DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/29 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 - - - - - - 82.4 - - 82.4 - - 76.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 250 - - 181 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3889 - - 3803 - - 1632 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2602 - - 2380 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3969 - - 3883 - - 1712 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1157 - - 1403 - - 1495 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 410 - - 363 - - 67 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 032 - - 034 - - 060 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - -4 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 367 - - 127 - - -440 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3603 - - 3756 - - 2152 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -548 - - -570 - - -4010 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4517 - - 4453 - - 5722 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 85 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 110 - - 90 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.4 - - 82.4 - - 76.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.9 - - 66.3 - - 67.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.1 - - 81.4 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.9 - - 65.7 - - 67.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 250 - - 181 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3889 - - 3803 - - 1632 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 42 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 14 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] 98934 27 093 31 096 26 079 98934 91428 28 088 28 096 22 090 91428 85654 25 078 24 080 21 091 85654 80892 21 081 18 072 21 076 80892 76811 20 085 16 072 17 073 76811 73216 14 067 17 063 17 079 73216 69965 9 070 12 030 16 046 69965 66972 4 090 10 352 15 014 66972 64204 3 122 8 311 11 344 64204 61539 7 039 6 289 11 327 61539 58767 12 336 13 311 12 314 58767 55908 15 300 20 314 15 298 55908 53215 20 298 25 305 27 318 53215 50819 23 307 30 303 43 306 50819 48674 25 301 32 294 40 302 48674 46717 22 288 29 282 39 297 46717 44915 22 265 29 268 33 276 44915 43239 26 272 30 262 33 263 43239 41669 29 290 32 268 37 264 41669 40190 28 295 38 277 42 268 40190 38788 26 291 35 277 40 273 38788 37424 25 281 29 268 23 279 37424 36032 21 273 27 267 7 336 36032 34581 16 268 26 290 14 349 34581 33070 14 280 21 318 19 346 33070 31480 18 304 21 328 21 340 31480 29800 22 320 24 340 27 345 29800 28032 19 328 25 346 32 355 28032 26173 14 311 25 349 36 003 26173 24227 17 308 20 344 32 005 24227 22199 19 313 18 330 28 002 22199 20089 17 313 19 323 24 000 20089 17903 14 314 17 332 19 357 17903 15682 14 333 14 347 17 353 15682 13540 14 338 12 353 14 354 13540 11589 14 335 14 355 13 001 11589 9859 13 342 15 351 15 001 9859 8329 14 003 14 359 17 001 8329 6972 14 029 15 018 17 360 6972 5770 14 036 13 020 16 008 5770 4710 12*028 11*021 15 028 4710 3781 12*028 11*025 14 041 3781 2964 12 030 12 030 13 049 2964 2236 12 032 12 034 12*054 2236 1595 12 033 13 035 12*058 1595 1060 12 033 13 036 12 060 1060 650 12 034 13 037 12 061 650 369 11 035 12 038 11 061 369 198 11 035 11 038 10 062 198 100 9 035 9 038 7 062 100 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