DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/17 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 - - - - - - 85.7 - - 86.2 - - 81.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 55 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3286 - - 3346 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1810 - - 1323 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3351 - - 3411 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2177 - - 2203 - - 4677 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 310 - - 252 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 282 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 222 - - 455 - - -1402 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3129 - - 2956 - - 1492 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -852 - - -552 - - -2797 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4203 - - 3963 - - 2887 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 86 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 940 - - 1580 - - 2050 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 85.7 - - 86.2 - - 81.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.9 - - 73.1 - - 75.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.1 - - 85.9 - - 83.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.9 - - 72.2 - - 74.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 55 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3286 - - 3346 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 44 - - 45 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 19 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] 99282 27 093 26 088 31 076 99282 91814 31 081 29 093 23 087 91814 86051 30 085 29 084 20 096 86051 81262 22 079 24 070 21 092 81262 77137 17 090 16 082 16 086 77137 73485 15 090 13 104 11 098 73485 70180 13 097 9 138 6 106 70180 67147 6 103 6 125 7 112 67147 64340 6 154 6 214 4 272 64340 61627 6 136 7 198 9 203 61627 58830 8 228 9 239 10 262 58830 55966 11 248 19 265 14 258 55966 53257 24 240 30 249 33 274 53257 50850 33 255 33 249 42 254 50850 48710 38 255 32 259 35 247 48710 46766 40 266 36 264 39 256 46766 44974 43 269 37 263 45 261 44974 43304 36 270 34 261 48 264 43304 41733 39 270 28 263 46 266 41733 40247 41 262 30 276 43 266 40247 38836 35 257 35 282 43 267 38836 37463 39 258 36 281 44 267 37463 36059 40 260 31 274 41 265 36059 34592 37 261 27 276 39 263 34592 33065 35 262 25 277 35 262 33065 31463 35 261 25 272 33 260 31463 29776 33 256 30 270 33 263 29776 28007 29 250 33 268 31 275 28007 26155 29 251 30 268 29 284 26155 24218 28 252 27 266 29 278 24218 22206 23 255 24 269 27 273 22206 20115 20 268 22 279 24 279 20115 17937 19 282 21 278 22 284 17937 15714 21 283 23 282 23 283 15714 13573 21 283 23 288 28 280 13573 11629 19 285 26 292 30 275 11629 9906 18 286 25 295 26 281 9906 8379 19 292 21 295 19 276 8379 7024 21 297 19 294 19 274 7024 5821 20 299 18 295 18 279 5821 4760 17 302 17 293 15 280 4760 3826 15*303 16*292 12 280 3826 3001 12*302 13*286 11 281 3001 2263 12 303 12 283 10 280 2263 1611 11 302 12 281 10 278 1611 1067 11 303 11 281 9 274 1067 650 10 303 11 280 9 273 650 364 10 303 10 280 8 270 364 189 9 302 9 280 6 267 189 90 7 303 8 280 3*262 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