DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/26 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 - - - - - - 76.0 - - 77.3 - - 70.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 302 - - 82 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4638 - - 5535 - - 19 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3232 - - 3113 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4718 - - 5615 - - 99 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2085 - - 1247 - - 1450 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 455 - - 320 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 19 - - 23 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 220 - - 221 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -7 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -565 - - -723 - - -3521 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5283 - - 6339 - - 3621 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2003 - - -3635 - - -7722 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6721 - - 9250 - - 7821 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 81 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.0 - - 77.3 - - 70.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.3 - - 49.9 - - 54.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.6 - - 77.1 - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.6 - - 49.3 - - 54.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 302 - - 82 - - -63 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4638 - - 5535 - - 19 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 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] 96569 43 242 39 251 42 274 96569 89335 29 241 32 257 27 268 89335 83837 20 249 32 243 26 258 83837 79247 14 260 23 237 30 255 79247 75260 19 289 14 239 24 273 75260 71769 19 290 10 296 16 261 71769 68621 24 305 22 307 15 292 68621 65724 25 295 29 305 28 306 65724 63053 32 306 36 305 37 297 63053 60474 42 304 38 295 35 284 60474 57775 46 304 40 285 42 290 57775 54960 54 304 45 299 46 290 54960 52260 56 308 59 309 47 299 52260 49811 56 316 62 312 53 303 49811 47593 62 320 69 313 60 306 47593 45570 73 315 73 313 64 307 45570 43729 79 308 73 314 65 305 43729 42058 81 307 69 309 65 306 42058 40527 79 308 65 303 61 307 40527 39098 74 311 61 302 57 304 39098 37745 71 314 59 302 59 300 37745 36427 69 316 56 302 60 299 36427 35078 68 315 54 299 57 298 35078 33670 64 312 51 296 51 295 33670 32208 57 310 50 295 48 292 32208 30676 51 310 50 295 47 292 30676 29059 49 312 50 296 47 294 29059 27356 46 313 48 295 45 297 27356 25567 39 307 41 296 39 299 25567 23695 41 305 37 301 32 302 23695 21745 45 305 37 296 30 306 21745 19707 34 302 31 282 31 318 19707 17578 30 289 26 265 31 327 17578 15400 28 282 26 265 28 315 15400 13299 21 278 25 270 23 298 13299 11393 16 271 24 274 22 293 11393 9704 16 262 21 270 23 284 9704 8204 19 261 21 263 25 270 8204 6872 20 250 23 253 28 258 6872 5692 20*238 24*232 31 249 5692 4652 19*226 25*226 34 239 4652 3738 20 223 24 224 34 230 3738 2932 20 221 24 222 35 223 2932 2212 19 220 24 220 35 218 2212 1577 19 219 23 219 34 212 1577 1048 19 218 22 218 32 207 1048 642 18 217 21 218 28 203 642 364 17 217 20 217 21 199 364 196 16 216 17 217 18 198 196 99 12 216 13 216 10*196 99 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