DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0656z - - 1007z - - 1329z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.2 - - 78.5 - - 81.2 - - 82.4 - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 18 - - 83 - - 119 - - 37 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 128 - - 3101 - - 6593 - - 5810 - - 16 BL Depth Hcrit 60 - - 1568 - - 4340 - - 2935 - - 61 Hcrit BL Top 208 - - 3181 - - 6673 - - 5890 - - 78 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 355 - - 4006 - - 1547 - - 3026 - - 6816 Hgt.Variab. W* 60 - - 285 - - 407 - - 290 - - 13 W* B/S 4 - - 9 - - 16 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction 335 - - 055 - - 153 - - 195 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - -2 - - 2 - - -11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1781 - - -1462 - - 688 - - -341 - - -3245 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1989 - - 4643 - - 5986 - - 6232 - - 3323 sfcLCL ODpotential -4470 - - -8517 - - -3634 - - -3785 - - -5069 ODpotential blCL 4678 - - 11698 - - 10307 - - 9675 - - 5147 blCL maxRH 71 - - 49 - - 69 - - 57 - - 44 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 10 - - 0 - - 30 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m 69.2 - - 78.5 - - 81.2 - - 82.4 - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 60.8 - - 58.5 - - 55.3 - - 55.4 - - 62.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 69.3 - - 77.9 - - 80.4 - - 82.2 - - 77.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 59.8 - - 55.9 - - 51.9 - - 52.4 - - 58.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 18 - - 83 - - 119 - - 37 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 128 - - 3101 - - 6593 - - 5810 - - 16 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 11 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 11 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] 98663 30 083 27 089 23 083 30 090 27 077 98663 91135 25 081 21 090 21 088 21 090 23 079 91135 85339 18 073 21 095 19 086 18 084 18 085 85339 80525 17 083 18 103 15 082 19 085 17 103 80525 76394 15 102 15 109 11 087 15 087 15 104 76394 72753 17 121 8 102 12 119 9 089 10 103 72753 69450 13 132 7 150 13 140 3 175 11 107 69450 66411 15 151 8 172 9 174 8 205 1 098 66411 63604 6 180 12 193 11 196 11 196 6 252 63604 60914 15 233 14 205 16 190 19 207 16 201 60914 58109 23 241 19 240 18 233 19 246 17 230 58109 55206 36 232 34 230 34 238 34 251 36 253 55206 52471 42 228 41 235 47 241 43 247 45 250 52471 50030 55 239 59 241 63 238 58 241 59 244 50030 47860 70 242 70 235 72 232 68 234 70 237 47860 45898 81 238 73 231 74 230 72 230 74 236 45898 44093 86 229 77 229 77 231 73 226 80 235 44093 42416 87 225 80 230 78 230 72 223 79 228 42416 40843 89 227 80 231 76 228 70 220 71 221 40843 39358 90 231 80 231 75 228 69 218 66 218 39358 37952 92 233 81 230 75 227 69 218 64 218 37952 36584 95 233 81 230 75 226 70 220 64 219 36584 35187 95 232 82 230 75 225 72 226 66 220 35187 33731 89 233 82 229 77 225 77 231 72 223 33731 32218 82 236 80 228 78 226 80 230 81 229 32218 30636 76 238 78 232 79 226 80 227 83 235 30636 28974 74 241 74 236 77 227 80 225 79 238 28974 27237 72 240 66 237 73 229 77 230 75 238 27237 25421 63 236 61 237 67 232 72 237 72 242 25421 23532 53 231 58 234 60 234 66 241 67 250 23532 21574 47 235 54 228 55 232 59 244 60 255 21574 19538 44 249 50 230 54 232 54 247 53 259 19538 17415 44 258 42 236 50 236 50 251 47 260 17415 15252 40 256 37 250 43 247 45 255 43 260 15252 13174 41 251 36 259 38 263 38 267 37 263 13174 11292 38 255 33 267 32 273 27 272 26 263 11292 9629 30 264 27 273 25 276 15 261 14 238 9629 8155 16 270 18 277 17 274 9 225 13 204 8155 6845 10 273 11 279 9*262 12*186 11 200 6845 5678 8 313 7 314 4*201 12*186 11 207 5678 4643 10 341 5 349 5 176 12 188 10 214 4643 3730 11 349 5*029 5 159 11 192 10 220 3730 2924 12 354 7*050 5 152 10 196 11 223 2924 2202 13 359 7 054 5 146 10 198 11 225 2202 1565 14 001 6 056 5 138 10 200 12 226 1565 1033 13 360 5 056 5 135 9 202 11 227 1033 626 10 359 4 058 5 133 9 203 10 227 626 345 8*353 4 057 5 132 9 204 8 224 345 175 3*336 4 057 5 130 8 204 6*219 175 77 3 334 3 057 4 129 7 204 3*205 77 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