DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 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 - - 1331z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.7 - - 80.5 - - 68.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 154 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4245 - - 8112 - - 1128 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2718 - - 5522 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4325 - - 8192 - - 1208 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2313 - - 1082 - - 1138 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 379 - - 441 - - 93 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 19 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 333 - - 356 - - 054 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 10 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 8 - - 18 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 442 - - 1404 - - -1382 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3884 - - 6788 - - 2590 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -188 - - 690 - - -3458 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4513 - - 7502 - - 4666 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 88 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 280 - - 50 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.7 - - 80.5 - - 68.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.9 - - 51.0 - - 57.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.7 - - 79.5 - - 68.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.7 - - 50.3 - - 57.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 177 - - 154 - - 10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4245 - - 8112 - - 1128 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 50 - - 51 - - 12 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 10 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] 98444 10 085 11 078 10 056 98444 90970 8 075 11 082 9 058 90970 85225 9 125 10 092 7 059 85225 80451 10 134 10 094 9 074 80451 76323 12 100 5 095 8 041 76323 72671 8 035 7 092 6 041 72671 69364 4 031 5 013 12 026 69364 66338 10 340 10 353 14 336 66338 63559 8 329 12 320 16 292 63559 60885 17 323 18 301 13 280 60885 58082 27 316 22 308 18 300 58082 55168 36 304 35 312 31 302 55168 52400 43 292 44 302 41 299 52400 49921 51 281 55 294 53 295 49921 47717 57 278 66 286 68 292 47717 45738 58 278 73 280 78 281 45738 43937 59 281 76 270 79 272 43937 42278 61 277 67 267 77 267 42278 40729 56 268 62 278 73 261 40729 39270 55 264 67 283 71 263 39270 37889 56 267 69 275 70 268 37889 36548 56 272 71 272 68 270 36548 35177 58 274 70 273 69 271 35177 33744 60 271 68 270 70 272 33744 32253 59 267 68 269 71 274 32253 30689 58 266 64 273 71 275 30689 29042 57 270 57 273 68 278 29042 27315 54 275 50 271 60 278 27315 25509 51 274 48 268 49 274 25509 23622 48 272 47 271 46 270 23622 21655 43 275 46 272 43 275 21655 19608 39 286 38 279 34 282 19608 17476 40 291 32 290 21 282 17476 15299 40 289 29 293 19 284 15299 13203 33 290 24 293 19 284 13203 11304 21 295 21 290 16 299 11304 9627 14 284 13*291 12 295 9627 8144 13 263 8*312 10 303 8144 6829 12 277 8 321 11 324 6829 5660 10 302 9 337 12 345 5660 4624 9*321 9 352 15 006 4624 3712 9*326 10 000 17 024 3712 2909 8 329 10 010 20 035 2909 2193 8 332 10 015 24 050 2193 1563 7 335 11 018 24*052 1563 1039 7 337 11 021 23*053 1039 638 6 340 10 022 21 054 638 363 6 340 10 022 19 054 363 195 5 341 10 023 16 054 195 99 5 341 8 024 11 054 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