DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.5 - - 52.6 - - 51.6 - - 44.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 373 - - 513 - - 269 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3518 - - 3513 - - 2813 - - 2690 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2435 - - 2532 - - 1787 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3598 - - 3593 - - 2893 - - 2770 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 686 - - 879 - - 886 - - 289 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 439 - - 488 - - 365 - - 149 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 15 - - 15 - - 15 BL Wind Direction - - - 043 - - 045 - - 051 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -4 - - -3 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2356 - - -1918 - - -2595 - - 73 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5954 - - 5511 - - 5488 - - 2697 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12109 - - -11112 - - -12265 - - 99 ODpotential blCL - - - 15707 - - 14705 - - 15158 - - 2671 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 61 - - 72 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.5 - - 52.6 - - 51.6 - - 44.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.2 - - 29.2 - - 28.3 - - 33.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.0 - - 50.5 - - 50.3 - - 44.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.4 - - 28.6 - - 27.9 - - 33.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 373 - - 513 - - 269 - - 19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3518 - - 3513 - - 2813 - - 2690 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 97507 51 249 41 245 55 248 49 253 97507 90031 38 237 44 247 48 251 45 255 90031 84309 34 238 43 243 39 251 38 259 84309 79605 31 233 37 238 29 250 32 257 79605 75554 27 247 34 243 29 253 31 245 75554 71973 31 256 33 251 31 248 29 245 71973 68745 29 255 30 251 32 246 35 251 68745 65794 28 251 30 245 37 243 38 253 65794 63050 35 253 40 253 39 245 41 253 63050 60373 46 255 47 259 40 253 46 249 60373 57570 55 255 51 256 44 254 49 250 57570 54654 57 254 53 252 51 256 52 254 54654 51868 57 252 54 250 58 253 52 256 51868 49367 55 247 53 247 57 244 51 253 49367 47134 52 249 49 244 48 237 49 245 47134 45116 51 253 46 246 40 239 45 236 45116 43277 53 250 47 251 40 247 40 235 43277 41594 54 244 49 243 42 250 38 234 41594 40052 55 244 49 243 46 237 33 242 40052 38625 58 245 53 245 43 231 36 236 38625 37284 58 248 53 243 43 230 38 225 37284 35982 56 251 49 246 43 226 38 227 35982 34648 53 253 47 250 41 228 35 231 34648 33254 49 253 47 251 38 231 32 234 33254 31803 45 253 46 248 32 243 30 240 31803 30282 42 255 44 245 34 249 29 250 30282 28678 41 255 40 247 35 247 32 257 28678 26988 41 256 37 254 33 248 31 257 26988 25208 35 258 34 267 29 254 23 259 25208 23342 25 257 24 267 21 266 18 275 23342 21395 19 259 18 267 18 288 18 297 21395 19362 17 261 16 258 15 285 20 309 19362 17235 13 277 17 255 13 283 18 308 17235 15059 13 301 12 260 12 291 14 305 15059 12958 14 313 7 295 7 318 10 309 12958 11048 14 322 9 326 8 359 8 347 11048 9359 14 346 11 348 10 021 8 021 9359 7872 17 007 13 014 10 041 8 042 7872 6563 18 016 15 026 12 053 9 055 6563 5412 19 024 17 035 13 056 12 064 5412 4402 19*036 15*042 14 054 14 062 4402 3523 18*043 15*044 14*050 16*064 3523 2757 18 043 15 044 15*050 16*067 2757 2081 18 044 16 045 15 050 17 068 2081 1484 18 044 16 046 16 051 16 069 1484 987 18 043 16 046 15 052 16 070 987 607 17 043 16 046 15 052 15 071 607 346 16 043 15 046 14 052 14 071 346 188 15 043 14 046 13 052 12 071 188 97 12 043 11 046 10 052 9 071 97 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