DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 = 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 - - - 69.4 - - 80.3 - - 81.4 - - 70.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 228 - - 55 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 677 - - 3663 - - 5289 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 83 - - 2377 - - 2566 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - 757 - - 3743 - - 5369 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 527 - - 3874 - - 2245 - - 114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 190 - - 385 - - 281 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 11 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 6 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 212 - - 203 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 2 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3287 - - -3457 - - -3210 - - -3502 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4044 - - 7201 - - 8579 - - 3602 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6333 - - -7000 - - -6089 - - -7210 ODpotential blCL - - - 7090 - - 10743 - - 11458 - - 7310 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 43 - - 57 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 69.4 - - 80.3 - - 81.4 - - 70.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 52.4 - - 49.2 - - 44.2 - - 55.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 68.6 - - 79.0 - - 81.0 - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.8 - - 48.1 - - 43.1 - - 55.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 149 - - 228 - - 55 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 677 - - 3663 - - 5289 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 5 - - 9 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] 96437 31 242 19 263 28 289 22 276 96437 89281 17 264 12 272 18 278 15 289 89281 83791 5 215 11 258 12 254 16 320 83791 79233 10 283 12 238 14 250 17 298 79233 75332 16 257 11 247 13 257 17 263 75332 71907 16 245 14 258 11 266 12 250 71907 68791 19 249 22 266 17 280 16 280 68791 65933 23 254 29 252 22 263 22 259 65933 63294 25 258 26 253 24 246 30 243 63294 60726 28 238 22 248 22 258 24 239 60726 58006 24 236 38 276 44 275 35 280 58006 55163 44 272 56 266 54 263 60 273 55163 52451 67 266 57 264 52 263 62 267 52451 49989 66 261 61 272 59 271 72 274 49989 47755 57 259 71 274 72 272 82 274 47755 45720 61 280 72 275 77 268 76 275 45720 43871 66 283 72 276 76 267 70 284 43871 42185 64 278 72 271 68 283 61 289 42185 40633 54 277 67 271 63 282 51 295 40633 39183 47 279 54 273 54 279 49 302 39183 37812 39 277 46 279 51 290 51 306 37812 36477 37 280 40 286 46 295 54 307 36477 35113 39 275 37 290 44 297 56 308 35113 33692 31 274 40 291 45 299 57 308 33692 32216 16 271 40 292 48 302 59 307 32216 30671 8 271 34 296 47 304 58 307 30671 29046 11 238 21 296 44 303 50 309 29046 27344 20 219 20 287 42 301 38 305 27344 25562 23 246 22 298 38 306 31 305 25562 23698 28 264 21 300 30 302 34 304 23698 21749 24 269 20 287 21 302 32 304 21749 19707 15 265 18 271 24 298 26 308 19707 17573 14 248 15 260 20 304 20 307 17573 15401 19 250 19 283 19 302 15 305 15401 13314 27 266 28 290 23 300 14 318 13314 11420 26 277 30 288 22 296 17 330 11420 9737 15 286 23 284 19 287 13 324 9737 8241 9 303 10 265 16 279 11 278 8241 6911 6 323 2 157 10 245 15 261 6911 5730 6 318 3 116 11*213 17 243 5730 4685 8 307 2 199 11*207 15 230 4685 3766 9 308 5*233 10 205 14 222 3766 2955 7 290 5*225 10 204 14 217 2955 2230 8 257 6 217 10 202 14 213 2230 1590 11 244 6 210 9 201 15 211 1590 1056 12*237 7 209 9 200 15 208 1056 647 10*233 6 208 9 199 15 205 647 366 8 230 6 207 8 199 13 199 366 197 7 231 6 206 8 198 10*194 197 100 6 230 5 207 6 198 5*188 100 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