DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/08 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 - - - - - - 79.4 - - 78.6 - - 76.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2954 - - 1954 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1584 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3019 - - 2019 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 891 - - 2131 - - 3107 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 301 - - 120 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 37 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 129 - - 199 - - 166 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 376 - - -201 - - -1185 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2643 - - 2220 - - 1275 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2332 - - -1675 - - -1934 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5351 - - 3694 - - 2024 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 98 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 50 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.4 - - 78.6 - - 76.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.9 - - 68.9 - - 70.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.5 - - 78.7 - - 77.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.5 - - 68.0 - - 70.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 4 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2954 - - 1954 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 93 - - 91 - - 19 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 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] 99460 28 106 27 090 21 095 99460 91925 21 092 21 098 21 078 91925 86100 22 091 17 098 20 069 86100 81262 21 085 17 083 19 077 81262 77096 21 089 15 073 18 075 77096 73435 18 085 14 076 14 085 73435 70148 14 080 12 074 15 083 70148 67133 10 058 11 068 12 053 67133 64338 5 346 12 028 13 030 64338 61636 4 304 9 349 11 010 61636 58838 5 355 10 354 2 334 58838 55961 9 335 14 328 4 316 55961 53237 9 268 15 283 17 330 53237 50792 16 270 22 270 27 287 50792 48619 29 272 34 258 38 262 48619 46673 40 271 40 265 46 259 46673 44885 45 269 44 270 47 256 44885 43218 52 269 46 273 47 259 43218 41651 56 267 48 274 47 264 41651 40172 48 263 45 276 46 268 40172 38770 41 262 40 275 40 271 38770 37406 39 261 36 274 31 271 37406 36011 37 261 34 274 27 272 36011 34554 35 264 34 271 25 281 34554 33039 32 268 32 269 23 278 33039 31450 29 270 28 270 22 276 31450 29773 24 276 23 273 15 278 29773 28010 19 287 16 275 9 279 28010 26160 16 286 13 276 4 287 26160 24225 16 284 13 281 5 264 24225 22210 17 288 13 287 10 277 22210 20112 15 292 13 286 15 277 20112 17922 14 287 11 284 12 274 17922 15684 15 282 11 290 8 272 15684 13532 14 279 11 287 7 288 13532 11587 14 276 12 281 8 298 11587 9866 13 281 12 277 11 297 9866 8336 12 293 11 278 13 294 8336 6976 11 309 12 283 13 288 6976 5772 8 323 10 294 12 279 5772 4711 1 273 4 281 11 284 4711 3779 2*128 3 170 7 285 3779 2960 2*120 5 159 4 258 2960 2231 2 125 4*168 5 186 2231 1588 1 124 4*184 7 175 1588 1052 1 132 4 199 7 171 1052 641 1 133 3 202 7 169 641 359 1 139 3 207 6 169 359 187 1 142 3 208 5*169 187 90 1 139 2 211 4*166 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