DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 - - - 57.3 - - 62.3 - - 61.0 - - 55.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 248 - - 20 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1980 - - 7047 - - 6063 - - 164 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1243 - - 4996 - - 82 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2060 - - 7127 - - 6143 - - 244 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 5308 - - 4093 - - 5497 - - 6524 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 348 - - 487 - - 209 - - 23 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 16 - - 11 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 224 - - 285 - - 315 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 16 - - 10 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 3 - - 23 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1871 - - 305 - - -1370 - - -6367 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3931 - - 6822 - - 7513 - - 6611 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2772 - - -197 - - -1920 - - -7685 ODpotential blCL - - - 4832 - - 7324 - - 8063 - - 7929 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 92 - - 100 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 90 - - 50 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.3 - - 62.3 - - 61.0 - - 55.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.7 - - 32.7 - - 28.4 - - 26.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.6 - - 61.3 - - 61.1 - - 56.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 31.9 - - 27.8 - - 26.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 323 - - 248 - - 20 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1980 - - 7047 - - 6063 - - 164 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 69 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97527 33 210 27 224 29 248 24 274 97527 90172 22 228 24 236 25 258 21 259 90172 84523 13 275 12 249 20 266 23 276 84523 79826 12 314 4 343 6 270 17 279 79826 75770 7 303 5 328 3 041 5 223 75770 72152 4 254 8 237 6 268 6 337 72152 68851 6 289 9 176 13 206 12 249 68851 65824 22 254 11 243 12 211 19 240 65824 63014 23 228 22 237 22 227 24 238 63014 60296 23 249 26 240 30 263 28 260 60296 57471 39 263 36 267 39 260 30 265 57471 54538 46 258 43 259 37 261 44 272 54538 51738 48 250 44 251 50 264 41 258 51738 49194 52 251 49 259 50 259 39 276 49194 46891 58 255 56 261 45 265 57 282 46891 44801 60 257 57 261 57 275 63 273 44801 42889 61 259 58 260 64 271 55 263 42889 41120 66 257 59 260 65 263 45 265 41120 39470 69 250 61 261 62 254 48 279 39470 37929 66 247 67 262 55 250 57 286 37929 36492 67 253 74 257 49 258 65 288 36492 35120 76 255 74 246 56 274 64 291 35120 33739 76 250 70 237 69 279 65 297 33739 32319 70 252 61 240 75 278 73 300 32319 30865 73 260 69 261 77 274 80 299 30865 29364 77 261 79 263 79 270 79 298 29364 27802 76 258 77 261 80 268 77 301 27802 26174 71 254 73 257 81 267 78 306 26174 24469 66 252 70 254 80 270 79 305 24469 22683 63 254 67 253 81 275 78 303 22683 20816 61 256 65 253 83 277 75 301 20816 18858 58 256 63 256 81 276 73 297 18858 16809 53 255 59 261 74 273 69 295 16809 14719 48 258 54 272 57 271 60 290 14719 12712 51 279 50 280 35 259 49 279 12712 10897 58 291 36 275 32 261 35 250 10897 9289 49 296 31 271 28 262 29 255 9289 7857 31 292 30*271 21 267 22 264 7857 6586 23 266 24*274 17*276 16 284 6586 5458 20 250 20 278 14*288 14 312 5458 4461 19 251 17 283 12 301 15 336 4461 3585 19 249 16 286 12 311 18 350 3585 2813 17 246 15 289 12 318 20 355 2813 2123 12*237 15 291 11 324 21 357 2123 1515 9*227 14 292 12 327 21 358 1515 1008 9 225 14 294 11 330 21 359 1008 619 9 224 13 294 11 331 19 359 619 353 8 223 13 295 11 332 17*359 353 191 7 222 12 295 10 333 14*359 191 98 6 221 10 296 8 335 10 359 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