DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/04 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 - - - - - - 40.7 - - 39.6 - - 34.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 91 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1692 - - 1820 - - 975 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 81 - - 80 - - 80 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1772 - - 1900 - - 1055 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 983 - - 780 - - 1565 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 188 - - 221 - - 102 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 018 - - 027 - - 024 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 376 - - -1181 - - -309 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1396 - - 3081 - - 1365 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 388 - - -9578 - - -653 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1384 - - 11478 - - 1708 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 40.7 - - 39.6 - - 34.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.4 - - 26.7 - - 29.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 40.5 - - 39.3 - - 34.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.0 - - 26.5 - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 91 - - 16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1692 - - 1820 - - 975 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 92 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96342 39 231 39 243 40 226 96342 89049 38 231 37 241 36 236 89049 83439 32 237 35 229 36 243 83439 78810 24 253 29 236 32 252 78810 74835 27 252 23 242 31 249 74835 71313 25 242 22 254 29 241 71313 68121 25 245 22 271 22 239 68121 65183 28 241 24 260 35 273 65183 62461 31 261 31 255 45 266 62461 59818 54 259 51 261 50 253 59818 57037 60 248 59 248 56 249 57037 54131 68 251 58 253 65 246 54131 51337 86 251 77 254 71 245 51337 48809 96 248 85 252 81 245 48809 46547 100 247 97 248 87 246 46547 44499 104 247 104 243 97 248 44499 42622 105 245 105 242 104 247 42622 40892 101 241 104 243 105 245 40892 39292 93 241 103 245 103 247 39292 37806 95 248 105 247 106 248 37806 36418 106 251 107 246 109 246 36418 35095 106 252 104 247 105 245 35095 33773 110 254 107 252 109 246 33773 32411 114 253 115 252 114 243 32411 30998 111 248 113 251 109 241 30998 29514 103 243 102 249 100 239 29514 27951 103 243 97 245 92 234 27951 26307 99 249 97 239 87 230 26307 24575 84 255 88 235 84 230 24575 22756 73 256 76 244 78 230 22756 20857 62 255 62 251 71 228 20857 18873 58 250 60 243 68 234 18873 16807 55 249 59 242 59 253 16807 14706 48 250 54 242 46 248 14706 12675 48 242 51 244 45 244 12675 10826 46 240 44 248 42 250 10826 9185 31 254 28 250 35 250 9185 7736 28 253 23 247 18 253 7736 6451 24 241 24 253 17 254 6451 5316 18 237 18 243 14 247 5316 4320 14 241 13 232 8 227 4320 3453 6 271 1 233 4 074 3453 2700 11 016 13 033 18 040 2700 2036 13*016 16*028 20 031 2036 1453 13*017 16*027 19*025 1453 967 13 018 16 027 18*024 967 596 12 018 15 027 16 024 596 340 11 019 14 027 13 024 340 185 10 019 13 027 11 024 185 97 8 019 9 027 8 024 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