DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.0 - - 77.4 - - 74.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1527 - - 1056 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 84 - - 84 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1607 - - 1136 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2740 - - 3284 - - 2412 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 103 - - 80 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 209 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 403 - - 98 - - -320 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1204 - - 1038 - - 420 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -313 - - -601 - - -1125 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1920 - - 1737 - - 1225 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1240 - - 1670 - - 1120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.0 - - 77.4 - - 74.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.8 - - 72.9 - - 72.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.2 - - 77.9 - - 75.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.3 - - 72.4 - - 72.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -2 - - -5 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1527 - - 1056 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 87 - - 98 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 17 - - 17 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] 98569 15 079 13 083 6 014 98569 91076 16 088 15 100 6 088 91076 85296 13 097 16 097 12 089 85296 80505 13 119 12 093 15 079 80505 76380 12 114 5 081 15 066 76380 72765 11 090 5 095 10 067 72765 69523 8 064 4 049 8 045 69523 66550 4 053 1 028 6 019 66550 63800 3 054 1 191 5 320 63800 61145 5 358 1 200 8 270 61145 58383 11 299 8 319 10 292 58383 55527 18 281 12 300 14 279 55527 52823 32 272 33 276 27 276 52823 50433 41 260 45 264 40 270 50433 48333 43 252 48 258 52 271 48333 46436 40 253 46 260 54 272 46436 44677 46 266 47 261 49 255 44677 43031 51 268 48 259 47 252 43031 41482 45 260 51 257 45 260 41482 40018 44 253 51 255 46 267 40018 38624 44 254 49 255 43 268 38624 37266 43 256 46 256 41 265 37266 35877 41 256 43 255 34 266 35877 34425 38 252 38 254 34 263 34425 32917 31 246 34 254 38 255 32917 31336 29 243 32 253 35 254 31336 29667 29 240 30 249 33 252 29667 27910 28 244 27 242 31 248 27910 26067 27 240 27 244 30 243 26067 24139 29 225 28 243 27 238 24139 22131 29 221 28 242 26 235 22131 20036 29 218 28 241 22 234 20036 17854 30 221 29 245 18 244 17854 15632 30 226 30 250 17 250 15632 13495 31 223 29 251 21 256 13495 11558 32 217 28 248 28 253 11558 9841 30 216 27 240 26 245 9841 8320 27 222 25 235 25 241 8320 6970 27 226 27 237 27 237 6970 5772 26 223 26 236 26 233 5772 4716 24 216 25 229 25 230 4716 3789 22 211 24 225 23 225 3789 2970 22 211 23 220 23 220 2970 2240 21*211 22 216 23 215 2240 1597 21*212 20*214 21 211 1597 1061 19 212 17*212 18 204 1061 651 18 212 15 210 15 199 651 369 15 212 12 208 11 196 369 198 13 212 10 208 9*194 198 100 9 211 7 207 5*192 100 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