DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 57 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1780 - - 3058 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 83 - - 1255 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1860 - - 3138 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1798 - - 2690 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 204 - - 254 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 242 - - 314 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 759 - - 486 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1101 - - 2652 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 307 - - -373 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1553 - - 3511 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 620 - - 1210 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.6 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.5 - - 70.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.3 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.7 - - 69.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 57 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1780 - - 3058 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 56 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - 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] 98799 29 081 27 079 98799 91309 27 085 24 076 91309 85532 25 087 23 091 85532 80749 20 079 19 088 80749 76655 15 074 14 078 76655 73055 11 101 10 059 73055 69799 9 113 4 076 69799 66805 4 146 2 158 66805 64027 7 172 2 188 64027 61346 9 189 11 239 61346 58570 10 209 20 223 58570 55714 24 242 24 234 55714 53006 31 240 34 249 53006 50579 44 238 53 253 50579 48412 53 241 65 245 48412 46441 61 245 69 239 46441 44623 67 245 72 236 44623 42928 69 240 74 228 42928 41341 69 234 78 224 41341 39847 71 231 80 224 39847 38432 72 227 84 226 38432 37057 72 228 86 228 37057 35653 72 238 75 239 35653 34197 63 243 58 244 34197 32693 50 229 47 242 32693 31122 52 226 44 249 31122 29470 54 227 44 250 29470 27730 47 230 44 255 27730 25904 40 245 45 260 25904 23993 46 271 48 269 23993 22001 44 272 51 273 22001 19923 35 261 52 274 19923 17751 27 253 51 271 17751 15539 28 259 44 264 15539 13422 24 258 42 254 13422 11510 21 253 38 250 11510 9814 20 256 35 263 9814 8308 19 262 30 275 8308 6969 18 271 25 281 6969 5781 18 278 22 285 5781 4730 17 276 20 287 4730 3804 16 271 16*291 3804 2986 16 260 13*299 2986 2255 16*254 10 311 2255 1609 15*247 9 316 1609 1069 14 242 9 319 1069 656 13 241 8 321 656 372 12 240 8 323 372 199 11 239 7 323 199 100 8 238 6 324 100 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