DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 25.3 - - 26.3 - - 23.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 287 - - 87 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2561 - - 2522 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1632 - - 933 - - 79 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2641 - - 2602 - - 96 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 658 - - 921 - - 3751 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 364 - - 244 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 22 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 322 - - 310 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1043 - - -910 - - -2218 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3684 - - 3512 - - 2314 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10190 - - -7845 - - -2669 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12831 - - 10447 - - 2765 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 73 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 25.3 - - 26.3 - - 23.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 9.4 - - 11.3 - - 14.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 24.3 - - 26.0 - - 24.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 8.5 - - 10.7 - - 13.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 287 - - 87 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2561 - - 2522 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 31 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96477 45 216 41 222 50 235 96477 89181 49 217 51 221 55 225 89181 83538 50 221 57 220 55 222 83538 78838 53 228 53 231 50 229 78838 74763 55 227 57 238 49 238 74763 71151 49 225 58 236 55 240 71151 67898 49 237 53 235 49 237 67898 64906 49 237 53 238 43 235 64906 62112 45 231 52 238 41 240 62112 59386 46 234 54 239 50 247 59386 56539 51 239 58 241 61 246 56539 53578 58 243 61 241 63 244 53578 50737 62 242 63 242 61 247 50737 48173 63 241 64 243 60 247 48173 45875 63 242 64 242 59 246 45875 43791 64 243 62 240 58 244 43791 41882 63 242 60 238 57 241 41882 40118 61 241 56 239 51 240 40118 38479 57 239 51 243 48 245 38479 36950 51 239 48 248 49 247 36950 35519 49 242 47 251 48 249 35519 34146 48 241 43 253 43 250 34146 32762 44 237 38 255 37 251 32762 31343 34 233 32 254 34 253 31343 29895 20 215 23 253 32 258 29895 28404 18 207 21 244 28 263 28404 26854 26 194 26 249 25 265 26854 25244 26 192 30 257 23 258 25244 23571 25 196 27 251 20 249 23571 21827 11 181 23 224 18 248 21827 20014 17 246 26 210 18 252 20014 18123 32 266 22 224 21 259 18123 16152 29 287 19 243 24 274 16152 14139 16 285 25 248 24 290 14139 12195 23 271 28 258 23 303 12195 10424 29 291 25 284 23 309 10424 8851 29 306 28 298 22 310 8851 7457 27 311 29 307 24 315 7457 6223 25 317 29 316 30 318 6223 5139 29 325 31 323 35 317 5139 4191 33 330 32 324 36 313 4191 3367 31*328 30 318 30 312 3367 2644 25*322 25*310 28 314 2644 1997 25 322 25*310 27 316 1997 1426 25 321 24 310 24 318 1426 950 24 322 24 310 21 319 950 585 23 322 23 310 18 320 585 335 21 321 21 310 14 319 335 183 19 321 18 310 11*318 183 96 14 321 13 310 6*317 96 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