DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 - - - - - - 48.4 - - 49.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 447 - - 229 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4354 - - 3481 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3147 - - 2222 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4434 - - 3561 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 740 - - 911 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 501 - - 373 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 033 - - 053 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1991 - - -2684 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6425 - - 6245 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -12086 - - -11834 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16520 - - 15395 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.4 - - 49.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 20.7 - - 22.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.5 - - 47.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 19.9 - - 21.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 447 - - 229 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4354 - - 3481 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96412 22 235 29 259 96412 89198 22 233 22 248 89198 83660 19 222 25 241 83660 79064 21 230 23 236 79064 75087 19 226 25 231 75087 71551 19 248 26 234 71551 68339 26 249 27 243 68339 65387 32 248 30 250 65387 62648 34 255 28 250 62648 59999 37 266 35 264 59999 57238 51 261 40 257 57238 54356 52 254 49 259 54356 51594 58 261 58 256 51594 49104 62 256 58 249 49104 46864 59 258 55 259 46864 44831 64 264 64 267 44831 42982 69 264 72 264 42982 41285 70 261 71 257 41285 39714 68 258 68 256 39714 38251 71 261 71 261 38251 36886 78 264 73 262 36886 35577 76 257 74 259 35577 34249 74 251 72 256 34249 32870 72 253 62 256 32870 31437 70 254 56 260 31437 29936 64 255 51 268 29936 28352 59 258 48 274 28352 26684 57 261 46 279 26684 24927 55 268 44 283 24927 23083 52 269 41 283 23083 21158 46 265 40 282 21158 19147 44 268 40 285 19147 17048 41 277 36 286 17048 14903 33 278 30 283 14903 12832 27 286 26 292 12832 10949 25 294 21 303 10949 9281 23 305 20 316 9281 7808 17 338 12 317 7808 6513 13 008 4 011 6513 5379 11*021 4 050 5379 4387 10*028 5*045 4387 3523 11 030 6*050 3523 2763 11 032 7 051 2763 2085 11 033 8 053 2085 1488 12 034 8 053 1488 990 12 035 9 054 990 609 11 036 9 054 609 347 11 036 8 054 347 188 10 036 8 054 188 97 8 036 7 054 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