DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 81.8 - - 82.8 - - 80.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - -7 - - 0 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2312 - - 2384 - - 2593 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 658 - - 73 - - 74 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2377 - - 2449 - - 2658 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2074 - - 2458 - - 2081 - - 3855 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 232 - - 140 - - 142 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 14 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 149 - - 201 - - 210 - - 156 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -1 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 924 - - 1052 - - 1055 - - -601 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1453 - - 1397 - - 1603 - - 691 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 310 - - 171 - - 318 - - -1930 ODpotential blCL - - - 2067 - - 2278 - - 2340 - - 2020 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 99 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 1120 - - 1830 - - 2000 - - 2450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.8 - - 81.8 - - 82.8 - - 80.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.4 - - 75.6 - - 75.7 - - 76.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 80.3 - - 82.1 - - 82.9 - - 81.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.4 - - 74.6 - - 74.8 - - 76.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 63 - - -7 - - 0 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2312 - - 2384 - - 2593 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 102 - - 98 - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 18 - - 18 - - 20 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] 99531 34 082 37 084 34 098 23 069 99531 92013 30 087 31 086 32 084 27 086 92013 86208 30 072 27 088 28 075 30 088 86208 81409 28 071 27 082 23 080 27 080 81409 77283 27 083 24 081 18 075 25 066 77283 73646 25 083 22 095 13 070 21 064 73646 70365 18 072 24 097 14 084 18 068 70365 67352 14 075 22 085 19 093 14 088 67352 64561 14 096 15 084 18 089 17 096 64561 61867 14 106 14 096 13 092 14 078 61867 59066 12 096 13 120 10 117 9 095 59066 56183 6 081 12 112 14 138 14 145 56183 53469 5 180 6 185 4 177 8 145 53469 51056 13 205 17 205 13 222 10 242 51056 48905 15 201 19 196 16 217 15 239 48905 46948 14 222 16 187 17 190 15 206 46948 45145 19 220 15 187 15 172 24 187 45145 43466 25 207 15 193 22 180 30 180 43466 41893 28 200 21 181 27 181 30 187 41893 40408 28 195 21 178 27 179 31 192 40408 38999 26 189 20 182 26 173 32 193 38999 37626 25 184 23 186 26 167 31 196 37626 36223 25 184 25 185 26 174 28 197 36223 34758 27 186 26 184 25 178 27 197 34758 33235 26 188 26 184 26 186 26 201 33235 31637 24 184 26 188 27 190 25 205 31637 29952 17 186 25 193 28 196 25 204 29952 28179 18 204 23 190 27 199 26 206 28179 26318 19 204 21 183 28 203 25 213 26318 24371 19 205 19 186 26 207 25 210 24371 22344 21 213 21 196 23 202 24 210 22344 20230 22 214 24 211 21 201 27 210 20230 18027 21 206 22 209 25 214 27 206 18027 15784 20 207 23 207 25 220 27 203 15784 13627 21 213 21 213 25 222 25 209 13627 11665 20 205 22 218 27 219 23 218 11665 9927 20 196 22 219 22 213 21 222 9927 8392 19 193 22 217 22 213 17 230 8392 7033 16 192 21 210 25 223 15 222 7033 5829 15 187 20 205 26 228 16 214 5829 4764 14 176 18 203 23 223 17 209 4764 3827 12 171 17 201 21 219 17 206 3827 3001 8*159 16*201 18*215 16 201 3001 2261 7*153 16*201 15*212 15 187 2261 1609 6 151 15 201 14 211 15 175 1609 1065 5 147 14 201 13 210 14 171 1065 649 5 145 13 201 12 209 13 167 649 363 4 145 12 202 11 209 11 163 363 189 4 142 11 201 10 209 8 160 189 90 4 142 8 201 8 209 4*156 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