DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - - - - 79.2 - - 76.6 - - 78.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 31 - - 5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1587 - - 422 - - 1111 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 84 - - 84 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1667 - - 502 - - 1191 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1913 - - 2118 - - 2213 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 163 - - 61 - - 47 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 3 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 076 - - 079 - - 153 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 490 - - 13 - - 507 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1177 - - 489 - - 684 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -78 - - -457 - - 0 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1745 - - 959 - - 1191 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 99 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2000 - - 1910 - - 2480 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.2 - - 76.6 - - 78.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.9 - - 74.2 - - 75.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.0 - - 76.6 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.2 - - 74.0 - - 75.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 31 - - 5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1587 - - 422 - - 1111 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 97 - - 94 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - 19 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] 99329 44 090 37 101 23 081 99329 91842 31 084 34 094 27 086 91842 86040 24 081 28 081 30 088 86040 81211 22 084 24 067 28 082 81211 77063 18 093 19 072 22 076 77063 73415 19 109 13 074 18 066 73415 70120 14 087 10 079 13 071 70120 67100 15 090 13 085 10 054 67100 64305 9 018 11 049 8 068 64305 61604 1 100 5 307 12 351 61604 58814 13 349 9 346 12 333 58814 55948 21 317 19 320 18 323 55948 53236 22 300 23 304 22 310 53236 50805 24 302 29 311 29 324 50805 48613 28 303 33 312 41 327 48613 46604 29 295 32 303 39 319 46604 44754 31 280 32 293 31 308 44754 43051 33 270 31 277 31 313 43051 41471 31 257 30 265 29 310 41471 39990 27 252 28 256 25 302 39990 38591 23 254 26 247 22 298 38591 37231 23 254 24 241 22 288 37231 35842 29 247 25 245 23 281 35842 34393 34 251 27 260 24 283 34393 32890 35 261 29 273 24 293 32890 31315 31 267 29 280 26 301 31315 29654 28 264 27 281 25 304 29654 27907 24 271 27 278 23 297 27907 26080 22 279 27 280 26 284 26080 24171 23 283 23 281 23 286 24171 22178 24 286 20 289 18 278 22178 20097 19 275 17 290 14 264 20097 17925 17 270 17 274 15 249 17925 15706 20 257 17 260 19 258 15706 13567 25 255 17 237 25 259 13567 11624 23 260 16 210 24 262 11624 9901 17 256 13 211 21 269 9901 8373 13 254 10 231 19 268 8373 7014 10 247 9 264 15 259 7014 5810 8 244 7 290 10 241 5810 4747 4 226 5 322 8 232 4747 3813 3 149 4 020 7 221 3813 2991 5 099 7 064 6 212 2991 2257 6*087 9 068 5 201 2257 1609 6*082 7 063 4*181 1609 1069 5 077 8 069 4*159 1069 656 5 074 8*073 3 153 656 372 4 073 6*077 3 150 372 199 4 072 5 078 3 150 199 100 3 072 4 081 2 150 100 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