DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 - - - - - - 72.4 - - 73.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 351 - - 154 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3646 - - 3775 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2521 - - 2258 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3726 - - 3855 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1108 - - 1346 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 439 - - 340 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 140 - - 156 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4898 - - -3185 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8624 - - 7040 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11850 - - -6705 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15576 - - 10560 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.4 - - 73.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.4 - - 43.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.7 - - 72.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.3 - - 42.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 351 - - 154 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3646 - - 3775 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 16 - - 40 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - 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] 97036 41 259 51 257 97036 89708 33 272 40 261 89708 84082 24 274 35 263 84082 79449 25 258 32 262 79449 75484 25 266 32 267 75484 72002 34 281 28 275 72002 68843 34 277 32 271 68843 65918 29 274 32 269 65918 63195 33 285 38 281 63195 60556 46 283 42 281 60556 57793 48 276 42 284 57793 54916 40 283 50 291 54916 52174 51 300 60 293 52174 49719 63 296 63 294 49719 47529 60 292 57 299 47529 45562 48 294 53 304 45562 43782 55 310 53 314 43782 42151 58 311 78 331 42151 40638 55 318 92 334 40638 39214 61 326 89 334 39214 37864 67 329 75 334 37864 36549 73 327 64 327 36549 35202 69 326 61 319 35202 33795 61 331 59 320 33795 32328 50 324 53 321 32328 30787 43 310 41 319 30787 29160 37 298 34 316 29160 27446 25 296 34 306 27446 25644 24 297 31 298 25644 23756 32 298 28 295 23756 21784 29 301 26 296 21784 19723 26 289 24 292 19723 17573 23 280 21 285 17573 15381 22 275 18 284 15381 13274 11 268 13 281 13274 11365 7 319 4 285 11365 9670 9 320 7 274 9670 8166 15 292 19 275 8166 6830 18 272 21 266 6830 5649 16 236 18 238 5649 4612 14*210 14*192 4612 3704 11*149 13*178 3704 2905 11 144 13 169 2905 2191 11 140 14 153 2191 1563 11 138 14 150 1563 1039 11 136 14 148 1039 638 11 135 13 146 638 362 10 134 13 145 362 195 10 134 12 144 195 99 8 134 9 144 99 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