DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/10 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 - - - 82.2 - - 85.3 - - 85.6 - - 79.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 76 - - -9 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1818 - - 3412 - - 3911 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 390 - - 1786 - - 74 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1883 - - 3477 - - 3976 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3128 - - 2476 - - 2589 - - 1499 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 226 - - 296 - - 190 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 12 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 261 - - 252 - - 323 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 17 - - 849 - - 1227 - - -763 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1866 - - 2629 - - 2749 - - 853 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1734 - - -719 - - -839 - - -2929 ODpotential blCL - - - 3617 - - 4196 - - 4815 - - 3019 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 88 - - 99 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 1660 - - 2020 - - 2130 - - 2210 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.2 - - 85.3 - - 85.6 - - 79.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 73.8 - - 73.6 - - 73.4 - - 75.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.8 - - 84.8 - - 86.1 - - 80.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.4 - - 72.2 - - 72.0 - - 74.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 69 - - 76 - - -9 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1818 - - 3412 - - 3911 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 48 - - 53 - - 97 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 16 - - 15 - - 19 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] 99391 32 084 30 079 34 067 29 074 99391 91869 31 087 22 089 24 069 21 071 91869 86062 24 082 20 097 16 080 18 069 86062 81257 18 084 16 084 15 091 15 077 81257 77123 14 082 19 075 14 095 15 079 77123 73466 11 082 18 074 13 092 14 089 73466 70171 13 078 11 088 7 070 11 071 70171 67162 12 064 9 089 4 075 8 020 67162 64379 9 051 7 076 6 097 4 330 64379 61691 7 021 6 034 6 071 3 190 61691 58898 6 292 4 307 4 024 5 240 58898 56021 12 257 15 266 15 290 12 260 56021 53288 17 244 23 269 27 292 26 290 53288 50843 21 239 32 264 47 273 41 263 50843 48669 20 250 35 246 56 262 45 251 48669 46679 20 264 35 225 51 249 43 279 46679 44836 31 290 33 246 49 248 54 288 44836 43126 43 288 41 267 49 251 58 281 43126 41529 55 279 53 268 51 244 49 273 41529 40031 54 275 51 251 57 239 47 273 40031 38622 51 274 53 249 60 236 48 279 38622 37255 45 262 53 240 61 236 48 272 37255 35857 42 248 53 230 62 235 49 256 35857 34398 39 237 51 230 62 236 54 249 34398 32881 38 237 47 237 58 240 55 252 32881 31292 36 238 41 243 53 245 55 260 31292 29618 34 246 42 247 48 250 54 263 29618 27858 34 243 42 244 48 254 49 261 27858 26014 34 240 42 241 44 256 42 263 26014 24092 30 246 42 242 37 262 41 277 24092 22095 28 253 40 246 36 269 30 286 22095 20014 27 254 34 249 34 264 25 276 20014 17845 26 254 27 258 36 259 24 272 17845 15633 25 265 22 264 37 256 21 264 15633 13503 24 278 22 269 38 257 15 263 13503 11571 25 281 25 275 32 257 14 266 11571 9860 26 278 27 276 17 258 15 256 9860 8345 24 282 26 273 15 290 17 243 8345 6999 19 283 21 274 17 283 18 244 6999 5805 14 290 17 275 15 269 16 253 5805 4747 13 297 14 270 14*261 15 264 4747 3815 14 295 13*265 13*257 15 270 3815 2991 13 300 13*263 13 255 15 272 2991 2254 11*302 13 262 13 253 14 274 2254 1603 8*291 13 261 12 251 12 282 1603 1061 7 289 12 261 12 250 10 297 1061 646 7 287 12 260 11 250 8 312 646 361 6 286 11 260 10 249 6 321 361 189 6 285 10 260 9 249 5 324 189 90 5 285 9 260 7 249 3*323 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