DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/22 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 - - 82.9 - - 76.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 16 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3855 - - 1925 - - 393 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2112 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3920 - - 1990 - - 458 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1987 - - 4519 - - 1954 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 310 - - 169 - - 42 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 252 - - 255 - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -6 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1644 - - -168 - - -150 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2276 - - 2159 - - 608 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 419 - - -1328 - - -1112 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3501 - - 3318 - - 1570 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 90 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1840 - - 1830 - - 1570 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.3 - - 82.9 - - 76.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 73.2 - - 73.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.9 - - 82.9 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.6 - - 72.0 - - 73.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 79 - - 16 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3855 - - 1925 - - 393 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 54 - - 60 - - 83 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - 18 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] 99527 42 085 37 088 28 078 99527 92013 32 076 30 079 30 082 92013 86214 27 078 29 079 27 068 86214 81402 25 074 25 079 25 068 81402 77266 20 085 17 073 24 072 77266 73615 19 091 12 074 18 075 73615 70307 14 080 13 088 14 086 70307 67267 9 092 12 083 12 100 67267 64444 5 112 3 030 6 096 64444 61712 10 179 8 190 10 231 61712 58886 6 166 6 220 9 218 58886 55970 15 275 19 273 25 255 55970 53195 33 253 33 266 30 255 53195 50709 37 250 43 267 40 271 50709 48500 44 268 60 268 61 273 48500 46513 67 272 68 267 65 262 46513 44703 80 268 72 262 66 261 44703 43025 81 267 74 253 68 254 43025 41452 81 266 73 249 69 247 41452 39969 79 263 72 248 68 248 39969 38567 78 258 70 250 67 252 38567 37206 76 256 69 255 67 253 37206 35815 75 257 68 257 68 255 35815 34363 74 260 64 257 68 257 34363 32850 72 262 63 257 67 259 32850 31263 68 258 62 257 64 257 31263 29588 64 246 61 255 60 253 29588 27827 65 237 59 247 58 248 27827 25980 68 234 62 237 55 241 25980 24054 63 236 66 240 57 238 24054 22053 54 241 61 243 58 239 22053 19973 49 246 53 244 56 239 19973 17809 45 248 47 245 48 238 17809 15602 43 248 44 241 40 242 15602 13475 42 248 37 237 34 245 13475 11541 35 246 34 238 25 234 11541 9825 29 247 25 232 20 233 9825 8305 26 250 23 239 19 236 8305 6958 24 250 18 246 16 244 6958 5767 21 250 14 252 12 262 5767 4715 19*252 12 255 10 273 4715 3787 18*253 11 256 8 277 3787 2969 16 253 10 256 8 270 2969 2236 14 251 10*257 8 258 2236 1591 13 251 10*256 7 256 1591 1054 13 251 9 256 7 254 1054 642 12 251 9 255 6*252 642 359 11 251 8 255 5*253 359 188 10 251 8 254 4 255 188 90 9 251 6 255 3 259 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