DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/16 Ridgely_MD 65ft pt33961@-75.810,38.936,41ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: Highland Aerosports 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 - - - - - - 78.0 - - 77.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - -28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2707 - - 25 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2772 - - 90 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2414 - - 3750 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 207 - - 19 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 177 - - 164 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 778 - - -1710 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1994 - - 1800 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 140 - - -3264 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2632 - - 3354 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 180 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 77.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.4 - - 69.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.9 - - 78.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.6 - - 68.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - -28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2707 - - 25 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - 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] 99380 40 093 25 088 99380 91873 30 086 28 070 91873 86078 26 083 27 076 86078 81276 24 060 25 088 81276 77150 16 057 23 077 77150 73513 14 070 12 066 73513 70222 11 080 5 086 70222 67189 13 076 2 058 67189 64380 5 035 5 333 64380 61678 3 053 10 324 61678 58888 6 319 11 286 58888 56020 10 263 16 263 56020 53314 13 272 23 277 53314 50918 27 304 27 298 50918 48788 39 295 40 296 48788 46848 35 281 43 282 46848 45054 28 275 44 280 45054 43376 27 280 47 279 43376 41796 30 282 46 278 41796 40302 33 282 44 279 40302 38884 33 280 43 282 38884 37504 32 277 41 284 37504 36094 31 269 36 284 36094 34625 25 262 34 281 34625 33099 27 268 34 274 33099 31501 30 271 33 270 31501 29817 31 275 33 272 29817 28044 30 279 33 275 28044 26183 28 283 33 278 26183 24239 26 288 33 277 24239 22215 24 294 29 278 22215 20108 24 299 26 281 20108 17914 25 303 26 281 17914 15680 27 302 26 279 15680 13531 24 295 26 277 13531 11581 21 273 25 270 11581 9850 20 256 23 257 9850 8313 23 250 25 245 8313 6951 23 250 30 235 6951 5753 23 211 32 221 5753 4701 23 198 30 204 4701 3776 21 189 29 189 3776 2961 20*184 29 181 2961 2233 19*182 28 175 2233 1589 16 177 26 173 1589 1053 16 176 23 171 1053 641 15 175 19 169 641 359 14 175 14 166 359 187 12 174 12*164 187 90 9 173 7*164 90 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