DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/21 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 - - - - - - 77.2 - - 77.7 - - 73.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 155 - - 25 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3073 - - 3862 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1800 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3138 - - 3927 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1119 - - 940 - - 4214 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 331 - - 217 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 15 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 358 - - 326 - - 207 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -190 - - -24 - - -1948 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3328 - - 3952 - - 2037 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4466 - - -4610 - - -3062 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7604 - - 8537 - - 3151 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 89 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 77.7 - - 73.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 60.8 - - 64.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.1 - - 77.6 - - 74.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.6 - - 59.4 - - 64.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 155 - - 25 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3073 - - 3862 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 20 - - 55 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 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] 99295 18 089 18 082 17 080 99295 91833 16 080 17 093 14 085 91833 86071 19 091 16 101 16 082 86071 81285 17 085 16 095 15 072 81285 77166 16 084 15 089 13 076 77166 73533 15 084 14 075 10 079 73533 70237 8 097 7 041 6 080 70237 67194 8 124 4 187 1 011 67194 64365 5 156 8 186 7 181 64365 61636 11 211 9 219 9 222 61636 58816 15 215 14 222 17 229 58816 55907 20 224 20 233 19 225 55907 53137 33 227 31 228 30 230 53137 50662 46 230 46 231 48 235 50662 48472 56 229 57 230 61 229 48472 46515 61 221 62 223 63 225 46515 44724 62 214 62 218 55 220 44724 43056 61 210 62 213 55 224 43056 41489 59 214 63 214 52 223 41489 40010 47 225 63 214 52 221 40010 38607 48 231 59 221 56 223 38607 37239 51 232 54 225 60 223 37239 35841 50 237 51 226 57 218 35841 34381 49 231 49 228 54 217 34381 32861 46 227 46 233 52 217 32861 31269 41 228 44 232 47 218 31269 29594 40 229 43 231 46 218 29594 27835 37 229 40 237 43 214 27835 25989 32 226 38 237 38 223 25989 24059 30 233 34 236 34 233 24059 22053 30 238 29 239 36 238 22053 19963 29 237 26 242 29 245 19963 17779 26 240 23 239 26 253 17779 15556 22 248 22 244 24 248 15556 13421 20 247 22 251 19 245 13421 11485 18 246 20 252 17 254 11485 9766 13 247 16 253 18 261 9766 8243 9 265 12 263 13 261 8243 6895 6 282 12 268 9 266 6895 5707 6 314 8 269 7 262 5707 4662 6 353 3*295 2 228 4662 3746 6*356 3*307 1 125 3746 2937 6*356 3 317 1 112 2937 2215 6 358 3 323 2 086 2215 1576 6 358 3 330 2 076 1576 1045 6 360 2 335 2 074 1045 636 5 359 2 336 2 069 636 356 5 000 2 340 2 072 356 186 5 001 2 338 1 073 186 89 4 360 2 340 0*207 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