DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/02 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 86.3 - - 78.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 32 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3964 - - 4180 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2336 - - 1581 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4029 - - 4245 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2064 - - 1951 - - 2538 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 337 - - 249 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 163 - - 165 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 953 - - 1358 - - -492 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3076 - - 2887 - - 582 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 116 - - 401 - - -1163 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3913 - - 3844 - - 1253 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 89 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1500 - - 1740 - - 1860 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 86.4 - - 86.3 - - 78.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 73.5 - - 75.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.6 - - 86.1 - - 79.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.8 - - 72.5 - - 75.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 32 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3964 - - 4180 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 82 - - 55 - - 79 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 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] 99412 36 092 32 083 28 062 99412 91924 36 090 34 084 30 069 91924 86180 35 083 32 083 31 075 86180 81409 32 082 27 079 30 080 81409 77290 27 085 24 075 26 086 77290 73648 24 095 21 071 21 086 73648 70346 21 097 18 085 17 078 70346 67309 15 098 15 104 13 081 67309 64505 11 097 12 117 8 104 64505 61805 4 097 7 120 8 137 61805 58990 5 189 5 170 6 157 58990 56075 9 177 9 192 10 176 56075 53326 12 204 13 219 13 202 53326 50891 25 211 22 225 19 214 50891 48726 32 203 28 210 26 222 48726 46762 30 190 34 202 35 212 46762 44955 23 202 31 197 37 203 44955 43271 21 209 32 201 32 206 43271 41690 26 203 34 212 32 218 41690 40199 29 206 35 219 37 219 40199 38786 31 214 35 217 39 219 38786 37412 31 220 31 214 39 215 37412 36008 31 219 28 211 39 215 36008 34541 32 211 30 208 39 214 34541 33016 31 201 33 210 39 213 33016 31416 31 207 36 219 36 211 31416 29729 31 216 40 223 34 205 29729 27957 35 218 37 224 33 205 27957 26100 33 208 34 224 27 209 26100 24163 34 208 34 223 26 203 24163 22149 32 210 33 224 29 199 22149 20051 31 201 31 217 30 206 20051 17868 28 195 28 205 32 206 17868 15650 26 193 26 204 35 204 15650 13521 25 188 21 200 34 210 13521 11585 21 189 19 197 31 214 11585 9866 18 189 19 196 28 205 9866 8343 19 182 21 198 27 197 8343 6992 19 177 19 194 25 196 6992 5796 18 173 18 181 22 198 5796 4737 17*170 18*175 20 199 4737 3805 16*168 17*171 20 200 3805 2982 15 165 17 168 20 198 2982 2247 15 163 17 166 20 191 2247 1599 14 162 16 164 20 187 1599 1059 14 162 16 163 17 183 1059 645 13 161 15 162 14 179 645 361 12 160 15 162 11 176 361 189 11 160 13 161 9 175 189 90 9 160 10 161 5*174 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