DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/25 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 70.0 - - 77.0 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 198 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 994 - - 2834 - - 3845 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 1719 - - 1963 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1059 - - 2899 - - 3910 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2106 - - 1128 - - 886 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 122 - - 345 - - 291 - - - W* B/S - - - 2 - - 11 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 6 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 047 - - 077 - - 077 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 1 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - 1 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1002 - - -889 - - -505 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2061 - - 3788 - - 4415 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6029 - - -4792 - - -5899 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 7088 - - 7691 - - 9809 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 89 - - 84 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 70.0 - - 77.0 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.4 - - 60.8 - - 59.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 70.0 - - 75.7 - - 77.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.7 - - 59.4 - - 57.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 198 - - 80 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 994 - - 2834 - - 3845 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 55 - - 38 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 10 - - - 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] 99400 39 084 34 089 34 084 99400 91894 36 081 34 093 33 083 91894 86094 34 081 34 093 31 089 86094 81288 29 079 30 085 26 082 81288 77158 28 082 25 079 22 083 77158 73511 24 066 23 081 20 076 73511 70215 18 063 21 064 19 080 70215 67187 14 066 13 052 19 063 67187 64387 11 060 9 065 17 044 64387 61689 8 026 7 049 13 029 61689 58884 9 356 7 357 9 359 58884 55981 13 321 10 306 11 292 55981 53222 21 313 18 291 18 285 53222 50755 31 285 27 279 28 275 50755 48551 34 282 30 277 30 277 48551 46544 46 283 35 273 37 280 46544 44705 50 278 33 276 37 271 44705 43007 49 278 33 287 29 260 43007 41429 49 274 38 283 29 259 41429 39954 47 267 36 262 37 253 39954 38564 45 263 35 259 38 250 38564 37212 44 262 36 266 37 254 37212 35830 43 262 35 270 37 257 35830 34384 42 262 34 275 40 253 34384 32878 41 261 34 276 38 252 32878 31298 40 267 34 277 35 250 31298 29629 39 278 33 278 33 252 29629 27874 35 281 27 278 29 265 27874 26030 34 269 24 267 24 265 26030 24097 36 271 27 267 24 268 24097 22079 31 281 24 275 21 283 22079 19976 29 269 23 270 17 284 19976 17786 29 265 26 269 20 278 17786 15559 19 254 26 271 21 275 15559 13422 17 264 20 273 18 269 13422 11484 14 250 14 286 12 277 11484 9766 11 254 6 266 10 266 9766 8243 5 294 3 295 6 277 8243 6894 6 005 1 200 6 307 6894 5702 6 003 2 305 7 320 5702 4656 5 016 4 326 4*001 4656 3741 6 056 3 360 4*061 3741 2934 10 079 4*058 5 071 2934 2212 12 074 5*071 5 077 2212 1575 13*062 6 074 6 079 1575 1044 12*051 6 077 6 081 1044 637 10 046 6 080 6 082 637 357 8 045 6 081 6 082 357 186 7 045 5 081 6 083 186 89 6 044 5 082 5 083 89 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