DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/16 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 - - - - - - 78.1 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 409 - - 215 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5701 - - 5761 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4174 - - 3918 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5766 - - 5826 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1414 - - 2172 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 538 - - 438 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 233 - - 237 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2807 - - -3432 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8573 - - 9258 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8506 - - -9457 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14272 - - 15283 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 51 - - 48 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.1 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.5 - - 38.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.9 - - 77.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.4 - - 37.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 409 - - 215 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5701 - - 5761 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - 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] 98685 30 087 19 103 98685 91186 25 099 16 097 91186 85447 16 077 14 075 85447 80706 11 077 14 076 80706 76603 11 104 14 088 76603 72958 11 116 9 106 72958 69656 10 117 12 138 69656 66624 0 000 8 136 66624 63808 7 205 3 206 63808 61076 9 239 17 249 61076 58242 20 247 29 237 58242 55314 31 242 33 250 55314 52532 48 249 60 256 52532 50040 69 242 78 241 50040 47805 70 242 74 237 47805 45769 80 247 79 242 45769 43908 99 246 92 244 43908 42202 107 243 100 244 42202 40624 115 245 106 244 40624 39153 122 245 111 244 39153 37767 119 242 112 244 37767 36422 116 239 110 244 36422 35048 117 238 106 246 35048 33618 117 243 101 248 33618 32134 99 248 92 250 32134 30581 80 250 83 251 30581 28942 74 247 77 250 28942 27219 70 244 75 249 27219 25413 67 245 73 247 25413 23529 64 245 70 245 23529 21569 61 245 66 246 21569 19526 59 245 62 247 19526 17395 58 245 57 247 17395 15224 52 247 50 247 15224 13142 36 248 39 245 13142 11258 24 246 25 240 11258 9590 19 248 18 232 9590 8113 17 245 14 221 8113 6804 15*241 9*208 6804 5644 11*232 8*209 5644 4616 9 227 7 215 4616 3710 9 228 7 228 3710 2911 9 231 7 239 2911 2195 8 234 7 246 2195 1563 8 237 8 251 1563 1036 8 241 8 255 1036 632 7 243 7 257 632 354 7 244 7 259 354 186 7 246 7 259 186 89 6 246 6 260 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