DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/28 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 - - - - - - 78.7 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1761 - - 3084 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1826 - - 3149 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2494 - - 1941 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 202 - - 217 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 20 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 346 - - 341 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 383 - - -189 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1443 - - 3338 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -25 - - -2210 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1851 - - 5359 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1870 - - 850 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.7 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 67.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 81.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 71.5 - - 66.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1761 - - 3084 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 24 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 13 - - - 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] 99126 22 104 19 091 99126 91688 22 084 22 084 91688 85939 19 078 20 081 85939 81161 15 085 16 081 81161 77044 14 093 12 080 77044 73406 14 096 8 090 73406 70112 12 125 5 115 70112 67083 10 142 3 183 67083 64267 12 179 10 196 64267 61543 10 218 12 228 61543 58716 17 237 19 218 58716 55787 21 233 20 229 55787 53004 39 238 39 239 53004 50524 47 230 50 237 50524 48317 54 236 58 233 48317 46321 67 229 67 227 46321 44500 75 221 78 224 44500 42821 87 217 86 217 42821 41255 90 210 89 213 41255 39783 83 211 89 213 39783 38388 79 211 86 213 38388 37030 82 207 83 213 37030 35639 77 207 82 211 35639 34186 72 217 80 211 34186 32678 73 226 79 214 32678 31099 64 225 70 219 31099 29440 62 222 68 224 29440 27701 55 221 60 231 27701 25881 51 210 51 231 25881 23978 48 214 47 232 23978 21996 38 224 41 239 21996 19932 36 233 34 245 19932 17781 27 241 24 251 17781 15586 22 247 19 253 15586 13469 18 256 18 253 13469 11544 16 254 18 255 11544 9834 12 246 16 257 9834 8315 11 259 14 264 8315 6966 10 267 14 277 6966 5771 9 262 11 300 5771 4716 7 255 10 323 4716 3788 5 262 10*333 3788 2970 4 279 8*337 2970 2240 2*304 8 339 2240 1594 2*318 7 341 1594 1056 2 344 7 342 1056 644 2 350 7 344 644 361 2 358 6 343 361 188 2 001 6 343 188 90 2 004 5 344 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