DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/15 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 - - - - - - 92.9 - - 94.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 175 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2815 - - 3343 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1670 - - 922 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2880 - - 3408 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1152 - - 1453 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 335 - - 232 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 259 - - 254 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2057 - - -2184 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4937 - - 5592 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6495 - - -6699 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9375 - - 10107 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 59 - - 55 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2230 - - 2390 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.9 - - 94.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.4 - - 70.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.9 - - 94.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.2 - - 69.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 175 - - 35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2815 - - 3343 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - - 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] 99323 42 083 42 088 99323 91855 38 083 35 085 91855 86124 32 077 27 077 86124 81361 25 076 22 073 81361 77241 13 094 19 056 77241 73589 12 118 11 047 73589 70271 7 081 9 048 70271 67218 2 132 7 012 67218 64405 5 116 6 317 64405 61697 5 336 7 290 61697 58884 10 300 12 283 58884 55999 8 310 15 283 55999 53269 12 328 15 271 53269 50816 21 321 19 300 50816 48637 29 310 30 299 48637 46676 29 293 28 297 46676 44875 25 275 28 304 44875 43201 23 295 30 300 43201 41635 25 299 31 294 41635 40160 25 298 30 294 40160 38765 23 301 28 298 38765 37410 21 304 26 305 37410 36025 21 302 24 300 36025 34579 22 297 21 288 34579 33074 24 290 22 275 33074 31495 24 281 28 274 31495 29831 26 275 35 280 29831 28083 26 274 38 281 28083 26250 26 281 36 286 26250 24336 28 288 36 291 24336 22345 30 283 37 281 22345 20269 29 277 33 267 20269 18099 26 278 27 266 18099 15883 26 282 26 274 15883 13743 26 285 27 285 13743 11791 27 282 28 290 11791 10052 27 279 29 292 10052 8505 27 285 29 296 8505 7131 28 294 28 300 7131 5911 28 302 25 304 5911 4832 25 306 21 295 4832 3883 18 295 18*273 3883 3047 14*272 17*264 3047 2297 14*263 15 256 2297 1635 14 260 15 253 1635 1083 13 259 14 251 1083 660 13 258 14 250 660 369 12 257 13 249 369 192 11 257 12 248 192 91 9 256 9 247 91 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