DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - - - - 83.2 - - 86.0 - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 196 - - 116 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6287 - - 6321 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4330 - - 4007 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6367 - - 6401 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2026 - - 1446 - - 5721 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 449 - - 379 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 203 - - 224 - - 152 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1035 - - -2315 - - -5874 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5332 - - 8716 - - 5974 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -344 - - -8561 - - -10925 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6711 - - 14962 - - 11025 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 62 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.2 - - 86.0 - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.2 - - 48.2 - - 54.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.1 - - 85.3 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.0 - - 46.9 - - 53.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 196 - - 116 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6287 - - 6321 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 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] 99020 26 080 32 090 30 073 99020 91512 29 075 31 089 25 083 91512 85736 27 073 24 084 19 077 85736 80953 23 077 22 071 20 078 80953 76838 21 079 21 072 23 089 76838 73208 17 093 17 084 19 087 73208 69924 16 114 11 102 11 089 69924 66914 13 131 5 143 4 118 66914 64124 12 149 8 213 6 282 64124 61416 2 185 12 199 11 245 61416 58601 14 295 10 237 12 262 58601 55703 28 281 21 271 16 260 55703 52944 33 254 34 256 27 252 52944 50457 40 244 45 250 42 263 50457 48249 46 242 48 260 47 246 48249 46277 47 250 49 281 64 278 46277 44488 58 261 67 273 71 271 44488 42848 59 257 60 256 56 255 42848 41316 61 252 54 248 50 251 41316 39866 58 254 49 257 48 256 39866 38488 50 257 46 266 47 258 38488 37142 46 254 50 283 46 275 37142 35766 49 250 51 290 49 286 35766 34329 50 247 51 295 52 285 34329 32831 47 244 44 298 55 286 32831 31256 42 244 36 279 57 295 31256 29593 39 247 37 263 41 291 29593 27842 42 251 38 259 35 264 27842 26001 39 243 36 258 38 265 26001 24078 31 242 32 254 33 271 24078 22078 31 236 28 248 30 258 22078 19996 27 233 30 248 29 251 19996 17825 25 236 33 255 29 252 17825 15609 24 239 28 256 29 264 15609 13475 22 236 24 254 26 265 13475 11538 19 241 18 258 20 267 11538 9822 14 256 14 252 15 276 9822 8303 10 223 11 251 15 271 8303 6960 9*205 9*234 14 258 6960 5771 9*204 9*226 13 250 5771 4720 9 203 8 225 11 245 4720 3793 9 203 8 224 9 233 3793 2975 9 203 8 224 8 213 2975 2245 8 203 7 223 8 192 2245 1601 8 202 7 224 8 177 1601 1064 8 202 7 223 8 168 1064 652 7 202 7 224 7 162 652 370 7 202 6 223 7 157 370 198 7 202 6 223 6 154 198 100 5 202 5 223 4*152 100 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