DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - - - - - 78.9 - - 69.7 - - 64.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3381 - - 868 - - 288 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1734 - - 83 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3461 - - 948 - - 368 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3166 - - 3341 - - 3011 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 289 - - 79 - - 38 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 30 - - 16 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 240 - - 248 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 17 - - 10 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 17 - - -1 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -300 - - 79 - - -162 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3761 - - 869 - - 530 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1203 - - -499 - - -733 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4664 - - 1447 - - 1101 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 99 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 790 - - 840 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 69.7 - - 64.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.6 - - 65.9 - - 62.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.4 - - 70.0 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.8 - - 65.4 - - 62.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - -2 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3381 - - 868 - - 288 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 96 - - 86 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 12 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] 96829 39 254 38 263 44 270 96829 89499 27 253 31 266 28 262 89499 83928 15 255 22 267 20 270 83928 79355 7 282 15 262 16 276 79355 75413 6 301 13 290 14 292 75413 71911 10 331 11 309 10 303 71911 68738 15 324 11 342 10 319 68738 65811 13 324 13 336 10 311 65811 63082 15 297 9 304 12 287 63082 60422 11 277 12 268 16 263 60422 57643 13 277 16 272 23 278 57643 54773 23 275 28 280 32 278 54773 52036 27 265 28 266 37 268 52036 49562 23 268 29 277 38 262 49562 47338 46 269 57 266 46 259 47338 45326 48 237 51 244 50 252 45326 43515 36 213 47 236 67 249 43515 41875 50 251 66 250 74 245 41875 40358 64 257 72 245 73 243 40358 38936 56 250 62 245 73 235 38936 37589 48 241 64 242 75 227 37589 36273 48 236 63 239 76 228 36273 34926 49 234 62 238 77 230 34926 33519 46 230 62 236 75 228 33519 32056 46 230 58 230 74 224 32056 30520 47 231 57 226 72 223 30520 28898 46 235 54 226 68 224 28898 27195 46 235 49 230 61 227 27195 25409 45 232 46 232 54 227 25409 23537 45 227 44 231 51 224 23537 21583 47 227 45 229 48 226 21583 19545 48 234 46 230 45 230 19545 17417 49 233 46 234 43 233 17417 15248 50 232 48 236 39 234 15248 13160 46 230 49 236 39 235 13160 11266 44 227 48 238 40 240 11266 9591 44 224 48 237 37 243 9591 8108 43 224 48 236 35 240 8108 6790 41 222 49 239 32 239 6790 5620 39 220 48 241 29 244 5620 4588 36 216 43 240 29 258 4588 3684 34*212 38 239 27 279 3684 2891 33*212 34 239 26 284 2891 2181 32 212 30 240 24 282 2181 1555 31 212 28 240 20 274 1555 1034 30 212 23*240 16 264 1034 635 28 211 20*240 13*255 635 361 26 211 17 240 10*250 361 194 22 211 15 240 8 248 194 99 16 211 10 240 6 246 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