DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 83.6 - - 80.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - -38 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 641 - - 21 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 84 - - 84 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 721 - - 101 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2657 - - 5124 - - 1824 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 67 - - 24 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 7 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 232 - - 222 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -6 - - -2006 - - -496 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 727 - - 2107 - - 596 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -696 - - -3437 - - -2455 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1417 - - 3538 - - 2555 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 67 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1730 - - 2080 - - 2690 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 83.6 - - 80.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.1 - - 74.2 - - 77.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.0 - - 85.4 - - 80.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.7 - - 73.5 - - 76.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - -38 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 641 - - 21 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 0 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - 20 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] 99390 37 084 35 084 29 074 99390 91891 35 080 33 088 30 071 91891 86108 30 069 28 079 31 075 86108 81307 22 072 25 070 28 071 81307 77183 20 091 22 068 25 071 77183 73540 18 093 19 080 22 078 73540 70246 12 082 14 079 19 076 70246 67224 12 096 9 104 10 076 67224 64428 11 110 9 119 7 146 64428 61723 8 150 3 178 3 197 61723 58917 8 144 3 308 5 206 58917 56037 21 285 22 280 22 279 56037 53316 22 246 30 285 25 260 53316 50885 32 279 43 286 32 279 50885 48716 46 281 46 279 42 275 48716 46756 50 277 45 273 42 273 46756 44951 51 275 45 263 45 271 44951 43271 50 277 44 255 49 259 43271 41702 51 274 46 258 51 250 41702 40227 51 270 48 264 49 253 40227 38830 52 270 46 268 49 261 38830 37469 51 268 42 265 49 270 37469 36074 50 267 43 263 49 276 36074 34615 47 264 40 263 47 275 34615 33095 44 259 38 261 45 272 33095 31499 42 252 36 259 41 271 31499 29815 40 247 35 258 38 264 29815 28047 41 237 35 257 39 258 28047 26194 42 237 36 256 39 259 26194 24257 42 240 37 253 36 255 24257 22242 44 241 40 248 36 251 22242 20142 47 243 42 245 36 252 20142 17956 43 248 41 246 36 254 17956 15730 39 254 40 245 35 250 15730 13588 38 250 39 241 39 244 13588 11644 38 239 38 241 37 240 11644 9921 36 239 37 239 35 240 9921 8393 33 239 37 236 36 235 8393 7039 32 239 36 234 39 226 7039 5838 30 238 35 231 40 222 5838 4775 30 238 31 227 36 225 4775 3838 32 235 28 223 32 227 3838 3010 31 232 27 222 27 225 3010 2271 27 232 25 221 21 222 2271 1618 25 233 23 221 16 223 1618 1075 21*233 20 222 11 230 1075 659 18*233 17 222 8 238 659 373 15 232 14 222 5 245 373 200 13 232 11*222 4 246 200 100 9 232 7*222 1*257 100 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