DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/27 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 - - - - - - - - - 0959z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 84.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 2460 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 2525 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 3965 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 152 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 181 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - -1370 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 3895 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -3260 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 5785 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 1430 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 84.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 67.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 84.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 66.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 2460 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 35 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 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] 99093 18 090 99093 91637 20 086 91637 85865 19 070 85865 81084 18 073 81084 76987 13 082 76987 73363 7 091 73363 70076 5 120 70076 67052 5 150 67052 64244 8 178 64244 61518 9 189 61518 58671 13 243 58671 55744 25 244 55744 52974 25 233 52974 50479 30 257 50479 48254 52 252 48254 46259 65 240 46259 44438 64 228 44438 42749 56 226 42749 41175 55 232 41175 39708 63 228 39708 38324 71 224 38324 36975 71 227 36975 35595 69 229 35595 34156 65 233 34156 32662 58 237 32662 31096 53 238 31096 29442 50 232 29442 27704 45 239 27704 25880 41 239 25880 23975 34 243 23975 21993 29 243 21993 19929 28 245 19929 17779 23 240 17779 15588 19 243 15588 13475 15 251 13475 11554 15 254 11554 9847 15 246 9847 8332 15 241 8332 6987 15 228 6987 5793 15 215 5793 4737 16 194 4737 3806 16 184 3806 2986 16*182 2986 2252 15*181 2252 1603 14 181 1603 1062 14 181 1062 648 13 181 648 362 12 182 362 189 11 182 189 90 8 181 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