DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 72.2 - - 68.9 - - 60.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 363 - - 166 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1925 - - 2893 - - 1902 - - 596 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 890 - - 1963 - - 954 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2005 - - 2973 - - 1982 - - 676 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1202 - - 960 - - 1345 - - 578 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 264 - - 413 - - 277 - - 37 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 13 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 044 - - 053 - - 039 - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 1 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -5 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1216 - - -3255 - - -3271 - - -3522 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3221 - - 6228 - - 5254 - - 4198 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5151 - - -7903 - - -7264 - - -10367 ODpotential blCL - - - 7156 - - 10876 - - 9246 - - 11043 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 83 - - 88 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.5 - - 72.2 - - 68.9 - - 60.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.0 - - 45.6 - - 46.7 - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.8 - - 70.4 - - 68.1 - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.7 - - 44.4 - - 46.0 - - 42.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 124 - - 363 - - 166 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1925 - - 2893 - - 1902 - - 596 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 69 - - 31 - - 51 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97691 5 142 11 221 16 234 17 239 97691 90301 11 135 9 157 7 232 2 251 90301 84615 9 124 9 160 7 226 5 015 84615 79862 7 122 5 119 9 198 4 013 79862 75760 8 102 3 108 4 147 4 307 75760 72140 8 062 6 159 3 251 8 270 72140 68863 9 338 2 236 7 258 7 256 68863 65849 12 288 14 273 10 259 11 292 65849 63073 14 271 19 266 20 277 15 276 63073 60398 19 261 26 263 26 272 24 277 60398 57610 26 251 25 253 30 261 35 259 57610 54732 27 262 25 263 31 254 36 255 54732 51993 41 263 34 271 36 261 31 259 51993 49525 46 256 42 268 41 259 31 258 49525 47310 46 249 44 261 39 257 40 266 47310 45312 45 245 45 254 40 263 49 269 45312 43507 40 228 46 243 47 266 49 266 43507 41865 37 224 47 238 46 254 43 264 41865 40349 40 225 43 229 44 237 33 264 40349 38929 39 227 30 237 37 232 26 261 38929 37584 35 233 34 270 33 241 22 253 37584 36276 33 237 44 269 36 246 22 251 36276 34940 33 238 41 255 38 253 31 253 34940 33547 34 239 37 241 38 257 38 253 33547 32096 34 243 37 239 37 253 36 251 32096 30572 34 247 36 241 39 240 30 245 30572 28960 33 248 33 252 36 234 26 250 28960 27262 32 244 36 254 26 240 23 259 27262 25478 32 244 34 236 25 242 24 269 25478 23611 31 254 30 242 23 240 24 280 23611 21661 28 262 25 254 16 251 21 272 21661 19617 23 254 21 266 18 262 17 255 19617 17481 21 247 18 253 18 255 18 254 17481 15305 19 245 19 249 16 255 11 257 15305 13215 17 240 15 248 13 257 7 282 13215 11317 15 247 14 259 12 274 5 313 11317 9631 6 274 7 274 7 286 6 324 9631 8135 5 327 1 295 2 283 7 324 8135 6807 8 342 7 040 5 016 5 348 6807 5629 10 345 11 016 7 015 8 356 5629 4589 8 341 9 024 7 034 8 356 4589 3677 8 037 9*053 8 046 8 007 3677 2876 16 055 11*055 10 043 9 020 2876 2163 15*049 13 054 11*040 11 028 2163 1536 14*046 13 053 12*040 12 050 1536 1019 13 044 14 053 13 039 13*061 1019 626 13 043 14 052 13 039 12*061 626 356 12 043 13 052 12 039 11 061 356 192 11 043 12 051 11 038 9 060 192 98 9 043 10 051 9 038 6 060 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