DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/26 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 - - - - - - 79.9 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 174 - - 63 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4025 - - 3082 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2550 - - 1262 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4090 - - 3147 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1487 - - 1431 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 375 - - 255 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 31 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 079 - - 143 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1439 - - -2927 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5529 - - 6074 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5651 - - -8208 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9741 - - 11355 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 72 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.9 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.9 - - 54.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.8 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.6 - - 52.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 174 - - 63 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4025 - - 3082 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 99372 38 071 31 082 99372 91882 27 088 28 071 91882 86103 26 093 24 073 86103 81300 29 086 25 083 81300 77167 28 074 24 083 77167 73517 22 069 22 077 73517 70205 16 070 16 061 70205 67168 13 065 10 074 67168 64354 11 047 11 071 64354 61624 7 039 5 007 61624 58786 1 347 6 328 58786 55845 6 303 12 318 55845 53040 18 270 21 289 53040 50518 18 228 22 289 50518 48254 15 267 27 294 48254 46196 26 278 27 288 46196 44308 26 268 27 277 44308 42564 26 255 29 268 42564 40946 26 242 29 261 40946 39438 28 233 28 259 39438 38027 27 229 27 264 38027 36674 27 231 27 269 36674 35302 26 237 28 271 35302 33877 27 242 29 266 33877 32400 27 244 29 264 32400 30853 26 247 27 264 30853 29220 25 249 24 265 29220 27503 24 251 23 269 27503 25701 24 254 25 272 25701 23816 27 259 26 272 23816 21851 28 273 25 276 21851 19797 26 290 22 283 19797 17651 24 292 19 286 17651 15464 19 293 17 287 15464 13358 17 300 18 292 13358 11440 14 303 17 297 11440 9738 13 295 15 303 9738 8232 10 270 16 312 8232 6896 8 297 16 314 6896 5711 5 323 14 312 5711 4663 2*356 9 303 4663 3744 2*047 2*246 3744 2935 2 064 3*161 2935 2214 2 075 4 148 2214 1576 2 082 4 143 1576 1045 3 087 4 139 1045 637 3 089 5 137 637 357 3 091 5 137 357 187 3 090 4 136 187 89 2 092 4 135 89 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