DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/11 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.3 - - 85.0 - - 81.1 - - 76.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 89 - - 21 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1974 - - 4157 - - 2200 - - 998 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 883 - - 2381 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2039 - - 4222 - - 2265 - - 1063 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1350 - - 2427 - - 3089 - - 2114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 262 - - 326 - - 177 - - 67 W* B/S - - - 19 - - 8 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 341 - - 328 - - 019 - - 070 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - 17 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 33 - - 891 - - 515 - - 422 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2006 - - 3331 - - 1750 - - 641 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1825 - - -17 - - -321 - - 6 ODpotential blCL - - - 3864 - - 4239 - - 2586 - - 1057 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 87 - - 96 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 790 - - 1170 - - 1750 - - 1420 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.3 - - 85.0 - - 81.1 - - 76.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.4 - - 70.4 - - 73.3 - - 73.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.5 - - 84.3 - - 81.1 - - 76.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.2 - - 69.0 - - 72.2 - - 73.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 114 - - 89 - - 21 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1974 - - 4157 - - 2200 - - 998 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 64 - - 50 - - 84 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 14 - - 17 - - 17 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] 99330 43 090 40 091 34 073 36 075 99330 91803 31 082 28 079 31 071 32 068 91803 86024 24 074 21 078 25 068 26 070 86024 81240 22 070 21 084 19 078 19 070 81240 77112 17 076 18 085 19 089 11 071 77112 73459 15 069 12 075 15 084 9 094 73459 70154 11 068 9 063 12 060 10 086 70154 67125 6 048 6 061 7 041 9 060 67125 64323 4 022 5 068 5 200 7 003 64323 61619 5 333 9 002 3 160 8 290 61619 58827 10 306 12 292 8 292 11 262 58827 55942 25 285 24 283 24 286 15 277 55942 53185 32 277 36 269 37 286 35 296 53185 50719 44 276 50 272 56 277 56 279 50719 48531 60 269 57 258 64 259 60 268 48531 46550 61 268 54 246 60 257 67 265 46550 44732 63 274 55 258 66 273 72 262 44732 43045 63 274 64 272 73 273 75 264 43045 41464 63 277 68 274 71 268 72 261 41464 39976 66 280 66 277 66 263 69 260 39976 38572 63 275 60 278 65 261 70 262 38572 37209 56 272 58 270 67 263 69 259 37209 35814 48 267 55 261 63 258 64 257 35814 34357 47 268 48 260 59 254 57 257 34357 32842 45 264 52 267 56 262 57 265 32842 31250 46 265 47 260 53 262 58 272 31250 29573 43 267 40 257 52 272 53 268 29573 27811 41 271 37 260 45 268 46 262 27811 25968 35 269 38 263 41 266 35 261 25968 24044 35 268 35 266 31 266 25 265 24044 22043 31 269 33 275 24 268 22 278 22043 19960 26 270 30 280 25 275 23 293 19960 17794 23 272 23 287 25 278 24 300 17794 15588 19 278 17 293 19 278 18 288 15588 13463 16 285 13 302 11 273 12 274 13463 11531 13 293 10 316 8 284 13 271 11531 9820 12 318 8 328 11 308 13 286 9820 8303 10 332 7 316 12 311 13 311 8303 6954 7 329 8 298 11 314 12 327 6954 5758 3 326 8 303 10 326 8 332 5758 4704 2 337 8*317 8 344 4 020 4704 3778 5 325 8*324 6 007 6 059 3778 2961 6 339 8 326 7*014 8 065 2961 2230 4*343 7 328 7*017 9 065 2230 1587 3*341 7 329 7 018 9*065 1587 1051 3 341 7 328 7 019 10*069 1051 641 2 341 7 329 6 020 9 071 641 359 2 341 7 329 6 021 9 070 359 187 2 345 6 329 6 021 8 070 187 89 2 341 5 330 5 022 6 070 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