DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - - - - - 54.8 - - 45.5 - - 43.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 21 - - 2 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 325 - - 454 - - 167 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 82 - - 81 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 405 - - 534 - - 247 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 529 - - 456 - - 1643 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 79 - - 47 - - 24 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 252 - - 285 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 217 - - 56 - - -205 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 188 - - 478 - - 452 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 92 - - -8420 - - -627 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 313 - - 8954 - - 874 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.8 - - 45.5 - - 43.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.0 - - 43.7 - - 41.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 54.8 - - 45.8 - - 44.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.7 - - 43.3 - - 41.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 21 - - 2 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 325 - - 454 - - 167 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 88 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 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] 96218 13 272 5 353 9 318 96218 89114 14 285 9 295 10 311 89114 83586 7 298 12 299 8 324 83586 78988 8 311 8 338 4 316 78988 75008 17 310 8 303 7 281 75008 71466 19 276 15 282 9 324 71466 68260 26 246 27 263 31 279 68260 65335 23 247 35 240 33 255 65335 62623 29 251 33 243 36 244 62623 59978 43 266 47 260 39 257 59978 57211 62 259 56 261 52 263 57211 54349 68 250 65 253 64 252 54349 51629 69 252 72 250 68 248 51629 49188 85 253 85 249 74 249 49188 47003 102 249 96 244 89 246 47003 45032 117 244 102 240 99 242 45032 43231 121 241 103 240 96 241 43231 41563 121 241 108 240 95 242 41563 40004 123 241 115 240 99 241 40004 38538 123 239 120 240 103 239 38538 37151 120 238 124 240 103 239 37151 35803 118 237 127 239 104 238 35803 34428 116 237 127 238 107 238 34428 32997 110 237 126 238 108 237 32997 31516 97 234 123 236 107 238 31516 29970 85 227 118 234 107 236 29970 28346 81 224 108 232 102 234 28346 26646 85 222 99 228 95 233 26646 24869 81 225 92 223 87 234 24869 23023 77 226 87 219 85 235 23023 21111 79 224 84 217 82 230 21111 19119 67 225 80 219 79 229 19119 17034 54 226 72 224 75 234 17034 14904 57 219 66 231 77 234 14904 12847 55 218 68 243 74 234 12847 10978 49 226 58 247 56 239 10978 9326 46 234 44 253 44 236 9326 7864 38 239 38 253 42 240 7864 6567 33 246 32 249 36 257 6567 5423 34 246 32 254 29 265 5423 4415 36 247 35 264 24 273 4415 3534 35 244 35 277 22 284 3534 2763 31 231 32 289 26 309 2763 2081 29 230 28 296 31 324 2081 1484 23 225 22 296 29 319 1484 987 14 223 16 297 24 311 987 608 11*235 9*288 20 307 608 347 8*251 7*286 17*305 347 188 7 253 6 285 14*304 188 97 5 254 4 285 9 304 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