DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 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 - - - - - - 91.5 - - 91.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 290 - - 148 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7095 - - 5597 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5125 - - 3585 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7160 - - 5662 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1451 - - 2282 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 520 - - 387 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 189 - - 189 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -10 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -429 - - -1889 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7590 - - 7551 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3651 - - -4697 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10811 - - 10359 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 130 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.5 - - 91.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.3 - - 58.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.0 - - 90.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.5 - - 58.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 290 - - 148 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7095 - - 5597 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 28 - - 82 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - 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] 98796 22 088 28 076 98796 91336 24 071 24 076 91336 85607 24 071 22 091 85607 80831 22 091 16 102 80831 76710 19 103 15 107 76710 73079 15 098 13 093 73079 69803 9 090 10 089 69803 66798 5 070 1 156 66798 64012 2 340 5 265 64012 61317 6 261 8 277 61317 58511 6 272 12 260 58511 55616 20 270 20 264 55616 52872 32 261 31 281 52872 50421 51 268 60 275 50421 48261 55 247 70 252 48261 46317 61 244 62 241 46317 44520 60 252 40 249 44520 42849 51 267 52 273 42849 41292 58 271 51 268 41292 39823 55 269 52 248 39823 38424 50 266 58 242 38424 37058 49 261 61 244 37058 35662 59 260 60 249 35662 34208 66 260 58 252 34208 32695 63 261 57 257 32695 31112 62 256 58 262 31112 29445 63 251 52 261 29445 27696 55 244 48 253 27696 25865 52 242 51 242 25865 23953 49 245 52 241 23953 21966 49 247 45 246 21966 19902 43 252 36 255 19902 17753 32 254 30 259 17753 15566 25 252 25 254 15566 13462 18 247 22 246 13462 11551 15 225 20 242 11551 9852 14 201 18 241 9852 8342 14*202 18 236 8342 7000 14*195 18 225 7000 5809 14 193 17*212 5809 4753 15 191 16*200 4753 3821 15 189 16 192 3821 2998 15 188 16 189 2998 2261 15 188 16 187 2261 1610 16 187 16 186 1610 1067 15 186 16 186 1067 650 15 186 15 186 650 364 14 186 15 185 364 190 13 186 14 186 190 90 11 186 11 186 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