DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.0 - - 57.5 - - 55.3 - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 200 - - 8 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 984 - - 3013 - - 2757 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 81 - - 1823 - - 82 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1064 - - 3093 - - 2837 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 616 - - 1123 - - 1057 - - 645 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 176 - - 341 - - 123 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 12 - - 13 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 263 - - 260 - - 239 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3674 - - -2638 - - -2680 - - -3853 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4738 - - 5732 - - 5517 - - 3951 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10374 - - -8176 - - -6689 - - -8558 ODpotential blCL - - - 11438 - - 11269 - - 9526 - - 8656 blCL maxRH - - - 72 - - 91 - - 96 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.0 - - 57.5 - - 55.3 - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 32.9 - - 31.7 - - 33.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.7 - - 56.4 - - 55.4 - - 51.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.4 - - 32.3 - - 31.3 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 200 - - 8 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 984 - - 3013 - - 2757 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 64 - - 84 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 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] 95640 50 245 55 236 68 243 80 246 95640 88587 48 253 45 236 57 245 58 248 88587 83163 44 252 48 238 52 243 51 248 83163 78640 45 245 50 238 59 243 56 254 78640 74749 47 256 50 242 57 238 54 247 74749 71286 46 260 46 242 48 245 49 239 71286 68110 43 257 43 255 49 252 49 248 68110 65179 46 260 50 251 51 244 53 243 65179 62454 56 252 53 251 51 248 52 246 62454 59799 60 246 70 253 59 248 61 253 59799 57034 77 247 82 247 74 252 79 254 57034 54169 94 242 96 245 98 248 97 250 54169 51437 104 245 109 247 106 245 106 246 51437 48976 111 246 116 246 111 248 111 249 48976 46763 118 244 120 244 116 247 118 251 46763 44748 124 241 123 244 118 245 122 250 44748 42900 124 241 126 245 121 245 123 249 42900 41202 123 244 127 246 124 245 124 246 41202 39639 123 245 127 246 126 244 122 243 39639 38190 125 242 126 243 124 240 117 240 38190 36837 126 238 118 241 116 236 110 240 36837 35536 125 233 108 244 112 236 110 242 35536 34214 124 232 102 246 109 237 111 243 34214 32833 118 234 98 248 108 239 112 242 32833 31394 107 237 98 249 107 240 110 242 31394 29881 94 241 97 248 107 242 108 244 29881 28285 85 244 93 247 105 246 107 250 28285 26608 78 245 87 246 99 249 101 252 26608 24852 72 244 82 248 88 249 92 250 24852 23020 69 243 77 247 81 246 88 246 23020 21109 67 247 75 246 81 245 79 249 21109 19111 65 248 77 246 76 237 64 242 19111 17021 63 243 73 237 73 232 59 236 17021 14885 61 239 68 238 64 232 62 238 14885 12830 56 242 63 248 52 253 62 250 12830 10969 50 250 52 250 43 264 50 256 10969 9325 43 255 43 252 36 258 34 263 9325 7875 38 257 35 257 36 255 28 264 7875 6592 37 252 31 255 36 254 24 258 6592 5458 34 246 29 253 32 256 21 255 5458 4457 30 246 24 255 24 264 15 266 4457 3580 27 252 18*259 17*265 11 278 3580 2809 27 263 13*262 15*263 12 282 2809 2120 27 267 13 263 14 262 12 283 2120 1512 26*267 13 263 14 261 13 282 1512 1006 19*257 12 263 13 259 12 280 1006 617 16 253 12 263 12 258 11 271 617 351 14 253 11 264 11 258 9 257 351 190 12 252 10 263 10 257 8*250 190 98 9 251 8 263 7 256 3*239 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