DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - - - - - 93.5 - - 95.4 - - 82.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 294 - - 150 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6829 - - 7094 - - 294 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4929 - - 4724 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6909 - - 7174 - - 374 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3163 - - 3515 - - 1672 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 513 - - 418 - - 55 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 206 - - 208 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 393 - - -272 - - -1087 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6516 - - 7446 - - 1461 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 7 - - -1186 - - -3895 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6902 - - 8360 - - 4269 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 78 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 850 - - 590 - - 2520 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 93.5 - - 95.4 - - 82.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.2 - - 63.0 - - 75.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.1 - - 94.6 - - 83.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - 62.6 - - 74.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 294 - - 150 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6829 - - 7094 - - 294 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 18 - - 11 - - 8 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 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] 99249 35 099 29 076 26 074 99249 91740 33 094 33 091 28 079 91740 85926 29 093 32 091 30 091 85926 81092 22 093 24 088 28 095 81092 76936 16 090 16 083 23 081 76936 73283 11 099 8 090 19 066 73283 70002 12 109 10 135 9 059 70002 67000 10 120 10 124 3 121 67000 64221 11 147 8 158 5 191 64221 61541 5 137 9 159 6 212 61541 58762 5 266 4 201 8 225 58762 55890 15 267 10 252 13 242 55890 53171 24 246 26 250 26 248 53171 50748 26 233 35 244 38 240 50748 48594 34 247 39 254 35 255 48594 46647 40 251 44 253 33 260 46647 44860 44 255 44 252 22 249 44860 43191 45 257 30 254 20 274 43191 41619 43 260 33 245 16 224 41619 40134 41 259 26 243 25 223 40134 38728 38 254 29 253 24 230 38728 37365 38 253 35 256 21 267 37365 35972 38 257 29 254 23 265 35972 34517 35 268 29 267 24 257 34517 33002 31 271 32 274 25 252 33002 31411 32 264 31 272 25 248 31411 29736 33 258 31 268 26 255 29736 27977 32 258 32 270 28 261 27977 26134 29 257 32 267 29 260 26134 24208 29 249 29 254 27 250 24208 22206 30 249 27 251 25 245 22206 20120 34 254 28 252 25 245 20120 17950 32 243 28 244 25 251 17950 15736 27 233 28 236 24 257 15736 13600 25 228 26 242 23 251 13600 11658 22 236 22 240 25 249 11658 9939 19 222 20 233 25 236 9939 8419 20 215 20*229 24 226 8419 7064 19*213 18*213 22 220 7064 5857 19*210 18 211 21 217 5857 4787 19 208 18 209 19 216 4787 3845 18 207 18 208 16 218 3845 3014 18 206 18 206 13 225 3014 2273 18 205 17 205 11 234 2273 1619 17 204 17 204 8 250 1619 1076 17 203 16 204 5 295 1076 660 16 203 16 203 5*340 660 374 15 203 15 203 5*357 374 200 14 202 14 202 5 006 200 101 11 202 11 202 4 013 101 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