DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/10 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 - - - - - - 52.3 - - 55.8 - - 45.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 43 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1514 - - 1499 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 750 - - 82 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1594 - - 1579 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 370 - - 707 - - 210 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 271 - - 165 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 207 - - 205 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2343 - - -2088 - - -454 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3937 - - 3668 - - 552 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11119 - - -9495 - - -8560 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12713 - - 11074 - - 8658 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 66 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 52.3 - - 55.8 - - 45.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.7 - - 40.3 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.3 - - 55.6 - - 47.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.8 - - 39.9 - - 43.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 43 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1514 - - 1499 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96134 23 263 21 293 21 315 96134 89138 16 020 15 332 14 360 89138 83703 20 031 10 356 11 354 83703 79152 21 022 6 022 10 333 79152 75191 17 350 8 005 13 346 75191 71665 12 340 10 323 17 345 71665 68471 17 325 15 309 18 332 68471 65522 21 319 23 301 24 336 65522 62782 31 315 28 300 32 308 62782 60136 35 303 33 296 33 295 60136 57372 42 287 43 300 40 293 57372 54501 48 283 53 296 47 286 54501 51761 55 285 55 291 55 288 51761 49290 56 286 62 286 65 287 49290 47067 54 285 65 285 74 293 47067 45044 53 294 71 296 92 292 45044 43197 84 301 88 299 97 289 43197 41506 95 292 95 293 92 289 41506 39952 79 289 82 287 89 290 39952 38509 74 304 74 289 85 287 38509 37153 78 300 74 290 84 285 37153 35839 84 295 72 290 79 286 35839 34496 82 291 69 288 74 285 34496 33096 79 292 65 285 69 285 33096 31644 79 294 62 280 65 284 31644 30128 80 295 64 277 64 280 30128 28537 82 294 66 275 58 274 28537 26869 82 295 65 277 55 276 26869 25119 76 296 65 280 56 281 25119 23285 69 297 63 285 57 282 23285 21370 63 297 57 292 56 280 21370 19364 59 297 52 298 55 279 19364 17263 55 293 47 295 53 279 17263 15113 51 288 41 282 47 279 15113 13041 45 285 42 269 45 278 13041 11159 35 284 36 263 44 273 11159 9492 29 287 31 262 42 265 9492 8018 28 290 26 266 36 259 8018 6710 28 285 26 271 30 265 6710 5550 25 282 26 276 27 267 5550 4526 19 274 25 276 27 264 4526 3627 17 256 22 265 26 258 3627 2836 19 244 21 247 27 247 2836 2133 17*239 19*238 28 236 2133 1516 10*220 12*211 27 223 1516 1006 8 206 12 206 25 207 1006 617 8 204 11 204 23 199 617 350 7 202 10 202 19 194 350 190 7 201 9 202 15*192 190 98 6 201 7 201 6*188 98 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