DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/13 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 - - - - - - 87.3 - - 88.3 - - 84.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 343 - - 170 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5038 - - 6402 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3587 - - 4280 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5103 - - 6467 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1830 - - 1749 - - 8190 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 490 - - 423 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 11 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 301 - - 291 - - 257 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -14 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2513 - - -1987 - - -6447 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7616 - - 8455 - - 6537 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8968 - - -8059 - - -8052 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14071 - - 14526 - - 8142 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 50 - - 50 - - 34 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 87.3 - - 88.3 - - 84.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.2 - - 51.4 - - 55.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 85.2 - - 87.2 - - 85.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.2 - - 50.5 - - 54.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 343 - - 170 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5038 - - 6402 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 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] 98880 34 088 18 093 26 062 98880 91357 25 088 16 074 20 076 91357 85575 21 076 17 080 16 081 85575 80815 16 068 18 086 12 071 80815 76733 15 073 16 090 9 057 76733 73114 16 084 14 085 10 073 73114 69833 10 087 11 084 8 080 69833 66821 5 101 9 083 7 083 66821 64029 2 157 5 089 1 001 64029 61342 5 198 3 209 8 243 61342 58552 8 218 7 241 7 238 58552 55665 19 262 19 278 18 290 55665 52923 28 244 31 262 27 277 52923 50459 28 240 37 259 41 270 50459 48267 32 239 49 260 53 268 48267 46290 39 246 57 252 70 263 46290 44476 40 257 45 245 76 247 44476 42789 40 272 46 273 48 253 42789 41219 49 276 72 289 66 296 41219 39755 52 269 88 288 75 293 39755 38371 49 253 84 286 72 283 38371 37023 54 245 60 278 73 279 37023 35643 59 246 52 260 66 278 35643 34203 58 247 60 259 48 279 34203 32704 53 247 67 264 46 274 32704 31129 49 251 62 271 50 271 31129 29468 45 254 45 271 48 281 29468 27730 45 252 41 257 44 290 27730 25911 39 254 42 256 35 281 25911 24012 33 255 40 262 31 274 24012 22035 30 253 35 260 32 270 22035 19972 30 259 33 261 31 263 19972 17812 29 265 32 264 30 258 17812 15600 25 264 27 257 29 256 15600 13464 25 259 25 248 30 261 13464 11523 29 263 26 264 31 277 11523 9809 29 270 27 284 26 288 9809 8300 22 272 21 294 18 292 8300 6966 17 286 13*296 14 292 6966 5779 11*303 11*294 13 293 5779 4726 7*303 11 294 11 291 4726 3798 7 303 11 293 10 288 3798 2979 7 301 11 292 9 282 2979 2246 7 301 11 290 8 278 2246 1599 7 301 11 289 7 272 1599 1059 7 300 11 288 7 269 1059 645 7 299 10 287 6 265 645 361 6 298 10 287 6 264 361 188 6 298 9 287 5*261 188 90 6 298 8 287 3*257 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