DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - - 72.5 - - 77.9 - - 79.4 - - 71.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 326 - - 122 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2654 - - 4542 - - 4751 - - 19 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1667 - - 3191 - - 2852 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2734 - - 4622 - - 4831 - - 99 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1636 - - 976 - - 1354 - - 567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 357 - - 464 - - 345 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 16 - - 18 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 211 - - 205 - - 212 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -10 - - 2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4345 - - -2368 - - -1964 - - -5250 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7079 - - 6990 - - 6796 - - 5349 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10081 - - -6789 - - -6221 - - -11647 ODpotential blCL - - - 12815 - - 11411 - - 11052 - - 11746 blCL maxRH - - - 50 - - 71 - - 79 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 72.5 - - 77.9 - - 79.4 - - 71.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.2 - - 47.9 - - 50.2 - - 49.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 71.2 - - 76.4 - - 78.9 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 46.8 - - 49.3 - - 48.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 255 - - 326 - - 122 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2654 - - 4542 - - 4751 - - 19 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 15 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 97767 7 150 5 259 17 247 22 283 97767 90325 7 025 6 242 10 295 7 345 90325 84617 7 020 8 251 10 328 7 010 84617 79909 9 064 4 165 6 327 8 343 79909 75854 10 044 8 081 1 065 9 345 75854 72271 12 009 14 046 6 078 8 326 72271 69039 16 355 16 016 7 027 7 331 69039 66072 14 339 21 346 16 345 13 349 66072 63324 20 337 21 335 23 321 19 313 63324 60674 27 326 20 334 20 323 18 316 60674 57904 32 319 27 326 24 330 23 315 57904 55020 37 314 35 302 32 312 24 314 55020 52270 36 306 31 291 32 305 29 298 52270 49810 29 299 23 300 30 304 33 287 49810 47637 24 318 28 320 29 303 25 288 47637 45704 30 322 33 321 28 318 16 330 45704 43958 30 321 28 331 30 327 22 331 43958 42347 30 317 28 343 27 329 24 321 42347 40837 25 299 32 347 20 337 23 312 40837 39410 23 291 36 346 22 334 22 310 39410 38052 20 299 40 343 25 329 23 311 38052 36728 17 313 39 343 25 330 24 310 36728 35371 18 318 35 336 25 329 22 309 35371 33955 19 322 32 325 23 330 18 322 33955 32482 19 323 27 322 23 336 15 333 32482 30935 20 321 23 321 20 327 18 331 30935 29303 15 317 20 310 20 305 22 330 29303 27586 7 325 16 294 22 294 19 319 27586 25780 11 324 14 285 22 290 18 304 25780 23887 18 322 12 287 24 285 15 306 23887 21913 15 316 13 287 24 282 14 310 21913 19852 17 302 11 297 18 279 16 306 19852 17698 18 294 9 298 12 278 17 305 17698 15499 16 286 11 275 11 290 17 311 15499 13380 12 278 16 260 13 299 15 310 13380 11456 11 267 18 253 14 290 14 300 11456 9751 12 285 17 256 18 276 18 295 9751 8241 13 296 15 264 18 266 18 289 8241 6900 8 287 12 256 16 249 18 269 6900 5712 7 273 14 229 19*221 22 249 5712 4665 14 246 16*210 19*214 28 225 4665 3748 20 229 17*207 19 213 29 214 3748 2941 20*221 17 206 19 213 27 211 2941 2219 18*216 17 205 19 212 26 210 2219 1582 17 211 17 205 18 212 24 208 1582 1051 16 210 17 205 18 212 22 206 1051 645 15 210 16 204 17 212 20 203 645 365 14 209 15 204 16 212 16 199 365 196 13 209 14 204 14 212 12 197 196 99 10 209 11 204 11 212 5*191 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