DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 88.1 - - 89.1 - - 81.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - 322 - - 184 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2377 - - 4866 - - 5447 - - 1275 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1405 - - 3441 - - 3613 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2457 - - 4946 - - 5527 - - 1355 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1190 - - 1836 - - 1188 - - 2660 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 326 - - 474 - - 410 - - 63 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 20 - - 17 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 4 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 077 - - 098 - - 139 - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 4 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 7 - - 13 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1625 - - -1373 - - -918 - - -2318 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4082 - - 6319 - - 6445 - - 3674 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4223 - - -7816 - - -5439 - - -7299 ODpotential blCL - - - 6680 - - 12762 - - 10966 - - 8654 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 58 - - 72 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 81.7 - - 88.1 - - 89.1 - - 81.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 64.3 - - 60.9 - - 61.3 - - 66.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.4 - - 86.3 - - 87.8 - - 82.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 63.4 - - 60.0 - - 60.6 - - 65.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 207 - - 322 - - 184 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2377 - - 4866 - - 5447 - - 1275 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 10 - - 11 - - 13 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] 99187 41 090 34 096 29 075 25 067 99187 91614 32 095 33 088 24 100 21 068 91614 85791 26 072 33 087 25 098 21 085 85791 81004 26 055 27 084 25 088 24 079 81004 76905 20 061 20 084 21 083 19 074 76905 73285 18 083 17 074 18 077 16 085 73285 70003 13 082 16 057 18 065 17 079 70003 66997 8 077 16 037 14 060 16 063 66997 64229 5 072 11 006 13 036 15 046 64229 61557 14 051 8 016 16 002 14 040 61557 58788 16 017 6 014 14 001 14 018 58788 55948 16 357 7 059 7 342 9 002 55948 53258 21 354 19 035 7 022 8 029 53258 50860 21 341 26 023 20 045 16 048 50860 48742 14 323 23 014 26 034 15 027 48742 46825 6 097 7 358 21 050 14 038 46825 45044 42 093 26 117 20 061 25 026 45044 43376 41 081 25 093 22 047 30 020 43376 41806 33 084 22 081 17 058 24 022 41806 40321 17 069 17 080 12 073 16 043 40321 38912 19 044 20 066 9 079 13 068 38912 37538 28 028 17 054 13 080 8 077 37538 36133 21 035 16 017 16 080 9 105 36133 34666 9 058 9 012 10 054 13 107 34666 33142 10 011 12 037 7 028 10 090 33142 31544 20 014 16 040 8 027 10 037 31544 29862 20 005 19 027 11 034 9 036 29862 28098 23 351 24 011 13 033 11 021 28098 26251 25 351 24 002 14 015 16 357 26251 24325 24 354 19 350 15 354 19 350 24325 22321 23 359 17 352 19 350 24 005 22321 20228 21 000 19 350 18 007 26 007 20228 18042 25 007 26 357 21 016 28 007 18042 15810 31 015 32 003 27 012 31 005 15810 13653 30 014 32 014 31 006 29 358 13653 11684 28 011 29 013 28 010 25 357 11684 9934 25 013 22 015 21 014 21 005 9934 8385 17 019 17 021 15 013 14 017 8385 7016 12 039 12 040 9 010 10 006 7016 5808 10 060 6*062 1*037 5 329 5808 4744 9 075 4*089 1*105 3 276 4744 3811 9 080 4 094 2 130 4 224 3811 2988 8*078 4 098 4 139 6 195 2988 2254 7*077 4 100 5 141 10 170 2254 1607 7 077 4 101 6 142 13*154 1607 1068 7 076 4 101 6 142 14*150 1068 655 7 077 4 103 6 141 14 148 655 371 6 076 4 103 6 142 13 147 371 199 6 076 4 101 6 142 11 147 199 100 5 076 3 103 5 142 7 147 100 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