DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/22 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 - - 0954z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 50.9 - - 55.2 - - 57.0 - - 50.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 260 - - 146 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4887 - - 5575 - - 5331 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2742 - - 3909 - - 3387 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4967 - - 5655 - - 5411 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 949 - - 1035 - - 1222 - - 3595 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 318 - - 467 - - 378 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 8 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 11 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 014 - - 010 - - 005 - - 105 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -8 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1559 - - 149 - - -1284 - - -3816 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3408 - - 5506 - - 6695 - - 3914 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 587 - - -4244 - - -5471 - - -5854 ODpotential blCL - - - 4380 - - 9899 - - 10882 - - 5952 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 82 - - 61 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 50.9 - - 55.2 - - 57.0 - - 50.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.5 - - 31.4 - - 28.0 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.5 - - 54.0 - - 56.2 - - 52.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 30.2 - - 26.8 - - 32.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 84 - - 260 - - 146 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4887 - - 5575 - - 5331 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 27 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 98048 14 240 13 254 9 250 14 227 98048 90605 18 227 12 231 15 246 11 252 90605 84854 16 234 13 229 13 233 9 266 84854 80056 13 240 13 230 10 231 10 241 80056 75905 15 258 15 232 12 234 14 239 75905 72244 19 233 18 227 19 232 21 244 72244 68932 15 219 19 224 21 227 24 237 68932 65898 25 255 24 248 26 246 28 246 65898 63087 34 251 31 241 32 235 28 239 63087 60354 35 243 34 241 39 250 36 249 60354 57503 44 248 47 248 50 248 44 253 57503 54544 55 246 54 243 51 245 54 252 54544 51724 59 245 56 243 54 248 57 248 51724 49185 61 245 58 245 56 247 53 243 49185 46898 60 244 59 244 54 246 47 244 46898 44813 59 244 59 241 52 244 44 250 44813 42905 61 243 56 239 50 245 45 256 42905 41153 63 238 55 239 49 247 46 257 41153 39537 65 232 57 237 48 242 40 256 39537 38035 64 227 60 231 46 236 35 251 38035 36632 62 223 58 225 42 235 26 259 36632 35283 65 220 54 222 39 236 22 275 35283 33921 68 219 54 224 34 239 19 280 33921 32516 69 218 59 223 30 236 16 294 32516 31069 68 220 60 220 26 238 16 314 31069 29563 70 220 59 218 23 248 18 327 29563 27983 72 219 57 216 22 252 18 346 27983 26326 68 217 54 213 19 252 24 002 26326 24592 59 219 48 211 17 251 26 000 24592 22781 52 222 44 208 17 235 24 354 22781 20895 45 222 44 197 20 211 17 343 20895 18928 35 219 40 204 22 216 9 333 18928 16874 29 218 30 231 18 251 16 359 16874 14777 28 238 21 261 13 293 18 011 14777 12760 24 269 13 309 10 017 15 014 12760 10924 12 291 12 339 11 016 17 009 10924 9292 9 332 12 354 15 005 18 006 9292 7848 14 017 14 009 17 006 22 352 7848 6574 18 020 13*008 14 351 20 338 6574 5449 15*016 12*007 12*349 16 327 5449 4454 15*018 12 007 11*352 13 325 4454 3579 15 017 11 008 10 356 10 328 3579 2807 15 016 11 010 9 003 7 340 2807 2119 14 014 11 011 9 008 4 019 2119 1511 14 013 11 012 8 012 5 060 1511 1005 14 012 10 013 8 015 6 079 1005 618 13 011 10 013 8 017 7 088 618 351 12 011 10 014 7 019 7 093 351 190 11 010 9 014 7 019 6*099 190 98 9 010 7 014 6 020 4*105 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