DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/25 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 - - 1331z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.9 - - 62.6 - - 55.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 318 - - 129 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3542 - - 4430 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2407 - - 2624 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3622 - - 4510 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 813 - - 773 - - 1880 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 421 - - 338 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 179 - - 183 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2346 - - -1217 - - -2651 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5968 - - 5728 - - 2749 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8031 - - -5975 - - -8583 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11653 - - 10485 - - 8681 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 89 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.9 - - 62.6 - - 55.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 33.4 - - 38.1 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.3 - - 61.9 - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 32.4 - - 37.3 - - 43.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 318 - - 129 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3542 - - 4430 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - 57 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96531 40 245 36 255 25 258 96531 89328 16 241 26 235 24 246 89328 83761 14 250 23 250 22 257 83761 79125 24 258 28 258 23 261 79125 75123 30 264 26 249 24 272 75123 71584 29 269 27 274 31 274 71584 68393 33 277 34 277 36 288 68393 65475 36 278 36 283 42 287 65475 62770 37 279 38 283 34 285 62770 60126 35 280 41 299 42 312 60126 57361 41 295 58 305 56 308 57361 54495 59 299 62 303 58 301 54495 51756 61 292 59 301 55 301 51756 49285 51 287 53 300 47 301 49285 47056 43 292 46 309 43 309 47056 45024 47 308 48 318 55 317 45024 43176 60 318 67 322 69 319 43176 41498 74 325 76 319 82 321 41498 39961 81 319 77 320 92 322 39961 38529 65 305 75 320 93 323 38529 37179 43 292 71 317 85 321 37179 35870 24 307 68 314 78 318 35870 34535 31 328 66 312 74 316 34535 33146 38 332 59 308 71 312 33146 31705 38 330 51 305 67 308 31705 30194 38 307 45 302 60 302 30194 28602 37 285 44 300 50 297 28602 26927 31 275 43 299 41 291 26927 25166 37 283 39 297 37 291 25166 23319 40 295 36 300 35 293 23319 21385 36 292 30 308 32 293 21385 19363 37 278 30 280 28 290 19363 17254 34 282 35 287 28 287 17254 15108 29 283 36 283 28 282 15108 13041 23 290 32 260 26 283 13041 11159 18 296 24 250 27 262 11159 9488 8 274 19 238 27 243 9488 8005 10 242 15 220 24 229 8005 6690 11 217 21 209 25 228 6690 5532 17 190 21*209 27 220 5532 4515 16*192 14*197 27 206 4515 3626 8*185 12 185 23 201 3626 2842 5 177 11 182 19 197 2842 2142 5 176 11 181 17 187 2142 1526 4 177 11 180 18 169 1526 1015 4 177 10 180 20 155 1015 623 4 178 10 179 18 151 623 354 3 178 9 179 16 148 354 191 3 179 8 179 13 147 191 98 3 178 7 178 7*147 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