DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - - - - 89.6 - - 91.7 - - 86.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 93 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4124 - - 4751 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2560 - - 2706 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4204 - - 4831 - - 101 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2232 - - 2361 - - 5580 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 360 - - 323 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 279 - - 288 - - 302 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 316 - - 248 - - -3137 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3888 - - 4583 - - 3238 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -384 - - -941 - - -4745 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4588 - - 5772 - - 4846 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 85 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1360 - - 1610 - - 1670 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.6 - - 91.7 - - 86.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.5 - - 71.7 - - 72.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.6 - - 91.1 - - 88.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.6 - - 71.0 - - 72.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 151 - - 93 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4124 - - 4751 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 61 - - 39 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 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] 99209 33 092 29 084 32 077 99209 91738 35 085 27 094 26 091 91738 85978 29 079 29 093 22 091 85978 81193 23 086 28 083 22 085 81193 77063 18 094 23 087 23 089 77063 73417 17 091 15 092 17 101 73417 70130 16 093 8 104 12 096 70130 67121 13 087 6 127 7 096 67121 64336 4 128 4 111 3 064 64336 61649 8 188 7 237 7 286 61649 58867 10 172 10 223 10 267 58867 56009 9 252 16 262 14 275 56009 53329 22 254 24 260 26 262 53329 50954 27 249 29 250 32 255 50954 48828 27 266 30 257 29 268 48828 46891 37 271 35 264 35 280 46891 45103 39 266 35 260 36 274 45103 43428 39 259 36 261 37 262 43428 41851 35 257 37 267 28 262 41851 40360 30 261 32 268 20 265 40360 38943 26 265 17 290 15 247 38943 37563 24 260 18 305 12 249 37563 36151 23 252 18 299 11 270 36151 34679 21 255 14 281 12 271 34679 33151 19 271 13 261 20 247 33151 31551 18 283 18 257 23 250 31551 29867 20 293 29 271 29 262 29867 28096 22 286 33 283 30 270 28096 26238 23 282 35 278 29 275 26238 24300 25 281 36 272 28 272 24300 22286 24 284 33 267 26 266 22286 20189 23 287 30 261 27 262 20189 18004 22 290 26 272 26 262 18004 15780 25 294 26 290 24 265 15780 13643 29 293 28 292 26 269 13643 11703 28 297 26 296 25 277 11703 9978 26 299 25 302 20 281 9978 8445 23 298 21 296 18 288 8445 7084 19 293 15 282 18 283 7084 5876 14 286 11*278 16 272 5876 4807 11*276 10*279 13 263 4807 3866 10*276 10 283 11 260 3866 3034 10 277 9 286 9 262 3034 2291 10 278 9 290 7 269 2291 1633 9 279 9 292 6 277 1633 1086 9 280 8 294 5 285 1086 665 8 281 8 296 4 293 665 376 8 282 8 296 3 301 376 201 7 282 7 297 2*305 201 101 6 282 6 297 1*302 101 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