DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/06 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 - - - - - - 59.5 - - 59.2 - - 56.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - -7 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1075 - - 822 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 82 - - 82 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1155 - - 902 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2344 - - 2508 - - 2790 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 172 - - 36 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 219 - - 208 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -890 - - -749 - - -440 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2045 - - 1651 - - 538 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1347 - - -1232 - - -1206 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2502 - - 2134 - - 1304 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.5 - - 59.2 - - 56.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.8 - - 52.2 - - 54.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.1 - - 59.5 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.7 - - 52.2 - - 54.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 70 - - -7 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1075 - - 822 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 9 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] 96515 62 244 62 257 54 260 96515 89212 32 241 40 251 38 263 89212 83645 19 251 21 254 32 257 83645 79054 21 279 19 283 20 261 79054 75104 22 290 17 300 13 278 75104 71597 21 295 17 299 21 290 71597 68420 20 287 18 293 26 298 68420 65500 23 281 22 290 24 309 65500 62778 23 276 25 294 36 302 62778 60131 30 286 36 289 35 296 60131 57351 44 278 42 276 51 286 57351 54452 49 282 45 282 67 281 54452 51696 63 282 68 286 73 281 51696 49221 70 273 80 277 78 276 49221 47010 76 276 84 278 85 274 47010 45025 92 274 94 274 94 271 45025 43232 95 273 96 270 100 270 43232 41596 107 280 102 274 107 273 41596 40082 112 280 110 276 115 275 40082 38659 104 279 108 273 118 273 38659 37308 98 278 100 270 114 270 37308 35992 95 276 93 268 109 267 35992 34648 91 274 90 268 104 265 34648 33245 86 272 89 267 99 265 33245 31787 82 270 86 266 96 264 31787 30258 76 267 82 265 91 262 30258 28650 70 265 77 263 85 261 28650 26963 64 265 73 262 81 258 26963 25193 59 264 69 260 79 255 25193 23342 56 264 65 257 76 252 23342 21410 54 263 61 254 73 250 21410 19390 49 258 57 253 68 251 19390 17280 46 250 53 253 59 250 17280 15128 44 248 50 252 50 246 15128 13057 42 251 47 251 49 246 13057 11173 38 250 46 250 47 245 11173 9500 38 241 41 248 44 246 9500 8019 37 232 38 242 39 247 8019 6707 32 230 35 238 33 246 6707 5547 33 232 35 236 31 254 5547 4522 37 226 36 227 32 260 4522 3625 37 224 34 217 31 246 3625 2842 33 226 32 216 32 232 2842 2145 29 227 27 215 32 228 2145 1531 28*227 24 213 31 227 1531 1018 21*222 20*210 26 223 1018 625 17 219 18*209 21 219 625 356 16 218 16 208 16 213 356 192 14 218 13 207 13 212 192 98 10 217 9 207 8*209 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