DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/09 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 - - - - - - 66.3 - - 67.5 - - 58.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - -21 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1312 - - 141 - - 19 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 83 - - 83 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1392 - - 221 - - 99 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2205 - - 4099 - - 155 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 215 - - 24 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 176 - - 193 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1517 - - -2661 - - -330 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2909 - - 2882 - - 429 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2776 - - -3722 - - -3730 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4168 - - 3943 - - 3829 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 88 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.3 - - 67.5 - - 58.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.1 - - 55.4 - - 57.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.9 - - 68.6 - - 60.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.9 - - 55.3 - - 57.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - -21 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1312 - - 141 - - 19 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 55 - - 51 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 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] 96662 47 264 50 275 44 279 96662 89377 34 256 35 273 38 265 89377 83830 22 246 25 276 26 257 83830 79261 11 249 13 267 20 251 79261 75327 7 242 9 236 13 243 75327 71840 8 222 14 212 16 237 71840 68701 10 230 14 225 16 236 68701 65838 15 267 9 231 14 256 65838 63185 13 245 16 260 17 264 63185 60599 29 261 26 253 34 281 60599 57877 35 259 41 262 41 264 57877 55013 38 258 39 252 43 268 55013 52274 37 264 43 257 64 264 52274 49845 51 270 57 263 62 258 49845 47677 66 267 74 264 59 260 47677 45696 72 267 75 264 75 267 45696 43889 72 268 82 268 94 269 43889 42243 74 271 86 268 103 270 42243 40717 76 272 88 266 104 270 40717 39279 78 272 88 266 104 270 39279 37916 81 271 87 265 98 268 37916 36592 82 269 84 263 90 267 36592 35240 80 268 80 264 87 268 35240 33826 77 269 80 267 83 267 33826 32354 77 271 84 271 60 254 32354 30810 81 273 77 272 49 250 30810 29180 75 276 62 270 45 256 29180 27462 67 273 49 266 45 263 27462 25655 60 265 47 257 43 263 25655 23764 48 247 54 253 46 263 23764 21795 46 253 51 250 59 257 21795 19744 38 248 46 242 66 245 19744 17603 36 241 37 231 46 230 17603 15414 34 233 37 231 40 226 15414 13304 34 235 35 230 43 229 13304 11389 32 234 34 233 40 233 11389 9688 29 234 32 245 29 246 9688 8180 26 233 29 252 24 259 8180 6842 27 222 26 245 28 264 6842 5659 28 211 24 236 30 255 5659 4621 28 206 31 220 29 242 4621 3710 30 202 29 209 29 236 3710 2908 29 197 27 205 30 226 2908 2192 28 194 24 202 29 217 2192 1562 23*185 22 199 28 207 1562 1037 17*177 20 198 26 204 1037 635 16 176 17 197 23 203 635 360 15 176 14*195 17 198 360 194 13 175 11*194 14*196 194 99 10 175 8 192 5*190 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