DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/30 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 87.9 - - 91.5 - - 92.3 - - 87.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 244 - - 150 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3304 - - 4861 - - 4559 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2123 - - 3328 - - 2857 - - 84 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3384 - - 4941 - - 4639 - - 101 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2657 - - 2368 - - 3437 - - 6109 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 376 - - 437 - - 367 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 16 - - 17 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 213 - - 210 - - 208 - - 199 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 331 - - 428 - - -261 - - -3192 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3053 - - 4513 - - 4900 - - 3293 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -560 - - -973 - - -1132 - - -4232 ODpotential blCL - - - 3944 - - 5914 - - 5771 - - 4333 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 84 - - 73 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 2890 - - 2440 - - 2300 - - 2470 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 87.9 - - 91.5 - - 92.3 - - 87.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.5 - - 71.8 - - 71.0 - - 72.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 86.6 - - 90.2 - - 91.5 - - 88.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.9 - - 71.2 - - 70.4 - - 72.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 230 - - 244 - - 150 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3304 - - 4861 - - 4559 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 35 - - 36 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 15 - - 15 - - 17 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] 98977 42 077 42 094 31 079 33 073 98977 91449 33 080 36 079 31 086 24 078 91449 85667 23 075 27 065 31 082 23 079 85667 80885 20 080 20 067 24 077 24 072 80885 76775 19 085 17 080 17 090 18 068 76775 73151 17 077 16 090 12 097 12 075 73151 69886 18 066 15 104 7 094 11 076 69886 66908 12 068 9 077 6 070 11 083 66908 64166 8 097 4 053 7 028 8 075 64166 61526 6 100 5 160 4 357 3 018 61526 58774 2 029 6 187 3 312 3 341 58774 55922 5 283 3 189 4 269 1 298 55922 53212 2 275 2 177 5 208 3 241 53212 50789 3 347 5 166 8 186 7 239 50789 48626 3 327 2 179 6 192 7 221 48626 46672 2 226 3 259 3 264 3 103 46672 44884 1 066 6 286 10 353 15 052 44884 43224 10 317 9 310 11 346 18 024 43224 41665 13 310 10 346 12 003 17 027 41665 40191 7 287 12 350 13 013 17 027 40191 38793 1 312 13 346 11 015 15 019 38793 37432 4 007 12 329 11 349 13 012 37432 36039 7 341 8 301 12 313 11 357 36039 34585 11 337 2 279 7 286 9 343 34585 33072 7 342 5 180 7 231 5 332 33072 31486 6 336 8 211 11 218 6 250 31486 29814 7 279 13 233 14 232 9 246 29814 28060 14 228 21 237 20 241 15 242 28060 26221 22 221 22 230 20 233 18 234 26221 24296 24 214 21 226 19 228 15 231 24296 22290 22 211 20 221 16 234 10 233 22290 20200 18 217 18 224 15 245 8 226 20200 18021 18 220 20 229 17 245 10 224 18021 15796 19 227 19 234 17 234 13 216 15796 13650 17 231 16 231 17 218 17 213 13650 11701 15 222 13 226 15 205 17 221 11701 9974 15 221 13 224 14 206 16 237 9974 8442 15 225 14 218 16 222 15 234 8442 7081 14 222 16 213 17 221 19 230 7081 5874 13 219 16*211 18 217 22 222 5874 4808 14 217 16*210 18*214 22 214 4808 3867 14*215 16 210 18*211 22 211 3867 3035 14*214 16 210 18 210 21 210 3035 2291 13 213 16 210 18 209 21 209 2291 1633 13 213 16 210 18 208 20 207 1633 1085 13 213 16 209 18 207 19 206 1085 665 12 212 15 209 17 207 16 203 665 376 11 212 14 209 16 207 14 202 376 201 11 212 13 209 15 206 11*201 201 101 9 212 10 208 11 206 7*199 101 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