DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 - - 61.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 284 - - 211 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1096 - - 712 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 575 - - 82 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1176 - - 792 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1084 - - 310 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 274 - - 215 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 040 - - 054 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1874 - - -1686 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3050 - - 2478 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4832 - - -7876 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6008 - - 8668 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 88 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 150 - - 310 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.8 - - 61.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.1 - - 51.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.1 - - 59.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.5 - - 50.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 284 - - 211 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1096 - - 712 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 38 - - 53 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 96108 30 240 31 256 96108 89001 25 242 27 250 89001 83549 15 273 20 230 83549 79050 15 274 14 252 79050 75180 18 294 18 291 75180 71781 29 296 20 303 71781 68713 30 289 26 301 68713 65890 29 300 31 304 65890 63268 36 300 41 298 63268 60724 45 294 47 294 60724 58047 47 295 47 292 58047 55237 51 295 48 291 55237 52523 54 293 51 289 52523 50056 57 287 54 284 50056 47831 60 281 55 281 47831 45808 61 278 54 278 45808 43949 59 276 54 279 43949 42228 53 274 54 278 42228 40634 46 268 46 272 40634 39164 39 264 37 270 39164 37798 30 264 33 264 37798 36481 26 268 26 260 36481 35139 24 269 15 248 35139 33738 23 270 11 254 33738 32278 20 274 13 265 32278 30744 20 260 16 267 30744 29126 28 262 18 270 29126 27423 32 261 21 268 27423 25635 35 254 25 263 25635 23761 34 256 28 264 23761 21803 35 256 28 264 21803 19757 37 251 31 257 19757 17617 35 249 31 252 17617 15433 27 250 23 252 15433 13332 19 251 17 256 13332 11423 17 245 16 251 11423 9723 16 249 16 244 9723 8214 13 268 14 245 8214 6875 11 257 13 250 6875 5690 12 248 12 248 5690 4642 13 246 13 236 4642 3720 14 238 13 226 3720 2907 11 226 11 216 2907 2182 6 209 8 206 2182 1544 4*201 4 167 1544 1020 3*051 12*059 1020 626 5 041 13*056 626 356 5 038 13 054 356 192 5 037 12 053 192 98 5 035 10 052 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