DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - - - - 78.5 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 96 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5500 - - 4839 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3828 - - 2739 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5580 - - 4919 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2611 - - 3848 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 458 - - 321 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 223 - - 217 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 65 - - -632 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5515 - - 5551 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -337 - - -1562 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5917 - - 6481 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 370 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.8 - - 56.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.4 - - 79.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.1 - - 55.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 96 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5500 - - 4839 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 96686 43 259 48 266 96686 89450 40 254 36 256 89450 83876 38 251 34 253 83876 79209 37 255 34 250 79209 75189 28 259 31 247 75189 71654 19 265 25 248 71654 68460 16 266 26 256 68460 65538 18 247 26 254 65538 62848 17 244 24 264 62848 60252 22 279 32 273 60252 57542 30 282 35 278 57542 54700 47 276 40 277 54700 51956 56 267 48 268 51956 49489 54 261 51 270 49489 47308 48 265 49 277 47308 45354 42 278 48 279 45354 43581 39 290 44 277 43581 41959 39 291 42 276 41959 40450 42 292 42 274 40450 39028 44 286 40 273 39028 37679 43 278 38 275 37679 36365 39 273 37 275 36365 35022 35 271 34 269 35022 33621 32 268 30 261 33621 32163 30 265 29 257 32163 30632 30 264 29 257 30632 29015 28 262 31 263 29015 27313 23 263 29 268 27313 25524 17 269 24 265 25524 23656 15 260 22 250 23656 21715 16 249 21 245 21715 19692 19 244 20 244 19692 17577 20 245 19 251 17577 15412 20 263 16 261 15412 13317 22 247 17 272 13317 11409 26 221 24 247 11409 9721 27 223 29 241 9721 8229 23 229 28 241 8229 6904 21 233 26 238 6904 5726 21*232 24*231 5726 4683 22*228 23*222 4683 3764 22 226 23 220 3764 2954 22 224 22 218 2954 2229 22 223 22 216 2229 1590 22 222 22 215 1590 1057 21 222 21 214 1057 649 21 221 20 213 649 368 19 221 19 213 368 197 17 220 17 212 197 100 13 219 13 212 100 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