DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 - - - - - - 55.2 - - 53.1 - - 44.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 1 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2763 - - 2169 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1567 - - 81 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2843 - - 2249 - - 97 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 500 - - 1063 - - 428 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 314 - - 73 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 352 - - 342 - - 035 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2043 - - -2669 - - -2519 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4886 - - 4919 - - 2616 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11009 - - -11021 - - -12235 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13852 - - 13270 - - 12332 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 76 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.2 - - 53.1 - - 44.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.5 - - 32.4 - - 33.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 54.5 - - 53.4 - - 45.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.9 - - 32.0 - - 33.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 169 - - 1 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2763 - - 2169 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95905 55 246 68 251 65 256 95905 88756 42 236 45 243 41 255 88756 83277 35 255 40 251 30 245 83277 78703 34 255 33 256 29 263 78703 74750 30 258 33 266 34 276 74750 71280 18 254 16 262 25 258 71280 68139 8 032 13 318 28 288 68139 65266 42 300 42 297 43 298 65266 62625 42 273 31 279 33 281 62625 60046 34 286 30 294 33 285 60046 57336 53 303 56 305 57 298 57336 54522 85 300 80 300 76 292 54522 51837 98 295 86 294 84 290 51837 49413 95 297 85 296 91 293 49413 47224 98 301 96 301 97 295 47224 45227 101 302 108 301 100 298 45227 43400 103 302 112 299 101 302 43400 41719 104 302 111 299 108 304 41719 40168 105 301 115 303 121 302 40168 38727 110 302 124 304 129 299 38727 37367 114 303 127 304 127 298 37367 36042 116 304 124 304 120 302 36042 34686 117 304 120 302 113 302 34686 33269 116 304 114 303 110 300 33269 31796 113 304 111 304 106 297 31796 30254 105 302 107 301 97 294 30254 28636 97 298 101 296 89 292 28636 26940 95 296 97 294 87 296 26940 25163 93 297 97 296 87 300 25163 23303 88 300 94 300 86 302 23303 21362 80 302 86 304 78 304 21362 19338 72 303 80 308 70 306 19338 17224 65 305 63 309 57 309 17224 15062 57 308 51 308 45 305 15062 12979 51 313 45 311 42 305 12979 11088 47 316 40 313 39 306 11088 9413 43 317 36 317 34 310 9413 7932 37 321 33 323 29 314 7932 6626 35 329 31 330 24 326 6626 5476 35 336 30 340 23 340 5476 4463 32 341 27 345 21 353 4463 3575 26*345 21 342 20 000 3575 2797 16*350 13*337 19 358 2797 2105 15 352 12*339 17 354 2105 1499 15 353 12 340 15 358 1499 996 14 353 11 342 15 008 996 612 14 353 11 343 15 022 612 347 13 353 10 343 13 033 347 188 12 353 9 344 11 034 188 97 9 354 6 345 5*035 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