DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.7 - - 68.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 301 - - 141 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3916 - - 1692 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2678 - - 723 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3996 - - 1772 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1834 - - 1166 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 430 - - 253 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 022 - - 063 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -966 - - -2234 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4962 - - 4006 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3185 - - -6397 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7181 - - 8169 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.7 - - 68.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.2 - - 50.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 67.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.4 - - 50.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 301 - - 141 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3916 - - 1692 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 14 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 96641 33 244 29 256 96641 89480 18 268 16 247 89480 83939 8 259 11 211 83939 79328 1 309 8 220 79328 75369 2 200 2 290 75369 71880 3 332 2 348 71880 68719 5 301 9 282 68719 65819 4 326 7 232 65819 63103 10 317 5 253 63103 60433 25 305 20 309 60433 57621 33 289 27 299 57621 54673 30 279 35 293 54673 51856 26 273 41 289 51856 49335 30 294 40 294 49335 47082 34 309 48 303 47082 45040 44 311 50 300 45040 43172 48 311 50 301 43172 41454 55 312 53 304 41454 39872 61 313 59 309 39872 38409 69 315 66 312 38409 37048 78 314 72 310 37048 35741 80 311 70 307 35741 34417 70 307 65 301 34417 33039 62 307 59 298 33039 31607 60 306 56 300 31607 30103 62 305 58 303 30103 28517 64 305 60 303 28517 26847 61 303 59 304 26847 25096 58 301 54 307 25096 23264 56 303 51 306 23264 21354 53 306 48 307 21354 19358 49 308 43 311 19358 17271 41 308 34 310 17271 15140 30 305 26 302 15140 13086 21 300 22 297 13086 11217 15 296 21 290 11217 9554 10 300 22 274 9554 8076 7 303 22 266 8076 6766 9 309 18 264 6766 5607 9 328 12 265 5607 4582 7*351 9 269 4582 3680 7*001 5 277 3680 2884 7 010 2 020 2884 2175 8 019 9*061 2175 1550 8 026 15*063 1550 1031 9 028 15 063 1031 634 9 031 15 062 634 360 9 032 15 062 360 194 8 033 14 062 194 99 7 032 11 062 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