DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 56.7 - - 62.5 - - 63.2 - - 55.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 387 - - 177 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3214 - - 4710 - - 6750 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2041 - - 3380 - - 4558 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3294 - - 4790 - - 6830 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 760 - - 1769 - - 970 - - 5907 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 368 - - 493 - - 430 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 004 - - 353 - - 352 - - 021 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 3 - - 28 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1923 - - -2258 - - -1097 - - -6764 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5217 - - 7048 - - 7928 - - 6862 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8023 - - -8292 - - -8111 - - -14855 ODpotential blCL - - - 11317 - - 13082 - - 14941 - - 14953 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 67 - - 73 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.7 - - 62.5 - - 63.2 - - 55.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.5 - - 31.9 - - 28.7 - - 25.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.7 - - 60.6 - - 62.2 - - 56.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.3 - - 30.9 - - 27.7 - - 25.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 231 - - 387 - - 177 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3214 - - 4710 - - 6750 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 97167 36 244 35 246 49 246 49 256 97167 89755 33 242 40 229 48 245 45 255 89755 84083 25 239 29 214 34 240 30 245 84083 79371 20 241 24 242 30 242 24 239 79371 75310 26 243 24 245 30 243 31 248 75310 71737 28 239 24 227 26 233 34 250 71737 68512 31 246 27 238 31 255 33 247 68512 65556 31 243 35 246 37 257 34 257 65556 62817 34 234 38 247 41 252 41 262 62817 60153 34 236 42 247 44 250 46 256 60153 57361 44 251 46 248 49 253 49 251 57361 54453 54 251 54 247 55 249 54 254 54453 51657 59 250 59 243 58 247 60 250 51657 49139 65 248 60 242 60 249 62 244 49139 46899 69 246 63 245 61 251 60 245 46899 44891 76 243 71 244 63 249 62 255 44891 43076 81 238 81 238 72 246 69 248 43076 41433 93 238 96 231 88 233 83 237 41433 39931 108 232 113 231 111 228 108 224 39931 38521 110 230 112 224 111 225 115 216 38521 37182 102 229 107 219 103 223 102 215 37182 35877 98 226 102 219 99 223 98 217 35877 34540 91 224 95 218 96 220 93 221 34540 33142 91 223 91 218 94 218 90 219 33142 31683 91 223 94 226 92 220 85 220 31683 30151 82 226 87 234 80 229 72 230 30151 28539 65 231 70 231 69 236 63 238 28539 26845 56 243 63 238 64 243 61 243 26845 25068 55 248 61 243 64 242 59 248 25068 23206 54 256 59 256 60 254 54 262 23206 21270 50 262 54 259 55 268 52 279 21270 19256 46 268 47 250 50 274 49 282 19256 17151 47 278 44 267 47 272 43 278 17151 14996 45 281 44 281 43 279 36 280 14996 12916 40 280 41 277 40 287 33 286 12916 11026 34 274 38 270 38 284 33 292 11026 9359 32 270 32 268 34 280 28 287 9359 7897 25 276 25 279 21*287 20 272 7897 6613 15 265 17 277 9*321 12 284 6613 5479 13 271 11*284 9 326 11 319 5479 4477 9 302 9*343 9 341 14 345 4477 3597 15*004 9 347 10 349 17 001 3597 2822 16*005 9 351 10 357 19 006 2822 2129 16 004 10 353 10 004 20 011 2129 1518 16 004 10 356 10 008 20 014 1518 1010 16 003 9 358 10 010 20 017 1010 621 16 003 9 359 10 011 18 018 621 353 15 003 9 359 10 012 15 020 353 191 14 003 8 359 9 013 12 021 191 98 11 003 7 360 8 014 8*021 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