DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.9 - - 83.6 - - 55.3 - - 51.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 212 - - 255 - - 113 - - 61 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2039 - - 5975 - - 1557 - - 1316 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1156 - - 4197 - - 410 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2119 - - 6055 - - 1637 - - 1396 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2669 - - 1577 - - 770 - - 1664 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 308 - - 471 - - 228 - - 174 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 6 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 15 - - 24 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 244 - - 264 - - 039 - - 030 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 12 - - 10 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 15 - - 2 - - 6 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2188 - - -222 - - 401 - - 214 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4307 - - 6278 - - 1237 - - 1183 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4562 - - -1038 - - 418 - - 332 ODpotential blCL - - - 6681 - - 7093 - - 1219 - - 1064 blCL maxRH - - - 79 - - 89 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 150 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.9 - - 83.6 - - 55.3 - - 51.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.3 - - 56.2 - - 50.3 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.8 - - 82.3 - - 55.0 - - 50.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.9 - - 55.7 - - 49.9 - - 46.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 212 - - 255 - - 113 - - 61 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2039 - - 5975 - - 1557 - - 1316 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 14 - - 56 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96571 32 258 37 253 41 252 41 258 96571 89291 27 236 33 234 37 247 31 256 89291 83734 24 247 32 228 38 249 31 260 83734 79133 27 249 23 225 36 230 34 244 79133 75174 21 249 17 242 23 225 35 231 75174 71684 21 264 22 267 23 242 32 236 71684 68524 27 256 30 261 26 264 29 247 68524 65613 31 242 33 265 33 261 32 262 65613 62925 28 266 32 264 38 254 39 258 62925 60341 35 280 33 285 38 267 42 251 60341 57656 52 283 46 287 43 271 50 258 57656 54868 52 275 52 279 50 262 54 267 54868 52194 47 280 54 273 58 259 64 268 52194 49769 54 286 56 274 62 262 65 265 49769 47573 58 287 57 275 62 264 62 265 47573 45565 53 284 55 274 61 266 64 266 45565 43728 49 289 53 273 60 267 65 265 43728 42055 52 290 51 272 56 262 61 258 42055 40517 46 266 52 272 52 261 57 255 40517 39078 42 258 55 272 53 263 55 261 39078 37719 39 262 54 257 53 263 57 263 37719 36397 40 255 50 245 52 262 58 262 36397 35044 36 244 49 238 51 261 60 261 35044 33630 38 241 47 236 51 260 60 261 33630 32158 43 247 47 248 55 257 60 258 32158 30611 49 261 52 261 58 255 57 248 30611 28976 54 271 54 265 56 256 57 244 28976 27255 52 272 53 264 52 261 56 253 27255 25452 48 267 51 263 51 265 57 267 25452 23569 46 260 51 262 53 267 56 270 23569 21606 49 264 54 261 56 265 57 267 21606 19555 53 271 57 262 58 261 61 263 19555 17413 52 269 56 260 57 261 59 266 17413 15225 48 260 54 253 57 259 58 263 15225 13116 41 255 52 253 59 256 55 255 13116 11199 37 256 51 260 57 257 54 256 11199 9504 34 249 42 269 45 254 47 251 9504 8005 28 243 25 271 35 245 42 242 8005 6670 21 258 18*266 32 240 38 235 6670 5486 22 295 16*264 28 240 30 230 5486 4452 25 298 16 264 17 245 1 326 4452 3565 25 289 16 265 4 013 22 026 3565 2794 25 276 16 264 24 039 24 027 2794 2107 23*264 15 264 27*039 24 028 2107 1502 19*247 15 264 27*038 24*029 1502 1000 18 245 14 264 26 039 23*030 1000 615 17 244 13 264 25 039 22 030 615 350 16 243 13 264 23 039 20 031 350 190 15 242 12 264 20 039 17 031 190 98 11 242 9 264 14 038 12 031 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