DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/11 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.3 - - 84.0 - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 33 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3187 - - 3027 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1530 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3252 - - 3092 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1948 - - 1500 - - 2804 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 277 - - 219 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 257 - - 249 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 147 - - -644 - - -2029 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3105 - - 3736 - - 2119 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1421 - - -3372 - - -4389 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4673 - - 6464 - - 4479 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 73 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1070 - - 610 - - 960 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.3 - - 84.0 - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.6 - - 67.7 - - 70.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.7 - - 83.7 - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.3 - - 66.3 - - 69.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 33 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3187 - - 3027 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 49 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 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] 99396 26 082 28 084 22 049 99396 91891 24 067 23 078 14 059 91891 86099 19 080 20 073 15 072 86099 81286 16 089 16 072 16 071 81286 77124 11 070 9 060 14 062 77124 73441 7 084 5 029 9 041 73441 70111 6 069 5 060 6 060 70111 67040 2 148 4 303 4 039 67040 64199 8 292 5 273 4 330 64199 61472 18 253 12 279 8 274 61472 58653 16 248 18 288 14 292 58653 55751 28 262 31 282 29 286 55751 52995 36 259 40 262 35 267 52995 50523 43 255 39 245 40 262 50523 48328 41 252 41 262 43 263 48328 46363 39 259 47 265 37 269 46363 44572 40 267 44 262 42 268 44572 42915 43 272 46 263 46 266 42915 41366 45 275 50 264 47 263 41366 39904 46 281 51 264 45 262 39904 38516 47 283 51 267 45 266 38516 37161 46 280 51 270 47 270 37161 35776 45 274 50 272 48 273 35776 34329 42 271 49 272 44 273 34329 32825 36 274 48 273 41 270 32825 31247 32 281 50 274 43 266 31247 29583 34 287 45 277 43 267 29583 27834 38 292 41 286 40 269 27834 26000 38 292 40 289 35 269 26000 24084 38 287 40 282 30 278 24084 22089 33 286 40 276 22 283 22089 20011 28 289 32 272 17 264 20011 17848 32 290 28 278 18 276 17848 15646 32 291 24 301 21 295 15646 13526 27 300 25 312 21 287 13526 11596 27 305 26 313 25 285 11596 9878 28 305 26 302 28 295 9878 8353 23 305 25 295 27 303 8353 6998 15 310 21 298 23 305 6998 5798 12 313 14 310 20 300 5798 4737 10 309 8 322 19 291 4737 3805 10*296 7*281 16 284 3805 2981 9*268 7*254 13 274 2981 2247 9 257 7 251 10 260 2247 1600 9 256 7 249 9 248 1600 1060 9 255 7 247 7 241 1060 646 8 254 6 246 6 238 646 361 8 254 6 244 6 232 361 189 7 254 6 245 5*223 189 90 6 254 5 244 3*213 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