DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/12 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 - - - - - - 44.1 - - 46.6 - - 37.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 337 - - 112 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4550 - - 4981 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3194 - - 2899 - - 80 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4630 - - 5061 - - 97 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1589 - - 1594 - - 3035 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 463 - - 332 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 310 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -564 - - -1030 - - -3810 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5194 - - 6092 - - 3907 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -817 - - -6453 - - -10684 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5447 - - 11514 - - 10781 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 77 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.1 - - 46.6 - - 37.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 21.7 - - 20.2 - - 21.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 42.7 - - 46.1 - - 38.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 21.4 - - 19.8 - - 20.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 337 - - 112 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4550 - - 4981 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 60 - - 6 - - 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] 95862 22 262 23 274 16 288 95862 88975 7 104 10 290 15 320 88975 83589 4 037 14 254 10 317 83589 79050 7 322 6 261 12 267 79050 75102 10 334 9 234 10 240 75102 71562 15 332 12 262 9 247 71562 68325 22 294 21 278 22 284 68325 65357 15 253 17 256 14 273 65357 62578 23 332 8 325 6 344 62578 59860 44 304 36 294 37 294 59860 57042 55 274 45 281 45 281 57042 54120 44 261 49 267 50 278 54120 51312 40 272 58 279 57 276 51312 48768 54 287 65 277 61 280 48768 46472 68 291 68 283 64 284 46472 44384 79 291 77 286 74 286 44384 42477 82 289 91 286 84 284 42477 40722 83 287 101 284 90 283 40722 39098 87 288 108 284 91 283 39098 37585 100 288 120 285 92 286 37585 36172 111 287 131 285 99 289 36172 34816 114 288 136 285 107 287 34816 33447 121 290 136 284 112 285 33447 32036 131 291 132 283 114 285 32036 30586 133 288 129 283 111 285 30586 29082 132 285 127 283 106 286 29082 27516 124 283 118 284 100 284 27516 25890 109 284 104 285 91 281 25890 24191 94 282 87 285 88 281 24191 22410 84 278 79 283 85 284 22410 20547 79 276 75 284 77 286 20547 18601 74 280 72 284 67 284 18601 16572 73 286 67 283 59 284 16572 14505 70 288 63 288 48 287 14505 12511 68 293 62 296 46 300 12511 10693 61 299 58 302 43 305 10693 9081 49 303 47 304 37 301 9081 7658 39 303 39 297 33 296 7658 6405 29 299 24 285 29 277 6405 5301 19*284 18*287 25 269 5301 4328 18*289 17*290 19 277 4328 3474 17 300 15 301 14 298 3474 2724 17 303 14 309 14 329 2724 2056 17 305 13 314 16 343 2056 1467 17 306 13 317 17 347 1467 977 17 307 13 319 17 348 977 601 16 308 12 320 16 350 601 343 15 308 12 321 13 351 343 186 14 309 11 322 10*351 186 97 11 309 8 323 5*351 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