DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/27 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 - - - - - - 80.3 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 12 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1786 - - 1739 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1851 - - 1804 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2891 - - 2032 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 144 - - 167 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 150 - - 217 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -45 - - 246 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1896 - - 1558 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -787 - - -548 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2638 - - 2352 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 101 - - 94 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1730 - - 1530 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.3 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.0 - - 71.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.2 - - 78.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 71.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 12 - - 28 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1786 - - 1739 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 77 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 98989 35 070 24 070 98989 91515 25 078 24 069 91515 85769 23 088 22 076 85769 81011 23 087 15 087 81011 76924 19 067 15 091 76924 73306 13 060 16 065 73306 70018 7 069 10 047 70018 66999 4 103 3 356 66999 64214 2 171 8 260 64214 61512 3 324 7 254 61512 58703 20 320 25 311 58703 55807 39 299 31 297 55807 53036 46 265 40 286 53036 50549 48 268 52 274 50549 48343 51 265 62 256 48343 46341 46 272 53 263 46341 44511 55 280 50 277 44511 42845 63 279 59 280 42845 41304 66 276 71 277 41304 39854 62 270 73 270 39854 38474 58 260 68 262 38474 37128 56 258 60 259 37128 35751 53 260 50 254 35751 34311 51 260 46 255 34311 32812 47 255 43 259 32812 31238 43 245 40 252 31238 29574 45 259 40 251 29574 27825 37 261 38 252 27825 25991 30 264 35 256 25991 24073 27 258 31 262 24073 22074 24 251 26 264 22074 19989 21 258 22 276 19989 17813 20 255 17 272 17813 15592 22 244 14 272 15592 13457 22 247 15 244 13457 11524 21 248 17 231 11524 9813 19 247 20 234 9813 8299 17 242 21 238 8299 6957 14 237 20 238 6957 5766 12 234 18 238 5766 4710 10 222 14 232 4710 3782 8 201 11 212 3782 2964 6 183 7 200 2964 2234 5*163 4*209 2234 1589 4*162 4*216 1589 1053 4 153 4 217 1053 642 4 145 3 217 642 359 4 142 3 216 359 188 3 142 3 214 188 90 3 141 3 216 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