DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 70.5 - - 64.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 100 - - -7 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1271 - - 1018 - - 19 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 83 - - 83 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1351 - - 1098 - - 99 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 648 - - 2158 - - 246 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 208 - - 64 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 17 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 204 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 234 - - -312 - - -347 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1117 - - 1410 - - 446 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 233 - - -717 - - -3245 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1118 - - 1815 - - 3344 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 730 - - 780 - - 720 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 70.5 - - 64.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.2 - - 64.6 - - 63.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 70.9 - - 67.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.7 - - 64.4 - - 63.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 100 - - -7 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1271 - - 1018 - - 19 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 99 - - 26 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 12 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] 95937 39 251 52 262 44 277 95937 88804 31 251 38 250 39 259 88804 83372 25 239 32 256 34 231 83372 78922 19 226 29 242 31 239 78922 75105 18 275 23 232 26 250 75105 71727 34 292 18 262 20 246 71727 68671 31 269 23 272 18 251 68671 65859 26 242 27 258 27 261 65859 63246 27 245 35 247 36 253 63246 60705 34 255 40 241 41 246 60705 58035 39 250 42 250 44 249 58035 55239 38 253 43 252 45 248 55239 52545 36 264 37 256 45 249 52545 50095 38 269 36 265 43 254 50095 47872 40 262 39 266 43 258 47872 45834 40 259 40 258 44 259 45834 43961 41 265 40 259 43 260 43961 42235 44 266 41 264 41 261 42235 40638 39 265 41 262 36 263 40638 39153 33 265 34 263 35 271 39153 37770 26 262 21 258 31 266 37770 36446 16 256 16 271 24 262 36446 35104 14 277 19 286 25 271 35104 33706 16 291 20 283 25 277 33706 32252 17 290 22 281 24 277 32252 30725 15 295 22 276 24 274 30725 29113 13 278 23 274 25 267 29113 27415 18 249 22 271 28 262 27415 25626 22 235 24 269 30 262 25626 23751 23 225 22 259 25 263 23751 21795 26 224 20 244 20 248 21795 19753 24 223 23 240 21 241 19753 17620 20 237 25 235 24 235 17620 15444 20 231 24 233 26 240 15444 13348 17 226 24 232 25 243 13348 11442 14 228 21 234 23 243 11442 9749 13 252 19 245 23 238 9749 8244 16 258 22 243 26 237 8244 6904 21 234 26 236 29 238 6904 5717 23 227 27 226 31 234 5717 4668 24 229 27 217 34 221 4668 3749 24 232 28 213 35 216 3749 2941 22 229 26 212 34 216 2941 2219 21 216 25 210 33 214 2219 1580 19*207 23*208 30 210 1580 1049 14*201 21*206 28 202 1049 643 12 200 19 204 24 194 643 364 11 199 17 203 19 185 364 195 10 199 14 202 15 183 195 99 8 199 10 202 6*179 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