DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/06 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 - - - - - - 85.0 - - 84.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2249 - - 2296 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 74 - - 74 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2314 - - 2361 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2777 - - 2200 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 170 - - 196 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 34 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 245 - - 018 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 185 - - 467 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2129 - - 1894 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -547 - - -256 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2861 - - 2617 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 98 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2760 - - 2690 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.0 - - 84.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 75.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.8 - - 83.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 74.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 17 - - 31 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2249 - - 2296 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 79 - - 91 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 18 - - - 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] 99355 35 085 30 080 99355 91798 33 084 25 080 91798 85989 32 083 25 087 85989 81175 26 073 26 087 81175 77038 17 083 21 073 77038 73396 18 102 14 070 73396 70112 18 092 8 096 70112 67100 17 061 9 087 67100 64306 12 029 10 041 64306 61605 5 359 8 359 61605 58805 1 349 5 337 58805 55916 4 315 7 343 55916 53181 7 302 11 296 53181 50750 20 277 17 271 50750 48589 27 260 21 264 48589 46627 28 250 23 256 46627 44823 25 248 24 251 44823 43147 21 244 24 251 43147 41578 17 239 24 253 41578 40097 18 241 26 255 40097 38693 21 245 28 257 38693 37326 21 240 29 257 37326 35929 19 239 28 257 35929 34473 18 241 27 257 34473 32958 20 241 26 256 32958 31370 22 239 23 251 31370 29700 21 241 19 246 29700 27944 19 249 20 249 27944 26101 18 254 21 252 26101 24175 16 247 19 251 24175 22170 15 246 19 250 22170 20083 12 244 20 249 20083 17910 8 249 15 242 17910 15698 7 250 11 238 15698 13569 8 241 10 253 13569 11634 10 252 9 262 11634 9915 9 253 9 255 9915 8386 10 238 9 249 8386 7027 11 231 10 249 7027 5821 8 234 8 233 5821 4756 5 219 5 213 4756 3820 3 212 1 216 3820 2996 2*215 1*010 2996 2259 1*225 5*018 2259 1608 1 236 7 018 1608 1065 1 253 7 018 1065 649 1 257 7 018 649 363 1 267 7 017 363 189 1 273 7 017 189 90 1 281 6 016 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