DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.3 - - 72.5 - - 66.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - 5 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3815 - - 3841 - - 19 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1531 - - 83 - - 83 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3895 - - 3921 - - 99 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1225 - - 1935 - - 2930 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 253 - - 147 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 268 - - 303 - - 061 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 811 - - 573 - - -905 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3085 - - 3348 - - 1004 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 269 - - -239 - - -2272 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3626 - - 4160 - - 2371 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.3 - - 72.5 - - 66.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.0 - - 58.1 - - 62.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 72.8 - - 68.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.9 - - 56.9 - - 62.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - 5 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3815 - - 3841 - - 19 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 13 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 97999 12 264 10 305 15 296 97999 90697 4 265 7 294 8 298 90697 85044 6 313 4 285 6 326 85044 80366 3 311 5 263 7 334 80366 76345 3 050 8 247 7 327 76345 72789 2 022 4 232 6 291 72789 69567 2 263 4 269 8 295 69567 66603 5 228 8 254 9 267 66603 63856 7 230 9 243 8 235 63856 61192 12 205 11 229 9 233 61192 58411 17 194 16 221 14 239 58411 55528 17 198 19 218 17 232 55528 52786 14 205 18 215 18 219 52786 50321 16 215 18 219 17 220 50321 48101 21 212 22 217 21 206 48101 46080 24 208 26 212 23 202 46080 44230 24 217 30 211 29 212 44230 42529 31 227 30 210 35 215 42529 40955 38 226 33 216 38 215 40955 39482 42 227 39 222 39 214 39482 38092 45 227 45 223 37 213 38092 36745 47 227 48 220 34 216 36745 35370 48 227 48 224 34 219 35370 33937 46 229 42 223 35 217 33937 32445 47 233 38 221 37 217 32445 30880 39 236 36 228 37 217 30880 29230 29 224 35 229 34 220 29230 27491 22 225 29 228 33 227 27491 25667 22 239 23 224 26 225 25667 23765 19 238 21 230 19 224 23765 21787 12 243 14 224 14 225 21787 19726 9 273 5 246 12 239 19726 17570 9 256 7 261 15 245 17570 15370 8 229 9 257 13 253 15370 13257 6 235 7 260 11 257 13257 11345 7 277 7 278 8 262 11345 9652 7 293 5 281 7 273 9652 8152 7 283 6 273 7 293 8152 6824 9 259 11 275 10 286 6824 5653 12 262 12 274 11 266 5653 4622 11*267 11*275 10 263 4622 3715 10*268 8*282 6 267 3715 2914 10 268 7 292 1 333 2914 2200 9 269 5 303 3 041 2200 1569 8 268 5 311 6 047 1569 1043 8 268 4 317 7 051 1043 640 7 268 4 320 7 056 640 363 7 268 4 322 7 060 363 195 6 268 4 324 6 061 195 99 5 268 3 326 3*061 99 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