DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.9 - - 83.9 - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 138 - - 28 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3916 - - 3139 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2360 - - 74 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3981 - - 3204 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1976 - - 2899 - - 4186 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 347 - - 207 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 355 - - 322 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 460 - - 236 - - -674 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3521 - - 2968 - - 764 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -504 - - -770 - - -1563 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4485 - - 3974 - - 1653 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 95 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 400 - - 760 - - 1540 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.9 - - 83.9 - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.4 - - 70.8 - - 74.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.9 - - 83.7 - - 79.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 69.8 - - 74.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 138 - - 28 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3916 - - 3139 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 53 - - 81 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 18 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] 99419 29 091 24 096 16 078 99419 91955 21 080 23 083 20 073 91955 86155 17 100 22 079 20 082 86155 81328 19 104 16 088 18 075 81328 77174 19 096 13 107 13 069 77174 73503 18 112 10 129 9 087 73503 70183 17 117 7 124 10 139 70183 67137 12 109 5 171 14 145 67137 64319 12 148 8 196 7 145 64319 61596 12 171 10 206 10 231 61596 58790 14 233 18 242 18 248 58790 55922 20 253 17 234 23 248 55922 53204 32 254 26 259 27 248 53204 50776 45 252 49 256 42 252 50776 48622 59 248 61 248 58 252 48622 46677 64 248 58 247 67 252 46677 44882 60 251 60 259 69 253 44882 43207 57 255 61 261 67 255 43207 41634 52 257 57 257 59 252 41634 40152 49 262 53 249 51 247 40152 38751 49 262 49 243 46 249 38751 37387 49 261 37 243 40 252 37387 35992 44 263 28 243 35 247 35992 34536 45 272 27 270 26 233 34536 33023 49 269 28 274 23 244 33023 31434 46 264 38 273 27 263 31434 29757 39 264 44 274 33 264 29757 27993 36 266 41 269 33 260 27993 26140 35 268 36 265 26 257 26140 24204 31 272 29 261 20 251 24204 22187 29 267 26 270 16 251 22187 20086 26 263 23 269 13 267 20086 17895 21 269 19 260 13 266 17895 15667 20 271 17 253 15 255 15667 13529 18 277 13 249 14 249 13529 11587 14 271 8 245 12 259 11587 9862 11 262 11 250 14 263 9862 8334 11 260 12 261 11 274 8334 6981 11 293 10 283 10 288 6981 5783 9 319 9 306 9 310 5783 4726 7*334 10 317 10 327 4726 3797 6*346 11*319 10 331 3797 2978 6 351 11*320 8 335 2978 2245 6 354 10 320 6 339 2245 1598 5 356 10 322 4 349 1598 1059 5 358 9 323 2 022 1059 645 5 360 8 324 2 059 645 361 5 001 7 326 2 074 361 189 5 000 6 326 2*084 189 90 4 360 5 326 2*094 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