DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/23 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.7 - - 73.2 - - 71.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1026 - - 1560 - - 125 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 83 - - 83 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1106 - - 1640 - - 205 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1869 - - 1191 - - 2359 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 114 - - 139 - - 25 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 036 - - 055 - - 055 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - -2 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 332 - - 484 - - -375 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 774 - - 1156 - - 580 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 4 - - -338 - - -938 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1102 - - 1978 - - 1143 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 210 - - 190 - - 320 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.7 - - 73.2 - - 71.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.5 - - 68.3 - - 69.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 73.2 - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 67.7 - - 68.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1026 - - 1560 - - 125 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 15 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] 99401 41 094 32 080 33 066 99401 91837 35 079 34 079 30 071 91837 86026 35 077 32 079 30 072 86026 81224 30 077 32 078 27 079 81224 77105 22 074 28 066 26 078 77105 73482 15 071 22 060 24 066 73482 70209 14 076 16 062 18 071 70209 67204 8 055 10 060 13 059 67204 64419 2 289 7 014 12 047 64419 61727 9 165 9 247 16 321 61727 58937 4 324 5 234 13 286 58937 56058 16 281 21 288 22 277 56058 53335 30 286 38 294 32 292 53335 50915 48 284 50 290 45 295 50915 48759 48 272 46 275 47 289 48759 46796 45 268 44 266 48 281 46796 44985 47 272 43 262 51 277 44985 43298 48 268 42 259 52 272 43298 41716 47 258 41 255 49 265 41716 40228 47 245 41 252 47 260 40228 38819 47 236 43 248 46 257 38819 37450 47 237 45 245 47 252 37450 36049 48 234 47 248 49 249 36049 34587 48 231 48 253 50 249 34587 33065 47 229 49 251 51 254 33065 31470 47 231 52 245 51 259 31470 29791 48 240 51 244 51 261 29791 28027 43 247 47 248 51 261 28027 26173 38 247 44 253 49 263 26173 24233 37 249 41 257 46 268 24233 22215 35 254 40 263 41 265 22215 20116 32 255 34 260 36 258 20116 17925 29 254 35 259 34 260 17925 15691 27 258 33 259 31 265 15691 13541 23 266 29 254 22 257 13541 11588 17 270 28 255 20 227 11588 9854 12 255 21 267 17 227 9854 8315 10 230 13 253 13 228 8315 6953 9 207 10 242 13 235 6953 5747 15 211 8 238 10 249 5747 4684 16 210 7 238 2 271 4684 3755 5 163 3 153 10 056 3755 2942 13 059 14 062 14 053 2942 2218 13 054 18*054 15 056 2218 1581 13*049 17*054 16 059 1581 1051 12*041 15 055 15 058 1051 645 11 037 13 055 14 057 645 366 9 034 11 056 11*056 366 197 8 032 10 056 9*056 197 100 6 031 7 057 5 054 100 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