DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - - 53.2 - - 61.4 - - 64.7 - - 57.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 354 - - 162 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3226 - - 4592 - - 5933 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2048 - - 3259 - - 3889 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3306 - - 4672 - - 6013 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 773 - - 1058 - - 1386 - - 3204 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 368 - - 477 - - 402 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 17 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 002 - - 311 - - 267 - - 137 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - 13 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -849 - - -2096 - - -2161 - - -4586 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4155 - - 6769 - - 8175 - - 4684 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9377 - - -9065 - - -8621 - - -6137 ODpotential blCL - - - 12683 - - 13737 - - 14634 - - 6235 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 90 - - 76 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.2 - - 61.4 - - 64.7 - - 57.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.6 - - 32.1 - - 29.1 - - 38.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.2 - - 59.6 - - 63.7 - - 59.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.3 - - 30.9 - - 27.9 - - 37.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 224 - - 354 - - 162 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3226 - - 4592 - - 5933 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 62 - - 5 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 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] 96756 30 252 26 244 33 249 32 263 96756 89427 28 240 32 250 32 249 34 260 89427 83801 23 245 18 239 22 251 28 256 83801 79157 15 248 12 219 21 252 24 260 79157 75182 9 232 12 220 18 232 19 236 75182 71663 9 242 14 243 14 233 16 233 71663 68461 14 236 18 230 21 223 24 221 68461 65500 19 224 22 224 26 231 27 223 65500 62744 22 243 29 237 37 230 34 242 62744 60097 34 259 31 250 31 235 39 242 60097 57343 43 254 38 253 36 252 38 243 57343 54461 45 254 46 253 49 262 48 257 54461 51698 51 253 54 251 58 257 59 255 51698 49206 60 254 60 250 61 251 63 252 49206 46968 66 252 67 248 68 251 69 248 46968 44947 70 248 72 247 77 242 74 243 44947 43121 77 247 77 248 78 240 81 245 43121 41473 95 256 101 253 91 251 97 249 41473 39970 124 256 127 250 105 245 106 244 39970 38560 127 249 123 243 110 241 107 241 38560 37219 116 237 120 242 110 240 106 237 37219 35909 115 236 115 239 110 240 105 234 35909 34564 114 237 115 238 109 239 104 232 34564 33156 116 241 116 239 108 236 103 231 33156 31686 119 247 115 243 108 235 99 233 31686 30142 108 253 105 249 106 239 94 242 30142 28517 88 248 84 244 94 247 87 248 28517 26815 78 244 79 241 81 246 76 248 26815 25034 75 242 77 243 74 245 69 248 25034 23174 72 243 73 246 70 246 66 248 23174 21238 68 244 69 253 66 251 62 252 21238 19221 62 248 66 261 62 260 61 257 19221 17117 55 253 60 265 62 267 59 264 17117 14969 51 263 52 265 59 269 54 268 14969 12903 48 267 45 265 50 267 50 269 12903 11031 43 274 40 270 42 269 45 276 11031 9383 37 287 35 280 35 278 35 281 9383 7935 31 298 30 288 27 281 25 279 7935 6656 25 304 23 294 15*276 18 277 6656 5519 21 313 16*299 10*269 14 275 5519 4512 18 331 6*302 9 269 11 270 4512 3626 11*350 6 304 8 268 9 262 3626 2844 8*001 5 308 8 267 7 240 2844 2146 8 002 5 311 7 266 7 210 2146 1530 8 003 5 316 6 265 9 185 1530 1017 7 003 4 319 6 265 11 172 1017 625 7 003 4 321 5 264 11 162 625 355 7 003 4 324 5 264 9 153 355 192 6 003 4 323 5 264 7 146 192 98 5 003 3 326 4 263 5*137 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