DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/28 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 - - - - - - 81.9 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1977 - - 2504 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 1166 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2042 - - 2569 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3283 - - 1246 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 223 - - 270 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 183 - - 186 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1113 - - -69 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3155 - - 2638 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3024 - - -2960 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5066 - - 5529 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1350 - - 680 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.9 - - 78.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.9 - - 67.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.5 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.0 - - 66.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 65 - - 103 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1977 - - 2504 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 75 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 99438 45 095 37 090 99438 91926 34 088 35 077 91926 86153 28 084 30 083 86153 81362 28 086 24 088 81362 77217 25 082 20 090 77217 73548 21 075 19 085 73548 70232 16 075 16 074 70232 67191 15 070 6 079 67191 64374 11 077 2 096 64374 61646 5 008 4 034 61646 58807 12 289 11 312 58807 55869 10 291 18 284 55869 53068 11 320 19 279 53068 50547 21 303 27 295 50547 48282 45 284 41 285 48282 46220 46 275 34 277 46220 44322 36 289 34 288 44322 42570 43 297 42 286 42570 40950 43 293 44 282 40950 39444 33 286 42 276 39444 38034 32 274 38 270 38034 36678 36 268 36 262 36678 35299 32 269 33 262 35299 33865 25 278 29 259 33865 32377 29 281 28 246 32377 30821 31 280 28 239 30821 29185 31 279 26 247 29185 27468 31 278 24 262 27468 25668 30 279 24 268 25668 23786 27 278 25 264 23786 21824 14 267 28 263 21824 19779 12 246 31 271 19779 17649 12 227 34 280 17649 15475 19 233 26 281 15475 13373 23 237 21 273 13373 11456 22 234 25 264 11456 9753 17 233 26 245 9753 8244 18 227 21 243 8244 6906 24 221 21 245 6906 5721 25 217 23 230 5721 4672 25 213 25 220 4672 3751 23 208 23 209 3751 2941 22 200 19*194 2941 2219 20*190 17*188 2219 1580 19*185 16 187 1580 1048 18 183 16 186 1048 639 17 182 15 185 639 358 16 182 14 185 358 187 14 181 12 185 187 90 11 182 10 185 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