DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.2 - - 54.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 53 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2422 - - 2276 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1173 - - 82 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2502 - - 2356 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1278 - - 3140 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 274 - - 207 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 325 - - 345 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -11 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 96 - - 370 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2406 - - 1986 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 82 - - -44 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2420 - - 2400 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.2 - - 54.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.1 - - 46.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 53.8 - - 54.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.0 - - 45.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 130 - - 53 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2422 - - 2276 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 89 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 97219 35 215 40 248 97219 89911 26 226 31 251 89911 84285 14 273 18 256 84285 79627 11 295 8 281 79627 75626 13 265 11 287 75626 72081 14 246 12 245 72081 68871 8 203 8 227 68871 65923 6 187 10 221 65923 63174 7 229 13 220 63174 60492 19 252 27 248 60492 57701 34 245 42 239 57701 54808 35 245 40 237 54808 52032 46 255 46 255 52032 49522 62 250 59 252 49522 47266 72 236 68 246 47266 45215 63 225 74 240 45215 43340 60 239 73 236 43340 41627 88 253 71 241 41627 40065 103 249 96 247 40065 38634 103 241 104 240 38634 37294 102 240 92 230 37294 35985 94 235 89 226 35985 34641 84 228 93 226 34641 33234 80 224 99 228 33234 31767 78 222 104 232 31767 30228 78 222 101 240 30228 28609 79 223 84 238 28609 26905 77 222 83 234 26905 25118 72 221 78 235 25118 23259 66 223 66 233 23259 21322 64 229 61 231 21322 19296 65 233 60 231 19296 17177 66 235 58 230 17177 15014 67 224 56 229 15014 12932 58 213 53 233 12932 11044 62 215 44 243 11044 9371 51 223 39 253 9371 7891 39 213 38 266 7891 6589 26 210 36 293 6589 5453 20 284 31 315 5453 4459 26 311 30 318 4459 3583 25 324 25 324 3583 2811 25*326 20*331 2811 2122 25*325 17*337 2122 1514 25 325 13 344 1514 1008 25 325 11 348 1008 619 24 324 11 349 619 353 22 324 10 350 353 191 19 324 9 351 191 98 14 324 7 351 98 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