DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/24 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 80.7 - - 73.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 100 - - 15 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5122 - - 5387 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3134 - - 1887 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5187 - - 5452 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1251 - - 1839 - - 2755 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 358 - - 244 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 309 - - 297 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -277 - - -591 - - -2461 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5465 - - 6043 - - 2551 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5683 - - -5758 - - -4552 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10870 - - 11210 - - 4642 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 64 - - 52 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 80.7 - - 73.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 55.5 - - 54.7 - - 62.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.6 - - 80.7 - - 75.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.2 - - 53.4 - - 61.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 100 - - 15 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5122 - - 5387 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 12 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] 99011 36 092 27 090 20 076 99011 91509 32 083 28 083 23 077 91509 85730 29 072 25 079 23 074 85730 80964 21 072 23 073 22 073 80964 76866 14 072 18 069 20 069 76866 73228 10 099 10 071 13 070 73228 69924 10 118 7 125 5 036 69924 66890 5 137 8 136 4 200 66890 64078 9 203 5 189 10 179 64078 61339 11 237 7 260 2 164 61339 58485 20 228 18 247 12 253 58485 55553 19 223 22 253 19 258 55553 52767 37 238 33 257 30 260 52767 50267 36 249 42 257 44 256 50267 48042 44 249 54 250 57 251 48042 46034 48 244 55 243 55 248 46034 44199 49 249 52 246 49 253 44199 42518 54 255 51 251 54 257 42518 40964 62 256 53 254 53 258 40964 39507 67 254 56 255 50 252 39507 38131 66 253 60 255 43 253 38131 36797 60 254 59 254 40 258 36797 35433 58 255 57 251 39 258 35433 34009 60 255 55 252 38 256 34009 32528 59 257 54 257 37 261 32528 30974 56 261 50 260 39 271 30974 29332 52 264 47 262 35 267 29332 27602 46 265 45 262 34 258 27602 25787 41 262 44 261 34 258 25787 23892 35 254 41 258 36 255 23892 21912 31 250 37 261 36 252 21912 19841 29 250 35 260 36 250 19841 17677 31 252 36 259 37 253 17677 15471 31 266 33 266 33 255 15471 13350 30 277 26 274 25 265 13350 11428 26 278 21 276 21 270 11428 9726 22 284 18 286 17 275 9726 8222 19 304 13 305 12 294 8222 6893 16 320 11 319 12 315 6893 5716 14*319 11*319 12 319 5716 4673 14*316 10*315 11 316 4673 3754 13 314 9 306 9 308 3754 2943 13 312 9 301 7 286 2943 2218 13 309 8 294 7 250 2218 1578 12 306 8 289 9 230 1578 1046 12 304 8 285 11 223 1046 638 11 303 8 283 11 220 638 356 10 302 7 281 10 218 356 186 10 301 7 280 8*216 186 90 8 300 6 279 5*213 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