DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/27 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 - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.0 - - 78.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 40 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1905 - - 2226 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 84 - - 84 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1985 - - 2306 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2241 - - 2559 - - 3906 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 211 - - 196 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 194 - - 271 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 550 - - 641 - - -1147 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1435 - - 1665 - - 1248 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 184 - - 145 - - -2259 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1801 - - 2161 - - 2359 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 93 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2350 - - 2660 - - 2620 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 80.0 - - 78.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.2 - - 72.5 - - 72.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 79.7 - - 79.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 71.7 - - 72.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - 40 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1905 - - 2226 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 72 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 17 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] 99238 48 087 37 086 38 075 99238 91783 34 086 32 074 37 075 91783 86025 28 090 32 070 31 073 86025 81224 30 091 33 081 25 079 81224 77077 32 087 29 083 25 080 77077 73415 29 072 25 088 23 072 73415 70111 24 066 22 089 18 071 70111 67091 18 064 16 077 16 065 67091 64305 13 049 14 052 16 071 64305 61607 11 016 13 017 17 019 61607 58803 12 351 14 355 20 338 58803 55907 20 334 22 340 23 317 55907 53137 22 318 22 328 19 313 53137 50629 24 316 30 329 30 331 50629 48372 33 303 39 316 40 323 48372 46317 35 295 42 308 41 320 46317 44422 34 299 41 301 42 325 44422 42667 37 305 36 299 49 325 42667 41043 42 301 34 303 56 320 41043 39540 43 290 35 302 56 313 39540 38139 44 283 37 298 55 318 38139 36792 43 280 40 292 57 325 36792 35422 40 280 39 285 58 331 35422 33993 37 283 34 284 58 332 33993 32508 35 286 30 287 55 330 32508 30952 34 288 28 292 50 326 30952 29311 33 292 29 297 46 320 29311 27587 29 290 29 297 44 310 27587 25780 28 281 31 293 44 303 25780 23889 28 278 32 287 41 309 23889 21918 28 282 30 286 31 318 21918 19861 30 286 23 298 25 316 19861 17714 27 288 20 299 21 322 17714 15527 22 293 20 302 18 323 15527 13420 21 302 14 326 15 329 13420 11507 20 315 16 342 18 337 11507 9814 15 317 17 330 18 342 9814 8310 14 310 15 326 13 348 8310 6971 11 296 14 332 6 002 6971 5782 9 277 12 327 4 350 5782 4729 8 239 10 308 7 326 4729 3802 8 219 9 288 9 311 3802 2985 8 213 7*280 8 305 2985 2254 6*210 5*269 5 299 2254 1608 4*201 3 268 2 303 1608 1069 3 197 2 270 1 018 1069 656 2 191 2 274 1 058 656 371 2 188 1 281 2 072 371 199 2 187 1 284 2 071 199 100 2 186 1 283 2*074 100 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