DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/11 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 - - - - - - 55.2 - - 59.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3382 - - 4510 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2110 - - 1993 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3462 - - 4590 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 679 - - 1998 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 359 - - 265 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 300 - - 293 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -137 - - -1537 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3599 - - 6127 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4103 - - -4455 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7565 - - 9045 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 60 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 55.2 - - 59.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.8 - - 32.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 54.1 - - 59.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.2 - - 31.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 205 - - 59 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3382 - - 4510 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - 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] 96114 17 259 22 279 96114 89127 15 358 11 287 89127 83671 15 356 5 295 83671 79091 10 001 5 316 79091 75119 6 011 5 254 75119 71584 9 338 6 262 71584 68366 9 286 13 267 68366 65399 8 286 22 268 65399 62649 25 270 28 271 62649 60005 29 278 27 276 60005 57236 40 285 34 280 57236 54331 53 273 52 272 54331 51548 61 266 66 274 51548 49038 60 266 75 273 49038 46770 64 270 77 270 46770 44700 75 269 82 266 44700 42814 85 265 86 261 42814 41097 87 261 87 260 41097 39521 88 265 88 267 39521 38060 92 269 105 273 38060 36699 94 270 118 271 36699 35392 94 266 122 269 35392 34060 98 265 120 269 34060 32669 100 265 114 269 32669 31223 97 263 108 265 31223 29709 93 264 106 265 29709 28114 94 268 102 266 28114 26438 86 267 100 269 26438 24680 78 259 98 269 24680 22842 78 257 94 267 22842 20933 75 261 87 267 20933 18946 71 267 81 268 18946 16873 65 268 77 268 16873 14759 59 265 72 270 14759 12731 55 261 61 276 12731 10901 50 267 49 280 10901 9286 41 282 41 282 9286 7853 37 289 37 286 7853 6584 34 292 31 282 6584 5460 30 291 22*276 5460 4467 25 289 18*285 4467 3593 16*292 17 287 3593 2821 12*296 15 292 2821 2130 11 298 15 295 2130 1520 10 300 14 296 1520 1012 9 302 13 298 1012 622 8 303 13 299 622 354 7 305 12 300 354 191 7 305 11 300 191 99 6 306 8 300 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