DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 53.9 - - 57.7 - - 49.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 180 - - 27 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1169 - - 2404 - - 3368 - - 18 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 81 - - 1353 - - 82 - - 81 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1249 - - 2484 - - 3448 - - 98 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 819 - - 1600 - - 1695 - - 266 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 185 - - 309 - - 194 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 22 - - 23 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 222 - - 219 - - 228 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - 7 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1975 - - -2341 - - -1958 - - -2809 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3224 - - 4825 - - 5406 - - 2907 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9697 - - -6605 - - -5412 - - -8544 ODpotential blCL - - - 10946 - - 9089 - - 8860 - - 8642 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 93 - - 97 - - 51 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 53.9 - - 57.7 - - 49.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.7 - - 33.0 - - 34.3 - - 37.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.3 - - 53.2 - - 57.8 - - 51.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 32.0 - - 33.5 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 180 - - 27 - - -45 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1169 - - 2404 - - 3368 - - 18 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 78 - - 72 - - 87 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96459 7 061 5 137 5 114 8 096 96459 89319 6 143 7 190 8 215 5 281 89319 83752 9 184 9 198 16 224 15 242 83752 79094 16 203 16 209 23 221 19 242 79094 75059 8 233 17 208 22 227 21 239 75059 71476 25 249 19 239 19 238 17 245 71476 68215 27 249 22 245 21 253 17 260 68215 65214 30 237 25 244 21 249 23 259 65214 62431 33 251 28 256 27 254 32 260 62431 59732 37 253 41 262 35 259 41 256 59732 56893 40 260 45 262 41 258 41 252 56893 53923 44 263 49 263 49 261 48 267 53923 51102 54 263 55 262 62 262 66 265 51102 48600 65 259 65 259 70 257 73 257 48600 46385 69 255 67 250 68 252 68 258 46385 44389 70 261 64 259 66 266 69 268 44389 42575 80 267 86 273 93 274 85 271 42575 40921 96 262 104 262 97 262 94 266 40921 39405 108 255 105 249 98 256 97 263 39405 37999 108 251 100 254 97 256 101 259 37999 36675 101 263 107 265 99 260 101 255 36675 35385 109 267 113 267 103 263 97 254 35385 34066 111 266 113 265 104 264 96 257 34066 32688 111 264 111 263 103 263 95 258 32688 31255 110 263 110 258 103 259 95 257 31255 29750 107 261 110 252 105 256 95 257 29750 28160 103 257 109 251 105 255 96 257 28160 26487 101 256 106 255 103 255 96 256 26487 24730 97 259 102 258 103 257 96 256 24730 22892 92 263 97 259 103 260 95 259 22892 20979 86 265 90 259 98 263 91 264 20979 18993 81 262 80 258 87 267 77 267 18993 16933 74 259 74 258 74 269 59 268 16933 14839 67 259 70 255 65 267 50 265 14839 12822 67 254 64 251 57 265 45 257 12822 10982 68 245 60 253 52 260 48 259 10982 9346 65 241 57 252 53 253 51 262 9346 7896 57 234 55 251 53 250 50 261 7896 6611 48 226 46 249 46 247 47 259 6611 5476 42 232 38 241 40 246 40 251 5476 4476 40 240 36 243 35 239 38 242 4476 3597 38 246 35 239 30*231 36 231 3597 2822 37 247 30*230 27*229 34 226 2822 2130 35 244 25*220 26 228 32 221 2130 1519 27*229 24 219 24 227 30 216 1519 1009 23*223 23 218 22 227 27 211 1009 619 21 222 22 218 20 227 24 204 619 352 19 221 20 218 18 227 19 196 352 190 17 220 18 217 15 226 15*193 190 98 12 220 13 217 11 226 6*188 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