DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.0 - - 23.2 - - 24.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 108 - - 23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2601 - - 2229 - - 2579 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1611 - - 889 - - 80 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2681 - - 2309 - - 2659 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 450 - - 559 - - 411 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 349 - - 249 - - 156 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 14 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 022 - - 028 - - 050 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2172 - - -2295 - - -1589 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4854 - - 4604 - - 4248 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -21580 - - -21854 - - -20667 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 24261 - - 24163 - - 23326 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 23.0 - - 23.2 - - 24.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 2.5 - - 3.9 - - 6.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 22.0 - - 22.9 - - 24.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 2.3 - - 3.7 - - 6.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 257 - - 108 - - 23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2601 - - 2229 - - 2579 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 85 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95808 104 238 108 245 111 251 95808 88683 79 238 89 245 89 252 88683 83239 58 244 63 247 69 246 83239 78717 45 249 48 244 57 245 78717 74805 44 254 43 245 52 248 74805 71357 44 256 45 250 51 252 71357 68246 42 254 44 252 53 254 68246 65387 39 252 44 255 53 252 65387 62738 42 250 50 252 54 253 62738 60162 49 249 53 251 57 254 60162 57462 58 250 61 255 66 258 57462 54647 69 257 73 262 76 256 54647 51937 80 260 82 259 81 253 51937 49472 86 260 85 258 85 259 49472 47242 96 262 91 259 96 264 47242 45206 108 261 102 258 111 260 45206 43344 114 258 109 257 109 254 43344 41632 113 256 108 254 99 254 41632 40050 108 255 102 254 97 260 40050 38599 104 254 100 257 105 261 38599 37261 101 255 102 257 100 258 37261 35965 101 257 105 258 102 258 35965 34631 102 257 106 259 105 257 34631 33233 103 255 105 260 105 255 33233 31771 103 252 101 261 105 256 31771 30232 93 249 102 263 102 258 30232 28603 87 248 99 266 101 260 28603 26885 86 251 89 265 94 265 26885 25079 84 259 86 261 83 264 25079 23185 78 264 82 262 82 264 23185 21210 74 266 72 261 82 263 21210 19149 74 264 64 262 78 256 19149 16995 71 260 63 260 71 253 16995 14801 61 258 62 257 66 254 14801 12695 50 253 54 253 58 257 12695 10788 46 250 43 250 52 253 10788 9108 38 255 38 251 43 246 9108 7634 30 250 28 253 34 231 7634 6343 25 244 24 240 28 219 6343 5210 20 265 20 238 19 227 5210 4220 9 325 6 294 3 046 4220 3370 16*023 12 043 19*060 3370 2640 17*022 15*032 20*055 2640 1993 17 022 15*029 19 052 1993 1422 17 022 15 028 18 051 1422 947 17 022 14 028 17 049 947 584 16 022 14 027 16 048 584 334 15 022 13 027 14 047 334 182 14 022 12 027 12 046 182 96 11 022 9 027 9 046 96 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