DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/15 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 - - - - - - 77.0 - - 76.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 405 - - 200 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5207 - - 6295 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3783 - - 4288 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5272 - - 6360 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 998 - - 1476 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 522 - - 441 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 309 - - 286 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -12 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -497 - - 797 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5770 - - 5563 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8712 - - 199 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13984 - - 6161 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 40 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.0 - - 76.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.8 - - 52.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.9 - - 75.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.0 - - 51.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 405 - - 200 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5207 - - 6295 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 31 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 98757 20 075 29 078 98757 91293 20 091 20 091 91293 85556 21 095 17 096 85556 80777 25 098 13 086 80777 76655 21 091 13 088 76655 73014 12 083 14 097 73014 69723 6 092 7 087 69723 66698 3 163 4 221 66698 63887 9 206 8 230 63887 61170 10 180 16 230 61170 58362 10 231 17 267 58362 55464 29 251 30 264 55464 52702 40 234 43 246 52702 50220 44 241 55 238 50220 47995 55 242 63 238 47995 45971 64 244 66 245 45971 44116 71 244 75 254 44116 42410 74 248 87 257 42410 40831 79 250 95 258 40831 39360 81 248 98 255 39360 37976 81 240 91 247 37976 36635 80 237 88 240 36635 35266 78 236 90 237 35266 33837 74 237 86 237 33837 32351 69 240 79 241 32351 30796 66 241 74 242 30796 29154 64 241 73 240 29154 27426 60 242 72 241 27426 25613 53 241 67 246 25613 23721 49 237 58 247 23721 21751 46 237 49 244 21751 19695 43 238 44 244 19695 17546 38 241 40 245 17546 15347 34 246 35 246 15347 13225 34 255 37 249 13225 11297 36 260 40 257 11297 9594 30 257 36 261 9594 8104 25 250 25 271 8104 6798 16 269 23*277 6798 5640 14*306 22*280 5640 4614 15*308 19 283 4614 3709 15 309 17 287 3709 2910 15 309 16 288 2910 2195 15 309 15 288 2195 1563 15 309 15 289 1563 1037 15 309 15 290 1037 632 14 309 14 289 632 354 14 309 14 289 354 186 13 309 13 290 186 89 11 309 11 290 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