DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.6 - - 82.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 78 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4396 - - 3901 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2837 - - 2014 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4476 - - 3981 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 992 - - 2045 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 385 - - 292 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 18 - - 106 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 295 - - 156 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 149 - - -37 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4328 - - 4018 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2784 - - -926 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7260 - - 4907 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 89 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 300 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.6 - - 82.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.8 - - 65.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.6 - - 82.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.5 - - 63.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 170 - - 78 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4396 - - 3901 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 81 - - 57 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - 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] 99252 45 076 40 080 99252 91760 29 088 31 075 91760 85981 27 091 27 077 85981 81197 30 080 26 079 81197 77087 27 075 26 079 77087 73454 25 073 21 073 73454 70164 19 067 19 078 70164 67133 15 082 16 069 67133 64324 13 082 11 062 64324 61612 9 058 10 033 61612 58794 7 338 6 032 58794 55880 8 306 16 330 55880 53107 18 279 18 295 53107 50615 21 269 33 305 50615 48377 22 277 41 294 48377 46345 29 277 41 281 46345 44482 30 268 37 272 44482 42760 30 260 32 274 42760 41159 29 257 33 280 41159 39665 30 255 34 280 39665 38263 30 257 35 285 38263 36910 30 262 37 290 36910 35532 31 265 38 290 35532 34098 33 266 38 285 34098 32608 33 267 40 280 32608 31047 34 267 42 280 31047 29403 32 266 43 283 29403 27674 30 269 42 286 27674 25862 29 271 39 290 25862 23966 30 272 35 287 23966 21989 32 275 32 277 21989 19924 30 285 28 277 19924 17768 24 300 22 284 17768 15570 17 308 18 291 15570 13452 14 309 15 294 13452 11525 14 306 14 303 11525 9814 14 305 13 309 9814 8297 12 299 13 313 8297 6952 11 291 15 303 6952 5764 10 293 14 295 5764 4714 7*286 9*285 4714 3791 5*287 5*270 3791 2976 5 289 2 252 2976 2246 4 293 1 168 2246 1602 4 296 1 109 1602 1065 3 301 2 104 1065 654 3 307 2 097 654 370 3 309 2 097 370 198 2 311 2 097 198 100 2 312 2 095 100 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