DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 69.6 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 473 - - 262 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5350 - - 5538 - - 19 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3963 - - 3854 - - 82 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5430 - - 5618 - - 99 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1330 - - 1643 - - 4677 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 551 - - 458 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 17 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 037 - - 034 - - 078 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2269 - - -1674 - - -5789 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7700 - - 7292 - - 5888 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6389 - - -4808 - - -8013 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11819 - - 10426 - - 8112 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 46 - - 56 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.7 - - 69.6 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.3 - - 38.0 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.9 - - 68.3 - - 66.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.4 - - 37.4 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 473 - - 262 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5350 - - 5538 - - 19 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98483 20 099 11 105 11 082 98483 91032 18 086 7 104 10 051 91032 85314 15 082 10 086 10 048 85314 80561 12 074 15 076 11 083 80561 76454 11 085 17 074 12 086 76454 72807 10 079 18 059 14 078 72807 69494 7 086 14 034 16 046 69494 66465 8 058 10 042 12 028 66465 63670 6 023 10 350 8 354 63670 60961 3 357 3 301 8 324 60961 58137 17 314 10 316 9 305 58137 55203 24 291 17 296 15 300 55203 52398 33 283 32 289 25 289 52398 49881 41 279 36 281 27 287 49881 47628 47 275 36 279 25 289 47628 45574 48 271 41 277 27 289 45574 43685 53 269 47 271 29 289 43685 41940 60 264 51 263 34 286 41940 40320 63 259 54 258 37 276 40320 38806 63 256 55 255 37 266 38806 37382 69 256 55 254 34 263 37382 36005 76 254 55 257 32 265 36005 34610 79 251 58 260 29 271 34610 33166 81 250 62 258 23 278 33166 31679 80 252 64 256 19 281 31679 30135 78 253 59 256 16 284 30135 28529 73 255 48 263 9 322 28529 26855 62 258 41 268 11 335 26855 25102 49 257 32 270 12 324 25102 23264 37 263 24 276 12 314 23264 21346 29 270 21 283 14 303 21346 19344 26 273 16 308 13 300 19344 17251 24 285 14 338 11 323 17251 15109 14 329 13 006 9 007 15109 13046 18 000 17 010 18 015 13046 11175 18 012 22 013 22 013 11175 9516 21 021 23 009 24 021 9516 8048 24 020 23 015 27 020 8048 6746 24 024 22*017 27 016 6746 5591 22*031 19*021 24 012 5591 4569 22*034 18 025 20 010 4569 3671 22 035 18 030 17 012 3671 2878 22 037 17 036 13 020 2878 2171 22 038 17 039 10 038 2171 1549 22 039 17 041 9 058 1549 1030 21 039 16 043 10 067 1030 632 20 040 16 044 9 072 632 359 19 040 15 045 8 075 359 194 18 040 14 045 7*077 194 99 14 040 11 045 4*078 99 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