DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/09 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.0 - - 84.3 - - 79.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 369 - - 176 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3763 - - 3895 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2613 - - 2394 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3828 - - 3960 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 738 - - 1106 - - 2677 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 451 - - 357 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 224 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5602 - - -3880 - - -6449 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9430 - - 7841 - - 6539 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13463 - - -10273 - - -13837 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17291 - - 14233 - - 13926 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 81 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.0 - - 84.3 - - 79.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.3 - - 50.6 - - 51.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.7 - - 83.2 - - 80.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.6 - - 50.1 - - 51.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 369 - - 176 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3763 - - 3895 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 30 - - 22 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 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] 98752 19 063 19 071 20 069 98752 91313 19 076 20 070 14 070 91313 85610 20 085 15 059 11 041 85610 80882 15 079 12 079 12 028 80882 76804 14 074 16 085 8 051 76804 73187 9 067 16 075 7 065 73187 69898 8 062 15 057 10 064 69898 66867 11 022 17 029 19 051 66867 64071 15 346 21 007 25 037 64071 61385 14 356 21 346 27 022 61385 58605 19 002 25 342 28 002 58605 55745 21 359 28 340 30 354 55745 53029 25 007 28 341 35 349 53029 50591 32 358 30 341 36 347 50591 48408 36 346 34 341 38 344 48408 46436 39 336 37 342 37 347 46436 44638 37 324 38 336 36 340 44638 42981 32 322 35 331 32 333 42981 41438 31 324 32 327 32 332 41438 39981 30 320 29 323 31 324 39981 38595 29 319 28 318 28 316 38595 37246 29 313 26 311 25 314 37246 35862 30 304 27 300 25 306 35862 34416 31 304 29 299 27 299 34416 32911 32 305 28 299 29 299 32911 31330 32 307 25 307 28 304 31330 29661 29 304 27 305 26 308 29661 27903 22 291 30 302 29 310 27903 26056 16 264 20 278 28 320 26056 24133 14 251 19 232 11 255 24133 22142 14 239 20 234 22 210 22142 20067 14 242 18 244 17 231 20067 17897 15 257 15 249 17 235 17897 15681 11 264 12 239 19 231 15681 13541 11 245 14 239 18 241 13541 11595 10 255 11 260 14 269 11595 9869 7 292 10 276 12 274 9869 8338 8 323 10 295 11 270 8338 6978 10 298 11 292 11 275 6978 5772 11 271 11 278 10 286 5772 4707 10*257 8*251 11 272 4707 3773 8*218 8*227 12 256 3773 2953 8 214 8 225 10 242 2953 2223 8 211 8 224 8 217 2223 1580 8 211 9 224 10 192 1580 1047 7 209 9 223 11 186 1047 638 7 208 9 223 11 184 638 357 7 209 8 222 11 183 357 187 6 208 8 222 9 182 187 89 6 209 7 222 6*183 89 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