DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 81.6 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 143 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 690 - - 3072 - - 298 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 83 - - 1717 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 770 - - 3152 - - 378 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1567 - - 6788 - - 469 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 74 - - 311 - - 40 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 001 - - 154 - - 036 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 9 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -10 - - 9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2938 - - -3674 - - -3303 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3708 - - 6826 - - 3681 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4891 - - -4986 - - -6315 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5661 - - 8138 - - 6693 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 87 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 310 - - 170 - - 270 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.5 - - 81.6 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.6 - - 51.9 - - 57.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.5 - - 80.6 - - 73.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.3 - - 51.2 - - 57.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 143 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 690 - - 3072 - - 298 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 48 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 10 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] 97549 26 259 33 279 27 292 97549 90173 29 255 32 261 32 266 90173 84467 30 241 27 255 31 261 84467 79702 18 240 24 237 25 262 79702 75600 11 251 14 228 20 249 75600 71987 9 264 3 257 8 235 71987 68730 8 270 6 291 7 282 68730 65744 7 285 10 261 10 299 65744 62977 9 316 11 269 13 276 62977 60305 13 319 12 290 12 295 60305 57517 17 314 19 301 22 299 57517 54623 25 301 27 300 29 287 54623 51865 34 295 32 299 30 290 51865 49381 39 274 37 285 31 286 49381 47151 35 260 44 272 31 279 47151 45144 34 257 46 258 41 267 45144 43345 27 267 40 245 49 240 43345 41714 31 280 32 252 39 232 41714 40201 35 283 36 261 61 265 40201 38777 41 296 32 257 73 263 38777 37430 39 291 39 262 56 257 37430 36120 37 268 43 263 51 247 36120 34782 39 263 39 258 53 244 34782 33383 41 267 33 249 48 239 33383 31925 40 268 32 243 42 239 31925 30395 33 258 37 250 44 245 30395 28780 29 245 41 254 48 250 28780 27082 24 250 36 245 44 248 27082 25304 22 245 30 240 38 244 25304 23449 22 244 22 244 33 249 23449 21517 18 244 19 259 23 261 21517 19501 13 249 22 283 16 274 19501 17401 14 278 23 295 12 287 17401 15261 14 263 14 296 10 273 15261 13210 17 231 10 249 21 239 13210 11350 18 222 17 235 24 230 11350 9692 16 214 20 240 23 227 9692 8213 14 218 22 237 22 225 8213 6894 11 224 22 233 20 225 6894 5719 9 233 20 227 18 225 5719 4677 8 243 16 217 17 225 4677 3759 9 252 13*202 14 223 3759 2948 9 258 11*187 10 218 2948 2222 8 262 8 166 6 203 2222 1581 5 281 8 148 4 129 1581 1049 4*346 7 142 8 072 1049 642 5*000 7 138 9*048 642 364 6 001 7 135 8*038 364 196 5 002 6 135 8 036 196 99 4 002 5 133 5 034 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