DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 52.4 - - 54.5 - - 53.3 - - 50.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - -3 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 428 - - 295 - - 667 - - 395 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 81 - - 82 - - 82 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - 508 - - 375 - - 747 - - 475 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1267 - - 1851 - - 1589 - - 1557 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 58 - - 24 - - 81 - - 25 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 224 - - 233 - - 019 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 219 - - 130 - - 429 - - 188 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 289 - - 245 - - 318 - - 287 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 107 - - -106 - - 221 - - 58 ODpotential blCL - - - 401 - - 481 - - 526 - - 417 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.4 - - 54.5 - - 53.3 - - 50.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.4 - - 53.6 - - 52.1 - - 49.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.5 - - 54.8 - - 53.4 - - 50.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.2 - - 53.4 - - 51.8 - - 49.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - -3 - - 10 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 428 - - 295 - - 667 - - 395 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 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] 96554 12 084 12 065 5 057 17 036 96554 89436 9 110 7 088 5 027 8 083 89436 83910 5 192 7 135 9 204 5 200 83910 79277 6 223 10 197 10 198 12 200 79277 75260 15 250 14 231 13 239 14 239 75260 71700 14 226 19 221 20 230 20 247 71700 68465 16 287 18 247 19 236 20 242 68465 65471 35 270 28 254 29 256 31 267 65471 62684 47 253 39 254 36 248 38 254 62684 59982 43 244 44 250 44 248 49 264 59982 57162 40 246 45 256 47 253 53 264 57162 54235 45 264 49 261 56 257 53 260 54235 51442 59 264 65 258 67 253 62 257 51442 48937 69 258 72 250 71 249 74 252 48937 46699 73 256 72 251 73 251 78 247 46699 44672 76 258 77 254 81 253 78 247 44672 42820 83 257 83 252 92 252 78 251 42820 41116 96 257 92 251 101 251 85 252 41116 39547 106 255 107 248 111 247 92 251 39547 38095 116 252 116 245 117 243 97 249 38095 36738 114 248 111 242 114 244 96 248 36738 35432 110 246 104 245 108 246 94 247 35432 34109 107 245 107 247 104 247 94 244 34109 32739 105 245 112 245 104 247 89 241 32739 31323 101 246 108 243 100 243 76 234 31323 29838 93 245 98 245 92 237 74 229 29838 28268 85 241 86 245 88 234 77 229 28268 26610 81 242 78 240 86 237 79 229 26610 24863 77 251 72 242 79 236 78 229 24863 23031 73 253 62 251 68 227 76 238 23031 21125 65 250 58 247 67 230 75 254 21125 19140 45 246 54 244 71 243 60 258 19140 17064 46 242 56 241 62 242 53 251 17064 14942 49 240 59 240 55 242 50 253 14942 12897 45 232 57 238 55 250 48 259 12897 11039 45 224 55 234 58 255 46 261 11039 9388 51 218 54 229 51 253 44 260 9388 7924 51 218 49 226 43 247 39 254 7924 6625 45 224 44 226 41 242 37 251 6625 5478 29 224 37 225 39 238 35 252 5478 4466 13 225 30 222 30 234 29 256 4466 3580 10 242 24 219 13 232 13 261 3580 2804 10 245 18 215 3 328 9 307 2804 2114 10 242 15 213 8 014 9 332 2114 1507 11 246 12 214 10 016 9 001 1507 1002 10 243 10 218 11*016 9 016 1002 616 8*232 8*225 11*018 9*025 616 351 6*226 6*230 10 019 8*029 351 190 5 224 5 234 9 019 6 031 190 98 4 224 4 238 6 020 4 033 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