DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/22 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 = 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 - - - - - - 74.9 - - 74.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 57 - - -5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2099 - - 1771 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2164 - - 1836 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1083 - - 2329 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 219 - - 95 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 108 - - 114 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 122 - - 349 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2042 - - 1487 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1773 - - -346 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3937 - - 2182 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 190 - - 470 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.9 - - 74.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.0 - - 68.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 75.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.9 - - 67.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 57 - - -5 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2099 - - 1771 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 98 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - 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] 99188 21 107 8 054 99188 91755 16 087 13 077 91755 86015 16 071 17 084 86015 81239 16 070 18 087 81239 77117 15 080 17 086 77117 73470 13 082 11 082 73470 70160 7 083 8 107 70160 67112 6 154 6 115 67112 64288 10 182 7 185 64288 61556 13 189 11 201 61556 58715 16 184 12 219 58715 55789 14 209 21 225 55789 53030 28 234 31 233 53030 50558 47 233 42 235 50558 48347 65 214 58 214 48347 46362 74 200 66 206 46362 44557 73 202 71 196 44557 42885 71 216 70 196 42885 41314 79 219 69 204 41314 39832 80 213 69 205 39832 38425 77 214 70 204 38425 37057 71 212 71 205 37057 35659 70 208 72 203 35659 34200 68 208 74 201 34200 32686 61 210 68 205 32686 31099 59 208 62 210 31099 29427 61 205 61 209 29427 27671 58 211 60 213 27671 25835 50 215 48 218 25835 23921 43 214 41 219 23921 21933 36 218 31 217 21933 19862 29 221 27 216 19862 17706 25 218 26 218 17706 15510 20 217 21 214 15510 13395 19 229 13 209 13395 11470 18 239 8 179 11470 9764 15 235 8 178 9764 8251 11 213 11 208 8251 6908 11 207 11 216 6908 5720 12 194 8 207 5720 4671 12 186 7 181 4671 3750 12 179 8 148 3750 2939 12 153 9 123 2939 2216 10*121 9*119 2216 1577 10*111 9*117 1577 1045 10 109 9 115 1045 637 9 107 8 113 637 357 9 107 8 112 357 186 8 106 7 111 186 89 7 106 5 110 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