DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.7 - - 51.1 - - 51.0 - - 41.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 166 - - 40 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1023 - - 2631 - - 2934 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 81 - - 1453 - - 81 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1103 - - 2711 - - 3014 - - 97 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 888 - - 1048 - - 1521 - - 153 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 183 - - 305 - - 198 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 006 - - 004 - - 327 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 2 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -6960 - - -6480 - - -5917 - - -6346 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8063 - - 9191 - - 8931 - - 6443 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16942 - - -15552 - - -15285 - - -17370 ODpotential blCL - - - 18045 - - 18263 - - 18299 - - 17467 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 90 - - 79 - - 24 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.7 - - 51.1 - - 51.0 - - 41.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 10.1 - - 11.1 - - 12.2 - - 14.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.2 - - 50.2 - - 50.8 - - 45.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 9.7 - - 10.9 - - 12.0 - - 14.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 93 - - 166 - - 40 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1023 - - 2631 - - 2934 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 58 - - 16 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95843 93 230 82 237 89 242 95 239 95843 88671 71 237 75 237 74 240 75 244 88671 83157 63 244 67 238 72 238 71 246 83157 78604 56 247 58 236 67 238 68 241 78604 74681 56 247 51 238 59 244 66 246 74681 71221 54 241 52 244 55 242 60 251 71221 68089 44 246 48 249 51 246 54 253 68089 65190 52 259 57 256 57 255 56 261 65190 62491 68 255 66 255 68 255 65 260 62491 59867 76 252 76 253 74 254 71 258 59867 57124 84 247 81 254 83 258 78 260 57124 54279 88 249 94 259 95 259 87 262 54279 51565 112 257 110 256 105 258 102 259 51565 49115 128 254 120 251 116 257 110 258 49115 46907 125 251 120 250 122 254 114 258 46907 44890 121 250 119 251 118 251 115 258 44890 43028 119 249 119 250 112 251 113 255 43028 41304 117 250 114 250 114 256 115 255 41304 39719 116 252 118 257 129 259 126 258 39719 38267 118 257 136 258 138 253 135 255 38267 36916 125 259 137 256 136 253 128 253 36916 35607 128 257 134 254 131 254 126 262 35607 34272 122 251 132 255 128 257 128 265 34272 32877 121 246 128 256 130 259 126 261 32877 31423 119 245 120 255 127 260 125 257 31423 29896 115 245 115 252 116 256 123 256 29896 28290 111 245 113 251 113 253 119 255 28290 26601 104 246 103 253 112 253 115 257 26601 24828 94 249 90 251 100 253 105 259 24828 22977 81 252 89 249 87 250 89 257 22977 21055 79 252 84 249 79 248 78 255 21055 19052 75 247 77 245 75 248 74 254 19052 16959 68 244 71 243 70 247 68 251 16959 14820 65 247 63 245 65 248 62 249 14820 12760 58 249 61 245 60 250 55 246 12760 10893 51 245 57 249 54 252 48 244 10893 9248 36 245 41 258 45 257 42 248 9248 7801 21 238 25 250 36 259 30 260 7801 6528 15 251 20 239 26 257 25 272 6528 5405 13 230 17 236 21 263 23 289 5405 4416 7 242 11 250 16 273 14 281 4416 3547 6 305 8 290 8*283 10 270 3547 2782 9 351 7*348 6*293 10 285 2782 2099 15 001 8*359 4 310 10 298 2099 1497 17*006 8 003 3 331 9 311 1497 995 15*007 8 004 3 347 8 325 995 611 13 006 8 006 3 356 7 347 611 347 12 006 7 007 3 359 6 006 347 188 11 007 7 008 3 003 5 013 188 97 8 006 6 007 2 006 4*011 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