DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/19 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 - - - - - - 83.1 - - 84.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 406 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6019 - - 6448 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4425 - - 4424 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6084 - - 6513 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1337 - - 2566 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 547 - - 449 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 280 - - 298 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -9 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -555 - - -1584 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6639 - - 8097 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4452 - - -3422 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10536 - - 9935 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 66 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.1 - - 84.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.0 - - 48.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.0 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.4 - - 48.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 406 - - 204 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6019 - - 6448 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 27 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 98826 24 076 24 076 98826 91342 23 081 20 079 91342 85587 17 072 19 071 85587 80812 15 076 17 059 80812 76701 17 084 13 085 76701 73079 15 088 12 110 73079 69819 8 108 6 116 69819 66825 12 154 4 195 66825 64043 11 150 10 201 64043 61341 11 172 11 218 61341 58528 14 214 19 244 58528 55634 30 234 35 243 55634 52895 40 235 38 236 52895 50433 52 238 50 246 50433 48221 62 244 71 241 48221 46207 73 244 79 237 46207 44351 84 240 86 238 44351 42631 91 234 92 237 42631 41030 95 229 98 231 41030 39530 100 227 96 230 39530 38124 90 228 83 231 38124 36772 76 222 77 231 36772 35392 73 223 75 236 35392 33954 72 224 75 246 33954 32459 65 232 75 247 32459 30891 61 244 72 243 30891 29237 63 246 70 244 29237 27497 62 248 71 250 27497 25671 61 249 70 252 25671 23759 63 249 70 255 23759 21765 61 248 70 258 21765 19685 56 244 70 260 19685 17526 53 236 57 262 17526 15342 48 235 41 245 15342 13250 44 238 41 248 13250 11359 42 246 35 257 11359 9686 36 254 32 263 9686 8201 32 267 29 267 8201 6881 26*276 24*278 6881 5708 20*278 22*290 5708 4670 19 279 22 294 4670 3754 19 279 22 298 3754 2945 18 280 22 300 2945 2221 17 280 22 301 2221 1582 17 280 22 301 1582 1048 16 280 21 302 1048 640 15 281 21 302 640 358 15 281 20 302 358 187 14 280 18 302 187 90 12 280 15 302 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