DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/04 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.1 - - 87.7 - - 82.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 373 - - 182 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7646 - - 7047 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5679 - - 4797 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7711 - - 7112 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1453 - - 1453 - - 7706 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 574 - - 442 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 13 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 310 - - 287 - - 260 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2394 - - -3055 - - -7830 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 10106 - - 10168 - - 7921 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8446 - - -8842 - - -12773 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16157 - - 15954 - - 12863 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 55 - - 67 - - 27 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.1 - - 87.7 - - 82.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.9 - - 43.3 - - 48.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.0 - - 86.4 - - 84.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.9 - - 42.5 - - 47.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 373 - - 182 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7646 - - 7047 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 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] 98743 18 092 11 076 17 061 98743 91266 11 075 14 078 12 033 91266 85550 11 097 15 056 10 062 85550 80791 6 096 12 050 11 067 80791 76664 7 117 7 073 10 065 76664 73004 17 107 4 122 6 029 73004 69706 15 084 1 091 1 064 69706 66686 11 043 5 054 7 110 66686 63871 7 015 8 061 6 039 63871 61141 3 001 6 042 11 336 61141 58319 7 325 8 012 10 350 58319 55409 11 318 15 342 13 001 55409 52643 9 318 18 330 20 340 52643 50168 9 341 19 330 21 335 50168 47963 14 002 19 338 29 001 47963 45985 23 004 27 347 38 352 45985 44203 38 009 29 005 42 001 44203 42567 54 009 51 008 50 002 42567 41036 55 003 67 009 54 355 41036 39591 43 354 64 006 53 353 39591 38219 33 353 50 002 53 353 38219 36881 31 359 43 355 54 354 36881 35513 34 360 40 355 51 360 35513 34085 35 353 36 350 47 003 34085 32598 31 347 34 342 44 356 32598 31037 25 344 30 336 42 354 31037 29393 21 345 27 330 34 350 29393 27668 18 341 26 326 29 340 27668 25859 18 343 25 324 23 335 25859 23967 19 346 24 327 18 330 23967 21993 19 354 22 341 16 327 21993 19926 17 358 20 353 13 332 19926 17761 15 346 18 348 10 343 17761 15552 12 345 18 340 9 338 15552 13428 12 005 14 350 9 335 13428 11503 12 007 10 006 9 328 11503 9798 11 354 8 005 12 327 9798 8290 8*332 6*327 14 324 8290 6953 8*319 6*300 14 322 6953 5766 8 316 6 295 13 319 5766 4713 8 313 6 291 12 315 4713 3787 8 310 6 287 10 311 3787 2969 9 308 7 284 9 303 2969 2237 9 306 7 283 7 292 2237 1592 9 305 7 281 6 282 1592 1055 9 303 7 280 6 275 1055 643 9 303 7 279 6 272 643 360 8 303 6 279 6 269 360 188 8 302 6 278 5*266 188 90 7 302 6 277 4*260 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