DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 - - - 0653z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.3 - - 74.8 - - 79.0 - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 210 - - 129 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 607 - - 1369 - - 2773 - - 778 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 83 - - 682 - - 1436 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - 687 - - 1449 - - 2853 - - 858 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 663 - - 1380 - - 2011 - - 3208 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 107 - - 270 - - 289 - - 39 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 37 - - 75 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 008 - - 117 - - 193 - - 118 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 9 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 99 - - -148 - - -270 - - -1234 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 588 - - 1597 - - 3123 - - 2092 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 65 - - -600 - - -413 - - -1772 ODpotential blCL - - - 622 - - 2049 - - 3266 - - 2630 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 400 - - 220 - - 140 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.3 - - 74.8 - - 79.0 - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.1 - - 68.1 - - 65.7 - - 67.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 67.1 - - 73.6 - - 78.0 - - 76.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.9 - - 67.5 - - 65.4 - - 67.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 29 - - 210 - - 129 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 607 - - 1369 - - 2773 - - 778 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 84 - - 78 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 14 - - 13 - - 14 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] 98491 10 064 15 075 12 060 7 064 98491 90996 12 097 9 097 11 093 10 051 90996 85207 11 112 8 121 10 124 11 060 85207 80420 11 105 9 105 8 110 10 070 80420 76322 10 091 7 057 7 103 9 078 76322 72721 10 063 7 067 6 074 9 058 72721 69482 12 053 8 087 4 080 7 012 69482 66523 6 028 8 047 2 091 6 353 66523 63781 2 277 2 003 2 222 9 298 63781 61121 4 316 1 016 5 301 11 291 61121 58349 8 279 4 267 11 286 9 291 58349 55486 16 261 18 262 14 256 11 268 55486 52770 20 256 22 264 21 268 18 266 52770 50351 23 269 33 269 31 276 22 274 50351 48225 34 275 32 279 36 264 33 261 48225 46325 33 276 25 278 29 261 34 264 46325 44579 24 309 22 299 23 280 42 271 44579 42945 35 330 23 311 32 293 39 271 42945 41407 34 322 24 311 28 295 31 266 41407 39950 30 304 19 301 22 291 25 258 39950 38565 36 289 26 267 22 278 19 246 38565 37213 39 285 35 261 25 277 20 252 37213 35828 31 286 31 262 29 277 26 255 35828 34384 23 290 24 259 34 271 27 254 34384 32881 20 294 20 255 35 262 27 246 32881 31302 21 283 25 262 34 255 26 242 31302 29635 28 276 25 255 29 249 23 239 29635 27880 28 274 23 259 26 248 22 239 27880 26038 20 272 18 263 24 255 23 240 26038 24113 15 235 17 226 20 257 23 236 24113 22109 17 244 19 229 17 239 20 229 22109 20022 17 237 16 241 17 236 17 228 20022 17848 16 216 18 239 13 252 18 227 17848 15631 16 220 20 241 14 252 22 221 15631 13495 16 245 19 244 16 247 21 220 13495 11556 12 255 14 244 13 242 16 224 11556 9836 11 238 11 240 10 229 15 222 9836 8311 8 224 9 235 9 232 15 218 8311 6959 9 213 11 235 11 246 17 212 6959 5761 10 213 10 224 11 234 17 208 5761 4704 10 219 9 215 9 232 13 196 4704 3778 7 235 7 231 8 234 10 184 3778 2962 4 248 6 254 6*237 7 168 2962 2235 2 237 3 269 2*224 6 149 2235 1593 1 128 1*144 1 206 6 139 1593 1059 3*031 1*125 1 191 6*127 1059 649 3*015 1 117 1 151 6*122 649 368 3 007 1 115 1 131 6 118 368 197 2 004 1 112 1 114 5 117 197 100 2 002 1 113 1 115 4 112 100 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