DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.5 - - 97.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 377 - - 113 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6643 - - 7148 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4907 - - 4588 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6723 - - 7228 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2172 - - 3578 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 553 - - 389 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 28 - - 27 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 233 - - 244 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 25 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 272 - - -104 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6451 - - 7332 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -119 - - -1118 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6842 - - 8346 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1320 - - 1220 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.5 - - 97.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.2 - - 65.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.9 - - 97.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.8 - - 65.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 377 - - 113 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6643 - - 7148 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 63 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 98846 34 084 26 092 98846 91362 23 087 23 090 91362 85595 18 098 22 074 85595 80835 16 079 18 065 80835 76764 14 079 13 073 76764 73174 17 095 12 064 73174 69918 12 093 8 050 69918 66924 10 121 5 111 66924 64144 11 090 11 123 64144 61452 2 345 4 358 61452 58684 2 314 13 237 58684 55859 23 290 16 286 55859 53187 22 277 24 277 53187 50788 15 268 25 248 50788 48635 14 270 24 230 48635 46673 20 266 26 226 46673 44856 21 272 23 243 44856 43162 35 266 42 243 43162 41581 45 257 50 235 41581 40096 43 245 46 220 40096 38691 37 233 40 210 38691 37326 33 230 37 212 37326 35928 30 232 35 217 35928 34471 28 234 35 224 34471 32956 29 240 37 235 32956 31371 36 247 40 243 31371 29704 48 257 41 245 29704 27954 49 262 42 247 27954 26117 48 263 42 251 26117 24197 45 264 42 253 24197 22200 38 261 41 253 22200 20123 34 252 41 253 20123 17961 37 255 41 256 17961 15758 39 258 40 258 15758 13634 39 257 37 259 13634 11704 40 254 35 262 11704 9991 39 255 34 262 9991 8468 36 255 32*259 8468 7111 33*248 29*251 7111 5903 31*241 29 247 5903 4832 29 235 28 245 4832 3887 29 234 28 244 3887 3051 29 232 27 243 3051 2304 28 231 27 242 2304 1643 27 230 26 241 1643 1092 27 230 26 240 1092 670 26 229 25 240 670 379 24 229 23 240 379 202 21 229 20 240 202 101 16 228 15 239 101 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