4206 - - -4359 - - -2148 - - -4485 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5714 - - 8144 - - 6846 - - 4584 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13271 - - -13987 - - -11071 - - -13546 ODpotential blCL - - - 14779 - - 17771 - - 15769 - - 13645 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.3 - - 69.0 - - 68.9 - - 62.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.1 - - 33.8 - - 39.4 - - 43.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.2 - - 67.3 - - 68.9 - - 63.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 32.7 - - 38.8 - - 43.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 226 - - 318 - - 26 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1428 - - 3704 - - 4618 - - 19 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 99 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 97602 27 271 22 252 33 271 38 285 97602 90216 20 263 22 264 25 273 29 275 90216 84536 13 258 15 273 21 273 11 274 84536 79837 6 256 12 261 16 275 6 308 79837 75796 3 257 4 271 10 265 8 301 75796 72231 4 003 5 016 3 253 7 273 72231 69018 8 335 9 344 6 050 3 346 69018 66072 16 331 16 315 13 009 9 349 66072 63349 20 315 16 303 12 318 17 313 63349 60722 14 315 16 318 19 316 20 311 60722 57980 24 313 25 301 33 302 24 313 57980 55105 32 299 27 303 39 302 36 307 55105 52347 33 295 40 298 52 273 57 273 52347 49879 48 301 38 276 36 269 49 252 49879 47666 41 298 26 284 25 257 33 256 47666 45647 32 317 15 276 35 282 42 277 45647 43798 40 328 40 298 43 274 60 271 43798 42107 44 321 50 283 53 266 62 257 42107 40564 37 280 48 262 66 261 69 248 40564 39126 45 247 45 246 66 255 75 246 39126 37764 43 248 39 254 63 252 71 246 37764 36434 36 258 39 257 61 251 65 258 36434 35075 30 263 43 262 57 251 87 276 35075 33663 25 268 46 264 54 255 106 279 33663 32198 24 280 48 265 58 260 110 279 32198 30660 32 285 49 264 59 261 102 275 30660 29033 38 287 46 264 55 259 108 277 29033 27319 38 291 43 269 51 259 98 283 27319 25519 38 291 43 271 49 261 70 283 25519 23639 35 283 42 267 47 272 52 281 23639 21681 38 280 37 270 37 279 43 282 21681 19632 40 280 36 305 34 278 35 281 19632 17485 40 277 35 301 34 281 34 284 17485 15291 43 271 32 285 32 278 33 287 15291 13179 42 264 36 283 34 278 32 280 13179 11271 31 252 34 281 34 280 35 277 11271 9586 25 249 34 278 29 271 32 283 9586 8094 24 255 25 279 31 261 30 302 8094 6769 23 261 20 259 28 252 28 309 6769 5598 20 259 24 234 19*241 22 290 5598 4569 15 235 17*209 11*225 16 246 4569 3667 13 200 12*197 11 226 12 222 3667 2875 14 178 12 194 9 228 10 215 2875 2168 14 173 11 193 8 231 8 190 2168 1544 12*169 11 191 7 233 10 152 1544 1026 11*165 11 190 6 235 14 130 1026 630 11 165 10 189 5 237 14 123 630 358 10 163 9 188 5 238 13 120 358 193 9 163 9 188 5 238 10*117 193 99 8 162 7 188 4 239 6*116 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