DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/13 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 314 - - 90 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6209 - - 6861 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4477 - - 4175 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6289 - - 6941 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2863 - - 1806 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 509 - - 356 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 222 - - 228 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -104 - - -1238 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6393 - - 8179 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -969 - - -4719 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7258 - - 11660 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 86 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.5 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.0 - - 48.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.2 - - 83.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.2 - - 47.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 314 - - 90 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6209 - - 6861 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 1 - - 46 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 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] 96839 47 248 48 255 96839 89559 31 251 44 252 89559 83987 34 263 35 254 83987 79412 34 265 26 263 79412 75489 28 274 26 275 75489 72010 30 284 29 277 72010 68870 33 286 29 281 68870 65995 24 275 25 280 65995 63322 15 289 21 276 63322 60709 25 307 23 275 60709 57966 36 282 33 273 57966 55112 42 269 43 264 55112 52387 46 274 46 268 52387 49931 49 273 50 267 49931 47726 55 274 51 265 47726 45745 60 260 51 269 45745 43959 54 243 59 267 43959 42335 56 240 69 257 42335 40829 60 246 67 259 40829 39402 60 255 67 262 39402 38044 58 260 60 262 38044 36722 52 260 51 255 36722 35367 48 263 48 254 35367 33952 47 268 49 262 33952 32478 48 265 49 266 32478 30930 47 263 49 266 30930 29293 46 261 47 264 29293 27568 46 258 47 262 27568 25757 46 257 50 262 25757 23862 44 262 48 261 23862 21886 39 264 41 261 21886 19819 38 263 38 260 19819 17663 39 253 36 257 17663 15468 36 247 35 259 15468 13361 30 243 32 267 13361 11450 22 242 29 273 11450 9757 14 261 25 273 9757 8256 17 269 22*260 8256 6925 20*247 21*238 6925 5744 23*229 22 233 5744 4698 24 227 22 231 4698 3777 24 225 21 228 3777 2963 23 221 21 226 2963 2237 23 219 21 225 2237 1595 22 217 20 224 1595 1060 22 216 20 224 1060 651 21 216 19 223 651 369 20 215 18 222 369 198 18 215 16 222 198 100 14 214 12 222 100 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