DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/23 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 - - 1331z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.4 - - 76.0 - - 71.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1821 - - 675 - - 1093 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 84 - - 83 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1901 - - 755 - - 1173 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3047 - - 1621 - - 1656 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 142 - - 94 - - 74 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 2 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 247 - - 013 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 13 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 8 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 432 - - 290 - - 568 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1469 - - 465 - - 605 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -460 - - -101 - - 185 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2361 - - 856 - - 988 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2250 - - 1290 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.4 - - 76.0 - - 71.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.6 - - 73.7 - - 68.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.5 - - 76.0 - - 72.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.9 - - 73.4 - - 68.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1821 - - 675 - - 1093 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - 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] 99194 36 080 26 082 24 073 99194 91677 34 079 33 090 26 078 91677 85872 30 077 32 083 27 077 85872 81070 23 077 26 073 24 066 81070 76943 20 076 20 079 22 064 76943 73297 16 081 17 087 18 080 73297 70009 14 108 10 066 14 093 70009 67001 13 121 4 074 11 079 67001 64213 10 133 7 185 2 048 64213 61508 7 150 9 203 6 211 61508 58690 9 217 14 221 9 247 58690 55785 19 216 19 241 22 244 55785 53044 27 220 31 234 31 227 53044 50598 33 226 36 224 36 227 50598 48416 34 232 40 224 45 230 48416 46442 41 232 47 229 56 230 46442 44631 45 223 54 230 63 223 44631 42948 39 219 53 223 63 216 42948 41370 36 220 50 215 61 208 41370 39886 39 224 50 219 62 209 39886 38480 43 229 54 226 63 213 38480 37111 47 227 49 226 57 214 37111 35713 48 221 38 225 51 207 35713 34256 42 221 30 230 50 197 34256 32744 41 222 31 227 49 196 32744 31161 41 223 30 230 44 193 31161 29496 40 224 30 232 41 203 29496 27748 37 229 30 232 45 212 27748 25918 32 224 31 231 42 221 25918 24007 32 211 32 229 40 229 24007 22017 35 206 33 225 35 236 22017 19939 36 207 34 222 29 232 19939 17775 35 216 36 220 26 237 17775 15567 33 222 35 219 19 235 15567 13435 32 221 33 224 18 241 13435 11497 29 219 28 232 19 260 11497 9780 29 218 25 225 18 283 9780 8259 29 220 23 214 16 295 8259 6912 26 223 18 207 15 304 6912 5720 21 223 13 201 16 312 5720 4668 17 221 7 193 16 333 4668 3745 15 222 4 189 19 348 3745 2935 12 228 3 191 25 352 2935 2214 10*237 3 195 27 350 2214 1578 10*242 3 201 26*348 1578 1050 9 246 0*014 25*347 1050 644 8 249 2*017 23 346 644 366 8 251 2 013 20 345 366 197 7 251 2 011 17 344 197 100 5 252 2 011 12 343 100 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