DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - - - - 49.9 - - 52.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 0 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 548 - - 242 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 81 - - 82 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 628 - - 322 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 540 - - 804 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 99 - - 31 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 077 - - 107 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 245 - - 6 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 383 - - 316 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 83 - - -273 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 545 - - 595 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 70 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 49.9 - - 52.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 48.6 - - 51.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.0 - - 52.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.3 - - 51.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 0 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 548 - - 242 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 96491 23 094 24 082 96491 89364 22 091 21 073 89364 83852 17 077 13 072 83852 79244 10 046 5 032 79244 75237 1 245 7 211 75237 71688 5 242 3 218 71688 68474 11 282 11 307 68474 65500 13 279 15 279 65500 62742 19 297 24 272 62742 60095 33 263 36 258 60095 57328 42 252 45 251 57328 54445 51 263 52 266 54445 51688 83 269 73 270 51688 49200 102 258 94 262 49200 46974 102 255 103 257 46974 44964 97 256 104 254 44964 43141 105 262 100 255 43141 41474 125 263 112 263 41474 39936 135 257 126 260 39936 38501 124 253 124 255 38501 37152 110 253 116 255 37152 35848 106 256 112 260 35848 34521 104 259 112 262 34521 33136 103 261 108 261 33136 31694 102 262 104 259 31694 30181 102 262 104 259 30181 28586 98 261 104 260 28586 26908 89 258 100 260 26908 25148 84 255 94 261 25148 23304 83 257 92 262 23304 21380 80 262 85 265 21380 19371 71 267 72 270 19371 17270 58 265 56 262 17270 15122 50 255 46 251 15122 13053 41 251 39 251 13053 11172 33 245 38 251 11172 9501 30 243 37 247 9501 8024 26 245 36 232 8024 6714 22 237 35 230 6714 5551 19 230 33 231 5551 4524 18 208 27 222 4524 3625 16 178 19 193 3625 2836 17 136 18 159 2836 2134 21 106 22 130 2134 1518 23 089 26 117 1518 1007 23*084 25 114 1007 618 19*079 20 111 618 352 16 076 16*109 352 190 13 075 14*108 190 98 9 074 9 107 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