DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 83.1 - - 80.8 - - 76.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 295 - - 120 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1714 - - 4342 - - 3110 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 972 - - 2998 - - 1648 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1794 - - 4422 - - 3190 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 544 - - 3956 - - 2627 - - 3808 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 304 - - 443 - - 296 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 226 - - 223 - - 209 - - 182 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1740 - - -924 - - -1645 - - -3299 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3534 - - 5346 - - 4836 - - 3399 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4033 - - -1684 - - -3264 - - -5348 ODpotential blCL - - - 5827 - - 6106 - - 6454 - - 5448 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 68 - - 77 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 380 - - 1200 - - 1000 - - 1140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.9 - - 83.1 - - 80.8 - - 76.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 59.9 - - 60.2 - - 60.1 - - 61.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.7 - - 81.5 - - 80.2 - - 77.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.5 - - 59.5 - - 59.6 - - 61.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 245 - - 295 - - 120 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1714 - - 4342 - - 3110 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - 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] 96833 33 250 47 248 44 257 44 254 96833 89557 35 244 39 251 42 253 42 258 89557 83971 34 243 35 247 38 251 39 264 83971 79333 33 252 31 240 33 245 36 266 79333 75329 30 265 25 242 28 248 27 256 75329 71799 24 266 20 273 23 262 21 241 71799 68619 18 254 23 277 21 287 14 266 68619 65691 14 266 21 273 27 285 21 292 65691 62963 19 278 21 272 29 265 27 268 62963 60317 23 268 24 266 25 257 25 267 60317 57549 31 265 32 257 30 269 31 274 57549 54677 37 261 37 257 39 266 39 272 54677 51944 40 262 41 262 42 260 45 269 51944 49496 39 264 41 259 39 262 41 258 49496 47325 34 266 34 258 37 264 34 255 47325 45385 34 267 30 267 31 258 32 263 45385 43633 32 264 31 272 26 253 30 261 43633 42030 31 266 30 275 23 245 27 255 42030 40535 28 263 25 265 22 256 26 259 40535 39121 23 257 24 251 23 263 26 267 39121 37777 21 256 23 238 22 268 26 271 37777 36468 19 258 20 233 21 264 26 271 36468 35128 19 256 19 241 23 253 25 273 35128 33728 17 252 18 248 28 245 22 279 33728 32270 15 249 17 250 29 239 22 279 32270 30740 13 242 16 242 27 234 22 267 30740 29128 12 230 16 227 25 231 22 255 29128 27433 10 227 14 224 24 233 21 254 27433 25651 11 265 15 256 22 256 20 260 25651 23781 19 289 20 269 22 266 19 271 23781 21829 22 276 23 266 20 263 18 278 21829 19794 26 260 24 269 20 256 16 278 19794 17670 26 258 25 269 23 262 15 271 17670 15498 19 250 28 271 27 269 16 272 15498 13400 16 247 24 264 24 271 19 281 13400 11494 15 247 19 248 19 266 19 273 11494 9800 12 259 15 234 19 262 18 266 9800 8294 12 276 13 229 18 246 17 267 8294 6955 13 280 12 246 18 235 15 259 6955 5765 14 282 12 259 17 240 14 247 5765 4713 15 280 12*251 16 237 15 223 4713 3787 15 270 13*235 16*224 17 209 3787 2970 16 264 13 227 16*212 19 202 2970 2241 19*244 13 223 16 211 21 198 2241 1598 17*229 13 221 16 209 22 195 1598 1062 16 227 13 220 15 208 22 193 1062 651 16 226 12 218 15 208 21 190 651 369 15 225 12 217 14 208 17 187 369 198 14 225 11 217 13 207 14*185 198 100 11 224 9 216 10 207 7*182 100 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