DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 24.4 - - 34.3 - - 37.9 - - 29.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 312 - - 99 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1442 - - 2255 - - 2604 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 590 - - 1426 - - 1091 - - 80 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1522 - - 2335 - - 2684 - - 97 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 507 - - 666 - - 481 - - 2004 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 247 - - 356 - - 255 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 339 - - 324 - - 291 - - 196 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4076 - - -5570 - - -6247 - - -6113 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5598 - - 7905 - - 8931 - - 6211 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19403 - - -18607 - - -18787 - - -20567 ODpotential blCL - - - 20925 - - 20942 - - 21471 - - 20664 blCL maxRH - - - 45 - - 43 - - 55 - - 26 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.4 - - 34.3 - - 37.9 - - 29.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 0.7 - - 0.4 - - -0.5 - - 3.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.5 - - 32.8 - - 37.3 - - 32.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 0.3 - - -0.2 - - -1.1 - - 2.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 162 - - 312 - - 99 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1442 - - 2255 - - 2604 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 96415 20 229 33 259 31 260 29 256 96415 89270 13 275 20 267 19 292 22 295 89270 83795 14 301 10 225 17 298 17 305 83795 79217 10 323 4 221 17 318 18 306 79217 75236 6 303 4 295 17 310 20 313 75236 71707 10 336 6 359 12 315 19 304 71707 68504 20 322 13 332 15 320 16 318 68504 65542 30 305 24 303 27 307 22 321 65542 62778 36 300 33 291 35 296 30 311 62778 60088 39 289 40 288 40 292 39 299 60088 57281 45 282 47 289 47 292 46 298 57281 54367 54 286 54 285 54 290 58 298 54367 51583 61 287 56 282 62 288 66 293 51583 49069 66 288 56 285 67 287 65 291 49069 46802 70 286 58 289 65 286 68 293 46802 44735 70 283 62 290 63 287 69 293 44735 42840 66 288 66 289 63 291 62 292 42840 41096 68 294 70 285 66 296 55 298 41096 39493 71 295 67 284 71 301 72 310 39493 38020 73 292 63 282 73 299 86 302 38020 36658 71 291 61 287 66 296 67 292 36658 35359 66 295 63 292 58 301 50 309 35359 34046 65 300 63 295 59 312 64 330 34046 32686 64 300 66 294 64 306 75 327 32686 31272 63 301 68 291 66 304 71 322 31272 29787 65 306 71 293 68 305 68 314 29787 28218 70 308 72 297 72 302 70 308 28218 26563 75 314 72 302 72 300 64 307 26563 24820 74 319 65 304 72 301 63 305 24820 22989 68 320 62 304 70 303 62 302 22989 21073 63 318 61 305 61 302 59 304 21073 19065 57 314 57 308 57 301 57 302 19065 16965 53 312 50 308 51 301 53 298 16965 14815 50 316 43 308 43 300 48 294 14815 12739 41 319 35 305 37 300 43 291 12739 10856 32 319 27 301 33 297 37 290 10856 9196 28 319 21 302 27 299 28 286 9196 7735 26 319 19 306 23 300 23 281 7735 6448 24 319 17 313 20 296 20 275 6448 5313 20 318 14 315 16 292 18 271 5313 4317 17 317 12 314 13 289 16 265 4317 3453 15 321 12 317 9 287 12 247 3453 2703 13 335 9*320 5*285 9 223 2703 2039 11*347 7*322 5*288 8 210 2039 1455 8*342 7 323 5 290 7 211 1455 969 7 339 7 324 4 291 7 211 969 596 7 339 7 324 4 292 6 211 596 340 6 338 6 326 4 293 6 208 340 185 6 337 6 326 3 293 5*200 185 97 5 337 5 327 3 294 4*196 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