DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - - 83.6 - - 84.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 86 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5793 - - 6226 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3989 - - 3759 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5873 - - 6306 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1253 - - 1534 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 447 - - 351 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 294 - - 310 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 346 - - 192 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5527 - - 6114 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4398 - - -3149 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10271 - - 9455 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 76 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.6 - - 84.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 58.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.5 - - 84.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.3 - - 57.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 208 - - 86 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5793 - - 6226 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 4 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - 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] 99496 44 074 41 082 99496 92018 41 084 41 073 92018 86224 37 089 39 077 86224 81413 29 080 36 076 81413 77277 25 086 29 072 77277 73630 25 094 20 083 73630 70332 25 096 20 091 70332 67303 23 086 19 086 67303 64501 18 068 16 090 64501 61789 12 062 13 073 61789 58968 4 018 9 005 58968 56057 3 285 5 299 56057 53282 10 269 12 272 53282 50783 12 288 14 260 50783 48535 26 299 19 269 48535 46485 31 281 23 271 46485 44599 32 269 29 262 44599 42853 32 261 38 254 42853 41223 33 259 42 248 41223 39695 36 258 37 251 39695 38258 39 260 33 263 38258 36881 34 262 29 268 36881 35498 27 259 22 265 35498 34070 23 280 19 276 34070 32590 23 288 19 284 32590 31037 22 291 20 285 31037 29398 21 293 20 285 29398 27675 19 303 21 287 27675 25865 19 316 20 291 25865 23968 19 323 17 297 23968 21986 19 321 14 313 21986 19911 18 313 15 322 19911 17746 18 300 15 314 17746 15540 17 303 14 295 15540 13417 15 304 13 292 13417 11489 14 312 15 307 11489 9784 18 325 18 321 9784 8278 20 328 19 324 8278 6945 17*320 15*318 6945 5764 13*299 12*310 5764 4716 12 296 11 309 4716 3793 12 295 11 309 3793 2978 12 294 11 310 2978 2248 12 293 11 310 2248 1604 11 293 11 310 1604 1066 11 293 10 310 1066 654 11 293 10 310 654 371 10 292 9 311 371 199 9 292 8 310 199 100 8 292 7 310 100 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