DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 82.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 253 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2676 - - 5076 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1689 - - 2371 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2756 - - 5156 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2273 - - 2578 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 360 - - 274 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 18 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 206 - - 222 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2032 - - -1068 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4789 - - 6224 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4049 - - -3398 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6805 - - 8554 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 65 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 600 - - 300 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 82.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.8 - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 82.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.0 - - 54.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 253 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2676 - - 5076 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - 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] 96826 35 247 28 274 96826 89569 18 260 16 247 89569 84004 2 292 15 228 84004 79416 0 184 14 242 79416 75471 4 257 4 208 75471 71974 7 286 3 307 71974 68807 9 228 12 250 68807 65900 10 206 16 258 65900 63212 15 245 16 247 63212 60601 7 257 15 256 60601 57860 24 294 21 271 57860 55006 30 285 30 270 55006 52270 29 296 29 278 52270 49796 42 309 31 296 49796 47559 50 306 38 291 47559 45509 50 302 46 290 45509 43619 52 300 51 291 43619 41879 56 300 58 295 41879 40282 65 299 65 293 40282 38822 61 293 57 287 38822 37472 54 295 56 283 37472 36166 56 297 57 279 36166 34828 54 296 55 283 34828 33429 50 296 54 285 33429 31973 47 298 53 288 31973 30447 42 297 49 293 30447 28839 37 296 42 297 28839 27152 37 296 37 293 27152 25384 38 295 36 287 25384 23533 37 296 34 285 23533 21603 33 297 27 292 21603 19589 30 292 23 296 19589 17485 31 288 20 293 17485 15337 27 278 20 301 15337 13265 25 270 21 296 13265 11380 26 257 20 275 11380 9704 23 243 24 264 9704 8217 19 238 24 257 8217 6896 16 236 23 248 6896 5723 18 228 22*235 5723 4685 19 227 21*226 4685 3769 18 228 20 225 3769 2959 16*222 20 223 2959 2235 14*211 19 222 2235 1594 14 207 18 221 1594 1061 13 206 18 220 1061 651 13 204 17 219 651 369 12 203 16 219 369 198 11 202 14 218 198 100 9 203 10 218 100 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