DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 06/26 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 - - - - - - 88.5 - - 90.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 209 - - 92 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4562 - - 6415 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3020 - - 3879 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4627 - - 6480 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3109 - - 2663 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 409 - - 354 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 250 - - 255 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1125 - - 95 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5752 - - 6386 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2388 - - -520 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7015 - - 7000 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 510 - - 570 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.5 - - 90.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.6 - - 62.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.3 - - 89.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.5 - - 61.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 209 - - 92 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4562 - - 6415 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 73 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 99052 23 096 20 078 99052 91575 23 094 24 082 91575 85825 27 092 26 089 85825 81047 27 085 25 086 81047 76933 22 078 18 080 76933 73303 16 092 8 089 73303 70018 12 098 8 104 70018 66996 4 139 5 073 66996 64186 4 194 1 279 64186 61464 10 263 8 248 61464 58647 14 271 14 270 58647 55738 27 275 27 277 55738 52970 38 266 36 279 52970 50501 43 264 57 278 50501 48306 49 258 56 263 48306 46331 48 283 47 281 46331 44541 71 284 55 284 44541 42893 64 265 54 266 42893 41349 66 259 61 255 41349 39890 65 256 66 255 39890 38503 64 255 64 251 38503 37149 63 256 63 249 37149 35760 60 257 60 254 35760 34311 55 257 54 264 34311 32804 50 251 51 262 32804 31221 45 251 37 250 31221 29555 43 256 32 255 29555 27809 46 251 40 251 27809 25981 48 244 43 239 25981 24071 50 249 39 241 24071 22080 49 247 36 246 22080 20005 41 242 36 247 20005 17845 40 243 34 248 17845 15644 36 252 26 248 15644 13525 28 260 20 250 13525 11599 26 256 20 256 11599 9890 24 249 21 256 9890 8371 22 249 18 253 8371 7022 21 247 14*250 7022 5824 20 247 11*250 5824 4763 18*247 11 252 4763 3828 15*247 10 253 3828 3002 13 247 10 255 3002 2263 13 249 9 257 2263 1611 13 251 9 258 1611 1068 12 252 9 259 1068 650 12 253 8 259 650 364 11 254 8 260 364 190 10 254 7 260 190 90 9 255 6 259 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