DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/21 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.1 - - 52.1 - - 44.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 68 - - 37 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1027 - - 2304 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 81 - - 82 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1107 - - 2384 - - 97 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 734 - - 1185 - - 1177 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 173 - - 187 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 082 - - 095 - - 079 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -855 - - -166 - - -1159 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1963 - - 2550 - - 1256 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8764 - - -8049 - - -9446 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9871 - - 10433 - - 9543 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.1 - - 52.1 - - 44.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.0 - - 41.4 - - 39.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 47.7 - - 51.9 - - 45.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.8 - - 40.3 - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 68 - - 37 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1027 - - 2304 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96759 12 092 16 058 15 072 96759 89617 13 089 12 084 12 061 89617 84059 10 125 12 098 10 077 84059 79400 13 124 10 130 5 062 79400 75362 13 078 9 108 1 040 75362 71779 4 036 5 158 3 350 71779 68532 2 123 6 154 7 268 68532 65554 3 273 8 000 4 316 65554 62800 19 268 26 250 27 275 62800 60148 22 271 27 258 34 262 60148 57387 27 259 35 264 37 254 57387 54524 36 262 43 264 38 256 54524 51792 55 271 57 267 52 261 51792 49323 74 261 73 259 70 258 49323 47097 87 259 79 258 75 259 47097 45072 101 262 93 263 89 264 45072 43229 117 261 112 262 110 263 43229 41548 119 259 118 258 118 257 41548 40002 118 258 116 256 115 257 40002 38559 120 258 116 255 118 258 38559 37202 120 258 117 252 122 254 37202 35891 118 258 116 251 119 252 35891 34552 114 258 111 251 118 251 34552 33153 111 257 107 251 118 250 33153 31696 110 257 105 251 119 249 31696 30165 108 257 103 251 116 249 30165 28553 107 257 100 251 111 248 28553 26859 106 258 99 253 105 246 26859 25082 100 259 98 255 103 247 25082 23220 88 255 97 255 100 251 23220 21279 81 252 93 255 95 255 21279 19256 79 248 88 255 89 256 19256 17145 80 241 80 257 83 256 17145 14986 79 239 71 257 77 263 14986 12911 71 247 67 253 61 275 12911 11037 54 254 53 252 37 274 11037 9378 41 253 38 274 30 261 9378 7905 33 258 31 287 23 260 7905 6602 29 285 27 287 19 259 6602 5453 29 303 22 278 14 266 5453 4441 26 303 15 265 8 265 4441 3556 20 294 7 229 3 278 3556 2781 16 287 5*145 2 094 2781 2094 7 277 6*113 10 091 2094 1492 4*081 8 097 16 090 1492 992 5*082 8 093 18 090 992 609 6 082 8 092 15 087 609 347 6 081 8 090 13 083 347 188 5 082 8 090 10 081 188 97 4 084 6 088 6*079 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