DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - - 41.9 - - 54.8 - - 55.6 - - 46.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 188 - - -1 - - -66 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 349 - - 1798 - - 2233 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 81 - - 925 - - 82 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - 429 - - 1878 - - 2313 - - 97 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 385 - - 1111 - - 1100 - - 443 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 136 - - 281 - - 73 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 14 - - 18 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 227 - - 210 - - 214 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 7 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5003 - - -6312 - - -5831 - - -6239 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5432 - - 8190 - - 8145 - - 6337 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15403 - - -14689 - - -15400 - - -17688 ODpotential blCL - - - 15832 - - 16567 - - 17713 - - 17785 blCL maxRH - - - 42 - - 69 - - 67 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.9 - - 54.8 - - 55.6 - - 46.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.1 - - 19.4 - - 20.4 - - 19.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.3 - - 53.9 - - 55.9 - - 48.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.9 - - 18.7 - - 19.7 - - 19.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 111 - - 188 - - -1 - - -66 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 349 - - 1798 - - 2233 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 94999 99 242 92 255 72 269 66 266 94999 88242 62 259 57 265 56 278 52 280 88242 82959 53 254 46 265 45 277 46 290 82959 78524 45 262 42 268 41 276 45 289 78524 74668 41 270 33 266 34 270 40 287 74668 71228 38 263 31 272 31 269 35 268 71228 68088 37 253 37 269 35 269 34 264 68088 65182 38 252 39 259 40 264 37 263 65182 62473 40 254 38 254 43 258 39 259 62473 59834 43 255 42 256 46 257 43 261 59834 57064 49 254 50 258 52 254 52 260 57064 54178 57 259 60 255 65 251 64 252 54178 51412 71 257 68 249 77 245 72 246 51412 48919 75 254 69 247 80 243 74 247 48919 46685 75 255 72 251 75 245 75 249 46685 44662 78 256 75 252 72 249 72 247 44662 42817 79 253 73 250 70 251 70 245 42817 41127 76 252 68 248 73 246 63 244 41127 39576 76 253 66 255 59 253 64 251 39576 38150 75 252 65 255 62 260 63 269 38150 36826 67 248 64 253 61 260 73 277 36826 35549 64 250 59 252 59 271 74 274 35549 34242 66 250 52 255 63 282 66 269 34242 32877 69 249 50 259 62 284 65 270 32877 31455 65 248 47 267 54 282 64 275 31455 29960 58 247 41 272 48 275 60 274 29960 28381 56 248 36 280 48 271 55 268 28381 26716 55 251 35 285 52 271 54 258 26716 24963 52 254 34 277 52 277 56 257 24963 23123 46 258 34 263 51 277 54 257 23123 21202 38 258 37 255 41 270 50 254 21202 19192 38 256 42 255 31 263 50 254 19192 17094 35 261 42 253 34 251 46 253 17094 14958 30 254 35 247 35 248 41 251 14958 12908 25 243 30 241 34 241 38 249 12908 11048 21 239 28 241 31 245 36 248 11048 9394 19 247 25 245 28 248 33 246 9394 7927 19 253 23 248 27 248 29 246 7927 6627 20 249 23 247 28 247 26 244 6627 5478 20 244 25 236 28 242 27 241 5478 4465 20 240 25 227 27 232 30 237 4465 3578 18 241 26 224 26 226 31 232 3578 2799 18 238 24 223 23*218 31 222 2799 2109 17 231 21*219 22*216 31 209 2109 1503 14 233 16*212 21 215 31 203 1503 999 13 244 15 211 19 214 30 199 999 613 11*242 15 210 18 213 28 196 613 349 6*228 14 209 16 212 20 191 349 189 6 227 12 209 13 212 17 190 189 97 5 225 10 208 9 211 8*187 97 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