DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 66.7 - - 66.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 38 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1087 - - 1002 - - 676 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 83 - - 83 - - 83 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1167 - - 1082 - - 756 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 685 - - 746 - - 1038 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 161 - - 143 - - 79 - - - W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 7 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 037 - - 054 - - 007 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 194 - - 269 - - 343 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 973 - - 813 - - 414 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6961 - - 49 - - 152 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8128 - - 1033 - - 604 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 190 - - 280 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.9 - - 66.7 - - 66.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.9 - - 63.4 - - 64.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 66.3 - - 66.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 61.3 - - 62.8 - - 64.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 51 - - 38 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1087 - - 1002 - - 676 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 97 - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 12 - - 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] 99309 44 086 33 099 36 076 99309 91781 34 080 35 087 36 086 91781 85979 29 077 33 084 35 093 85979 81183 27 081 29 084 29 089 81183 77077 26 082 27 082 22 089 77077 73459 25 076 23 076 20 081 73459 70177 22 072 22 076 19 071 70177 67164 20 056 20 068 18 077 67164 64373 14 056 13 055 20 061 64373 61678 12 065 10 046 15 035 61678 58892 11 015 8 036 10 017 58892 56026 12 327 8 315 13 323 56026 53299 15 326 14 289 18 308 53299 50847 21 299 20 285 26 292 50847 48662 32 292 26 277 31 270 48662 46685 43 285 34 280 38 270 46685 44865 48 283 45 280 46 268 44865 43174 51 287 45 280 40 264 43174 41597 43 288 36 278 32 259 41597 40115 36 274 32 269 30 260 40115 38713 35 265 27 263 34 263 38713 37353 30 263 16 246 34 252 37353 35965 23 256 11 247 34 246 35965 34514 21 247 12 246 32 239 34514 33003 26 254 14 248 29 229 33003 31416 32 261 16 248 26 224 31416 29740 28 263 18 250 23 227 29740 27976 24 269 19 254 20 233 27976 26125 26 270 18 262 14 247 26125 24186 25 270 18 268 9 253 24186 22163 23 257 17 270 10 243 22163 20056 23 247 19 260 11 237 20056 17861 24 243 22 249 13 237 17861 15626 26 234 23 245 13 237 15626 13476 26 232 19 242 13 231 13476 11525 28 238 13 251 12 230 11525 9793 22 252 13 254 9 238 9793 8261 18 248 12 238 9 239 8261 6904 17 252 13 222 5 239 6904 5705 13 269 9 215 4 242 5705 4649 9 278 3 222 3 243 4649 3724 7 277 1 240 3 260 3724 2911 2 279 3 128 2 309 2911 2190 10 043 8 076 4 036 2190 1558 15*040 10*060 5 027 1558 1036 14*038 9*056 5*014 1036 636 12 037 8 055 4*010 636 361 11 036 7 054 3 007 361 195 9 036 6 053 3 005 195 99 7 036 5 053 2 004 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