DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - - - - 76.6 - - 82.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 228 - - 130 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3159 - - 6828 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2014 - - 4423 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3239 - - 6908 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1235 - - 1438 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 370 - - 395 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 337 - - 287 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 11 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -334 - - 753 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3573 - - 6155 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4109 - - 145 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7348 - - 6763 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 82.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.0 - - 55.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.2 - - 81.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.0 - - 55.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 228 - - 130 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3159 - - 6828 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 66 - - 58 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - 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] 98728 21 084 26 079 98728 91229 20 088 23 086 91229 85465 20 093 19 085 85465 80701 22 089 15 093 80701 76605 18 090 16 096 76605 72978 16 091 13 090 72978 69689 7 058 6 096 69689 66677 6 182 6 219 66677 63897 10 161 9 226 63897 61219 8 192 7 267 61219 58433 15 249 14 274 58433 55558 26 244 29 252 55558 52840 32 244 35 241 52840 50411 40 252 46 250 50411 48236 54 255 58 251 48236 46260 65 255 69 260 46260 44448 75 256 88 264 44448 42771 81 259 99 261 42771 41200 85 260 100 262 41200 39717 84 259 98 264 39717 38314 76 254 89 263 38314 36955 74 244 76 254 36955 35570 79 237 75 245 35570 34123 79 238 77 240 34123 32619 74 242 76 239 32619 31044 64 243 75 243 31044 29386 59 243 71 246 29386 27645 57 245 63 251 27645 25818 54 249 56 256 25818 23911 48 248 47 253 23911 21925 44 244 42 239 21925 19853 37 249 40 239 19853 17691 36 253 36 247 17691 15484 32 259 31 257 15484 13355 28 258 29 268 13355 11420 29 263 35 274 11420 9713 29 263 30 269 9713 8215 27 263 19*267 8215 6896 24 264 16*272 6896 5723 19 254 13 276 5723 4684 11 282 10 287 4684 3767 8*331 9 290 3767 2958 7*335 8 294 2958 2233 7 336 8 296 2233 1593 7 337 7 299 1593 1060 7 337 7 300 1060 650 6 339 6 301 650 369 6 339 6 302 369 198 5 339 6 303 198 100 4 338 5 303 100 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