DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/19 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 81.4 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 148 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2943 - - 4069 - - 4217 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1484 - - 2521 - - 2282 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 3008 - - 4134 - - 4282 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 810 - - 1845 - - 1843 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 286 - - 362 - - 307 - - - W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 13 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 325 - - 303 - - 324 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 786 - - 592 - - -156 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2222 - - 3542 - - 4438 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2175 - - -228 - - -1740 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 5183 - - 4362 - - 6022 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 94 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 280 - - 90 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.7 - - 81.4 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 68.8 - - 65.9 - - 63.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 78.0 - - 80.5 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 67.4 - - 64.6 - - 61.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 91 - - 148 - - 84 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2943 - - 4069 - - 4217 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 75 - - 28 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 11 - - - 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] 99305 35 079 33 084 31 086 99305 91796 35 080 31 086 28 079 91796 86002 26 072 26 080 26 080 86002 81203 19 067 22 071 21 064 81203 77076 15 084 20 068 16 071 77076 73430 15 092 11 063 14 076 73430 70113 10 065 8 079 7 090 70113 67057 5 054 4 084 2 010 67057 64240 5 343 6 031 1 042 64240 61527 7 330 10 320 8 351 61527 58703 18 307 17 293 15 291 58703 55776 25 281 24 292 28 297 55776 52997 29 269 31 279 36 287 52997 50517 37 263 35 274 40 279 50517 48311 42 267 47 267 44 268 48311 46317 53 262 54 261 49 262 46317 44492 63 261 57 261 55 262 44492 42810 68 259 62 261 59 261 42810 41246 68 259 63 258 59 262 41246 39778 67 257 60 255 58 261 39778 38391 63 257 58 258 57 259 38391 37043 55 261 56 261 57 260 37043 35665 52 267 55 263 58 260 35665 34223 52 268 54 266 60 259 34223 32724 51 267 53 265 60 259 32724 31151 48 272 50 264 56 259 31151 29492 43 275 46 261 53 260 29492 27748 37 270 44 258 53 261 27748 25914 35 258 44 258 54 265 25914 23993 39 251 46 264 52 269 23993 21993 41 261 42 273 44 271 21993 19916 38 270 34 276 36 267 19916 17756 35 272 31 272 33 262 17756 15554 35 273 29 268 31 260 15554 13432 35 272 27 269 25 259 13432 11502 34 274 25 268 21 261 11502 9790 32 272 23 266 22 266 9790 8274 31 267 22 268 27 266 8274 6934 27 272 20 272 26 270 6934 5747 21 278 17 278 22 278 5747 4697 18 283 14*288 15*299 4697 3775 16*294 13*300 13*319 3775 2961 12*317 13 302 13 322 2961 2233 11 323 13 303 13 324 2233 1590 11 326 13 303 13 325 1590 1054 11 327 13 304 13 326 1054 642 10 328 12 304 12 326 642 360 10 328 12 304 12 327 360 188 9 328 11 304 11 327 188 90 8 329 9 304 9 327 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