DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/07 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 - - - - - - 94.9 - - 93.0 - - 83.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 369 - - 143 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 9232 - - 8314 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6972 - - 5624 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 9312 - - 8394 - - 101 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1718 - - 2627 - - 2526 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 612 - - 435 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 14 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 265 - - 273 - - 171 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 12 - - 48 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 997 - - 810 - - -1787 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8315 - - 7585 - - 1888 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 457 - - -79 - - -3938 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8855 - - 8473 - - 4039 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 100 - - 54 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 430 - - 750 - - 3930 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.9 - - 93.0 - - 83.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.5 - - 60.0 - - 75.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.0 - - 92.2 - - 84.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.0 - - 59.6 - - 74.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 369 - - 143 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 9232 - - 8314 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 99 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 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] 98565 18 109 17 072 17 083 98565 91113 15 084 13 077 19 075 91113 85376 15 077 15 079 17 058 85376 80644 17 074 16 061 17 057 80644 76575 17 081 10 049 16 036 76575 72978 17 096 9 087 10 016 72978 69719 12 076 9 075 4 048 69719 66725 6 061 6 053 8 025 66725 63959 12 019 9 015 14 009 63959 61289 13 345 10 353 11 345 61289 58512 14 319 16 333 23 333 58512 55625 17 316 18 302 30 328 55625 52871 26 319 28 317 31 314 52871 50404 39 306 40 314 37 315 50404 48199 42 292 53 295 52 315 48199 46205 47 295 50 292 60 306 46205 44392 61 294 57 296 64 303 44392 42728 67 289 69 293 72 301 42728 41178 68 288 70 290 75 297 41178 39718 69 292 71 291 75 295 39718 38332 71 295 73 290 76 296 38332 36982 69 292 74 288 79 298 36982 35602 65 287 70 290 73 302 35602 34166 60 288 60 294 59 303 34166 32679 53 290 53 295 51 303 32679 31124 47 288 47 294 48 303 31124 29485 42 285 45 292 47 302 29485 27760 40 285 44 291 46 304 27760 25949 38 285 43 292 42 306 25949 24051 36 286 42 295 37 304 24051 22069 36 287 41 300 37 303 22069 20001 35 289 38 304 34 305 20001 17844 37 291 33 301 27 304 17844 15648 35 289 30 295 24 305 15648 13535 33 280 27 297 23 305 13535 11618 26 276 20 282 23 299 11618 9916 20*273 17*256 20 298 9916 8401 18*270 17*255 19 290 8401 7051 17 268 16 256 18 283 7051 5850 16 267 16 259 18 280 5850 4786 16 266 15 266 17 280 4786 3847 16 265 14 274 16 284 3847 3018 15 264 13 283 13 291 3018 2277 15 263 13 291 11 297 2277 1623 15 263 13 294 10 296 1623 1079 14 262 13 297 7 295 1079 661 14 261 12 299 4 286 661 374 13 262 12 300 2 249 374 200 12 262 11 300 2*182 200 101 10 261 9 301 2*171 101 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