DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - - - - 80.3 - - 82.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 273 - - 85 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4570 - - 6816 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3137 - - 4074 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4650 - - 6896 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 4064 - - 1998 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 438 - - 347 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 222 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -10 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -483 - - 432 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5133 - - 6464 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -905 - - -66 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5555 - - 6962 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 140 - - 40 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 82.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.4 - - 54.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.9 - - 81.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.8 - - 53.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 273 - - 85 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4570 - - 6816 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 72 - - - 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] 96984 41 252 49 258 96984 89686 35 254 38 253 89686 84070 26 265 30 255 84070 79438 15 264 21 256 79438 75461 9 279 11 254 75461 71955 9 293 11 320 71955 68792 5 209 12 308 68792 65878 6 006 10 299 65878 63154 18 328 17 318 63154 60503 21 300 19 306 60503 57738 15 276 13 287 57738 54882 17 282 13 288 54882 52174 24 271 23 281 52174 49762 27 253 25 266 49762 47631 25 220 22 253 47631 45725 4 205 10 212 45725 43990 13 062 10 152 43990 42381 15 065 9 113 42381 40868 14 085 11 114 40868 39434 19 105 13 126 39434 38069 21 113 21 145 38069 36740 22 116 25 146 36740 35379 26 123 22 147 35379 33958 24 138 18 162 33958 32481 21 164 17 188 32481 30932 21 184 21 200 30932 29297 19 195 19 207 29297 27578 20 196 16 209 27578 25775 19 207 13 244 25775 23888 15 223 13 252 23888 21919 14 226 12 264 21919 19863 14 239 13 256 19863 17715 10 231 12 233 17715 15522 13 218 16 250 15522 13403 20 227 17 246 13403 11473 24 229 18 242 11473 9766 24 219 23 229 9766 8262 26 211 25 225 8262 6933 24 213 24*225 6933 5750 20 218 20*223 5750 4702 18*218 19 222 4702 3780 18*216 19 222 3780 2966 17 215 18 221 2966 2238 17 214 18 221 2238 1596 16 213 17 221 1596 1061 16 212 17 221 1061 651 15 212 16 221 651 369 14 211 15 220 369 198 13 211 13 220 198 100 11 210 10 220 100 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