DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/14 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.3 - - 85.8 - - 86.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 168 - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1748 - - 2403 - - 2316 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 764 - - 1358 - - 74 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 1813 - - 2468 - - 2381 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1326 - - 1940 - - 2223 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 258 - - 314 - - 210 - - - W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 11 - - 14 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 231 - - 231 - - 229 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 3 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - 1 - - -6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -449 - - -1916 - - -2009 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2262 - - 4385 - - 4391 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2993 - - -5014 - - -8251 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 4806 - - 7482 - - 10632 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 63 - - 63 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 530 - - 180 - - 360 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.3 - - 85.8 - - 86.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 70.5 - - 67.0 - - 67.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.5 - - 84.8 - - 85.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 69.3 - - 65.6 - - 66.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 128 - - 168 - - 43 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1748 - - 2403 - - 2316 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 99402 44 075 46 081 39 080 99402 91932 41 083 35 078 35 083 91932 86170 36 079 29 086 27 079 86170 81384 31 080 26 090 22 087 81384 77248 24 077 22 094 21 088 77248 73578 20 081 21 100 18 084 73578 70265 18 077 19 089 16 085 70265 67241 16 077 15 072 15 082 67241 64456 16 053 17 044 16 068 64456 61773 14 048 13 034 15 036 61773 58990 22 037 15 011 14 010 58990 56110 16 021 7 336 11 360 56110 53362 27 018 22 016 14 012 53362 50902 28 024 21 017 32 022 50902 48721 39 031 40 026 37 028 48721 46757 46 027 47 037 36 039 46757 44951 44 031 38 039 37 035 44951 43274 40 044 31 039 27 035 43274 41705 37 050 24 038 20 020 41705 40228 36 048 15 037 14 346 40228 38832 38 039 8 047 12 327 38832 37476 38 035 11 060 9 316 37476 36089 35 027 17 051 4 335 36089 34642 31 023 20 040 7 359 34642 33137 27 029 19 023 12 356 33137 31559 22 031 21 358 13 350 31559 29890 20 025 21 345 18 338 29890 28133 20 016 20 340 24 334 28133 26289 20 013 19 340 24 327 26289 24359 22 011 21 349 22 346 24359 22348 27 009 30 004 26 000 22348 20253 30 018 26 025 25 024 20253 18067 33 025 34 042 25 036 18067 15833 35 034 30 045 23 029 15833 13680 36 036 26 046 22 024 13680 11718 25 023 26 043 21 024 11718 9970 19 002 22 028 19 023 9970 8418 9 007 20 001 19 010 8418 7042 4 005 14 340 18 353 7042 5829 3 320 9 317 15 316 5829 4761 4 291 7 299 13 278 4761 3822 2 264 7 273 14 261 3822 2994 4 250 9*246 15*250 2994 2257 9*245 11*234 15*234 2257 1607 9*235 11 232 15 230 1607 1064 9 231 11 231 15 228 1064 649 9 230 11 230 14 227 649 363 8 228 11 229 13 226 363 189 8 228 10 230 12 225 189 90 7 227 8 229 9 224 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