DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 73.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 334 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3655 - - 3656 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2510 - - 2089 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3735 - - 3736 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 620 - - 782 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 432 - - 321 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 24 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 220 - - 190 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2545 - - -4276 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6280 - - 8012 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6737 - - -8900 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10472 - - 12636 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 54 - - 42 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 73.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.0 - - 39.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.9 - - 73.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.0 - - 38.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 334 - - 132 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3655 - - 3656 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 97496 43 255 51 260 97496 90013 42 257 47 258 90013 84262 35 255 39 256 84262 79548 30 259 34 259 79548 75532 27 256 29 251 75532 71993 27 247 27 244 71993 68791 30 249 30 250 68791 65852 28 247 29 255 65852 63126 26 257 36 261 63126 60486 24 268 36 263 60486 57715 37 265 32 262 57715 54806 43 259 35 260 54806 52017 42 263 44 260 52017 49521 44 267 46 259 49521 47301 45 264 41 256 47301 45289 40 257 35 258 45289 43446 33 251 39 272 43446 41761 31 271 47 278 41761 40220 34 294 47 285 40220 38789 40 310 43 298 38789 37443 44 313 38 301 37443 36143 43 309 29 301 36143 34819 41 310 31 316 34819 33436 42 319 37 310 33436 31996 39 327 38 299 31996 30482 32 344 30 316 30482 28883 26 351 22 324 28883 27200 23 352 16 318 27200 25431 23 352 15 314 25431 23576 18 358 20 306 23576 21634 15 001 16 314 21634 19601 11 326 12 303 19601 17481 9 291 14 278 17481 15318 12 291 16 298 15318 13232 13 298 17 303 13232 11334 10 285 16 303 11334 9647 7 299 12 306 9647 8151 7 338 11 307 8151 6824 7 360 7 306 6824 5649 8 359 2 307 5649 4611 5*337 3*240 4611 3703 3*238 6*201 3703 2905 3 230 6 196 2905 2192 3 223 7 191 2192 1564 3 219 7 189 1564 1040 3 212 7 187 1040 638 3 209 7 184 638 362 3 205 6 184 362 195 3 206 6 183 195 99 3 205 5 183 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