DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/20 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.5 - - 88.3 - - 83.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 364 - - 189 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7394 - - 8375 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5488 - - 5873 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7474 - - 8455 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1356 - - 1228 - - 8455 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 566 - - 476 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 258 - - 269 - - 209 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -975 - - -559 - - -7561 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8450 - - 9015 - - 7661 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5979 - - -3602 - - -9517 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13453 - - 12057 - - 9617 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 76 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.5 - - 88.3 - - 83.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.5 - - 48.9 - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.6 - - 87.2 - - 84.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.6 - - 48.1 - - 49.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 364 - - 189 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7394 - - 8375 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 98790 27 088 30 093 20 083 98790 91268 23 080 23 071 18 077 91268 85499 21 088 15 065 19 062 85499 80719 16 083 13 075 19 067 80719 76601 14 083 11 077 16 060 76601 72976 12 092 8 114 9 067 72976 69701 6 130 3 064 9 049 69701 66693 8 161 3 328 4 001 66693 63915 1 174 4 231 4 260 63915 61225 2 327 6 208 6 266 61225 58428 17 280 16 272 22 264 58428 55548 27 252 27 270 30 276 55548 52807 32 262 38 265 39 265 52807 50349 44 275 46 260 52 263 50349 48157 64 260 61 258 63 256 48157 46165 74 250 70 254 63 256 46165 44327 77 249 77 251 68 258 44327 42622 81 249 82 248 73 258 42622 41031 86 248 85 245 74 257 41031 39538 90 251 88 243 75 257 39538 38131 88 255 84 243 76 258 38131 36771 81 256 78 245 76 260 36771 35388 81 252 73 247 72 261 35388 33953 78 249 66 249 63 254 33953 32467 68 252 63 252 60 246 32467 30911 56 252 62 255 61 249 30911 29269 52 253 57 258 62 256 29269 27544 51 250 49 259 60 259 27544 25734 53 246 48 258 58 262 25734 23841 54 246 49 261 55 264 23841 21869 51 248 47 266 51 266 21869 19813 51 255 46 266 44 267 19813 17667 52 265 43 266 40 276 17667 15478 46 273 42 275 36 279 15478 13375 37 279 35 281 28 276 13375 11470 33 285 29 281 24 279 11470 9782 27 288 25*287 22 287 9782 8285 19*287 13*272 19 289 8285 6953 14*271 12 272 16 284 6953 5770 12 261 12 271 13 279 5770 4721 12 259 12 270 11 266 4721 3796 12 258 11 268 10 259 3796 2980 12 256 11 267 9 252 2980 2249 12 255 11 266 9 245 2249 1604 11 254 10 266 9 238 1604 1066 11 253 10 264 9 232 1066 654 10 252 9 264 8 228 654 371 10 252 9 264 7 222 371 198 9 252 8 263 6 215 198 100 8 252 7 263 4*209 100 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