DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.8 - - 80.7 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 133 - - 34 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5007 - - 5144 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3196 - - 2311 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5087 - - 5224 - - 100 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1226 - - 1170 - - 6189 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 380 - - 268 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 310 - - 301 - - 120 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -68 - - -579 - - -2112 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5155 - - 5803 - - 2212 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6717 - - -6153 - - -3336 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11804 - - 11377 - - 3436 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 88 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 490 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.8 - - 80.7 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.6 - - 55.8 - - 67.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.9 - - 80.6 - - 78.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.2 - - 54.4 - - 65.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 133 - - 34 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5007 - - 5144 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 15 - - 50 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - 14 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] 98883 39 091 34 095 24 074 98883 91397 31 075 32 082 28 082 91397 85634 26 077 28 070 29 080 85634 80881 21 077 24 068 23 068 80881 76797 17 080 18 070 19 061 76797 73178 15 087 14 087 13 057 73178 69888 12 092 9 089 8 079 69888 66861 7 100 8 130 6 122 66861 64060 5 204 3 200 4 103 64060 61347 9 226 9 232 6 193 61347 58525 19 245 17 254 8 241 58525 55622 22 245 24 268 22 252 55622 52867 31 240 33 246 31 249 52867 50399 32 259 36 270 41 269 50399 48214 44 258 51 258 57 257 48214 46246 44 250 49 246 53 237 46246 44427 42 250 46 249 49 241 44427 42734 44 257 50 257 48 259 42734 41169 48 260 50 252 57 260 41169 39705 50 257 49 249 62 257 39705 38324 50 259 50 246 58 260 38324 36980 55 259 50 249 54 268 36980 35607 56 256 51 255 54 269 35607 34174 56 255 53 255 49 261 34174 32685 54 251 52 254 46 260 32685 31123 51 250 49 257 39 261 31123 29476 43 252 45 255 37 259 29476 27743 34 254 40 250 37 258 27743 25923 31 254 36 243 40 256 25923 24018 28 254 36 246 40 252 24018 22029 27 260 30 242 34 246 22029 19947 27 258 26 241 30 240 19947 17772 25 252 23 245 25 240 17772 15552 25 250 23 252 19 249 15552 13419 22 263 16 268 14 260 13419 11487 16 290 7 275 9 252 11487 9776 11 312 5 276 7 242 9776 8261 11 330 6 316 6 272 8261 6920 11 326 5 301 8 292 6920 5739 8*309 5*288 5 282 5739 4696 6*306 4*290 4 278 4696 3775 6 308 4 293 2 274 3775 2963 6 309 4 298 1 267 2963 2236 5 311 3 303 1 245 2236 1595 5 312 3 306 1 168 1595 1060 5 314 3 310 1 135 1060 650 4 314 3 313 2 128 650 369 4 316 3 314 2 127 369 198 4 317 2 312 2*128 198 100 3 315 2 315 1*120 100 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