DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/01 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 40.7 - - 35.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 45 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2305 - - 2328 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1328 - - 81 - - 80 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2385 - - 2408 - - 97 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1151 - - 1765 - - 1752 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 316 - - 190 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 331 - - 325 - - 031 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2844 - - -3322 - - -4281 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5230 - - 5730 - - 4379 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13272 - - -13477 - - -15112 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15657 - - 15885 - - 15209 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 77 - - 45 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 40.7 - - 35.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 17.6 - - 15.9 - - 17.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 39.4 - - 40.6 - - 36.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 17.4 - - 15.8 - - 16.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 211 - - 45 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2305 - - 2328 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 57 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 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] 95184 105 229 112 221 113 227 95184 87929 96 232 97 233 98 232 87929 82332 91 230 93 233 82 242 82332 77695 87 231 86 241 75 250 77695 73727 81 243 81 239 77 251 73727 70243 68 246 67 244 72 258 70243 67125 69 258 70 269 71 263 67125 64287 75 269 75 274 67 262 64287 61653 77 269 69 269 61 263 61653 59079 72 263 63 267 60 269 59079 56365 69 257 64 268 64 275 56365 53522 68 256 69 269 71 278 53522 50793 68 261 72 266 77 277 50793 48335 72 268 72 267 76 275 48335 46137 77 273 72 275 74 276 46137 44145 79 278 80 281 73 280 44145 42317 87 282 86 280 77 284 42317 40628 93 280 88 278 82 285 40628 39068 92 283 92 279 89 285 39068 37618 98 288 98 278 92 285 37618 36264 108 284 103 276 95 286 36264 34961 111 278 105 270 102 285 34961 33641 108 277 102 269 105 280 33641 32273 106 279 99 273 102 279 32273 30856 106 280 101 275 102 279 30856 29372 104 278 103 275 103 280 29372 27807 102 277 103 275 104 280 27807 26159 100 278 101 277 103 279 26159 24430 97 280 97 281 99 275 24430 22622 92 277 91 281 94 273 22622 20734 89 268 84 279 87 271 20734 18761 86 267 78 274 77 272 18761 16700 76 275 73 274 73 271 16700 14596 69 283 64 279 69 274 14596 12569 68 285 60 283 58 280 12569 10729 68 287 58 287 49 286 10729 9102 63 291 55 291 45 293 9102 7668 51 288 47 291 43 298 7668 6407 34 271 36 276 35 276 6407 5300 26 256 27 257 31 253 5300 4327 23 256 23 261 27 254 4327 3471 18 264 17 270 21 249 3471 2718 13*300 11*292 13 247 2718 2049 13*326 10*317 2 272 2049 1461 14 330 10 323 6 033 1461 972 14 331 9 326 10 032 972 598 14 332 9 327 11 032 598 341 13 333 9 328 10 032 341 186 12 333 8 330 8*032 186 97 10 333 6 330 4*031 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