DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/28 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1331z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 78.8 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 43 - - -3 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3420 - - 1260 - - 1065 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 889 - - 84 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3500 - - 1340 - - 1145 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1649 - - 2211 - - 1690 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 230 - - 75 - - 67 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 2 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 267 - - 292 - - 123 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -5 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 753 - - 0 - - 509 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2747 - - 1340 - - 636 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 219 - - -861 - - 148 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3281 - - 2201 - - 997 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1110 - - 1140 - - 1460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 78.8 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 72.8 - - 74.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.1 - - 79.2 - - 77.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.7 - - 72.3 - - 73.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 43 - - -3 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3420 - - 1260 - - 1065 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 18 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] 98914 37 081 19 074 27 073 98914 91414 26 075 21 077 24 072 91414 85658 18 070 22 073 20 075 85658 80916 16 073 21 067 18 075 80916 76847 12 076 16 056 17 061 76847 73251 13 076 9 069 15 044 73251 69996 14 068 5 086 15 029 69996 67011 11 055 2 020 13 359 67011 64254 4 055 5 336 11 329 64254 61587 2 075 7 324 15 327 61587 58818 11 344 13 315 18 315 58818 55949 18 308 15 293 19 293 55949 53218 26 295 22 301 23 281 53218 50783 27 281 30 291 29 280 50783 48620 30 272 34 270 36 277 48620 46655 32 269 36 265 36 274 46655 44838 37 274 43 273 40 278 44838 43149 48 277 53 271 51 281 43149 41572 54 274 56 266 62 274 41572 40089 48 267 54 260 64 267 40089 38687 45 274 51 259 61 262 38687 37323 44 277 47 263 57 256 37323 35930 43 275 45 265 55 253 35930 34474 41 276 42 262 50 255 34474 32958 35 274 39 258 39 257 32958 31369 36 268 36 257 29 263 31369 29693 36 263 35 264 34 267 29693 27931 35 249 34 279 36 272 27931 26083 33 255 30 282 33 269 26083 24150 29 267 29 274 30 273 24150 22139 27 275 27 273 24 278 22139 20048 29 276 26 277 28 286 20048 17871 28 265 25 265 29 290 17871 15646 30 250 23 264 23 287 15646 13504 25 240 22 269 18 285 13504 11564 18 242 18 265 15 293 11564 9846 15 258 15 255 13 295 9846 8323 13 266 15 258 12 284 8323 6974 14 265 15 264 11 276 6974 5779 15 272 14 268 8 268 5779 4723 12 279 12 268 5 250 4723 3796 7*277 8 274 2 207 3796 2977 6*269 6 266 1 144 2977 2245 5 268 5 273 1 150 2245 1600 5 267 6*285 1*185 1600 1063 5 266 6*290 3*128 1063 652 4 265 6 291 3 121 652 370 4 265 6 293 4 121 370 198 4 263 5 293 3 122 198 100 3 264 4 293 3 122 100 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