DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.4 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - -4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1980 - - 1516 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 74 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2045 - - 1581 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2254 - - 2858 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 214 - - 97 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 221 - - 227 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 919 - - 335 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1126 - - 1246 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 353 - - -473 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1692 - - 2054 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2610 - - 2700 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.4 - - 81.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 76.1 - - 76.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.0 - - 82.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 75.2 - - 75.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - -4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1980 - - 1516 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 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] 99350 32 084 19 074 99350 91776 25 086 24 090 91776 85961 26 076 29 097 85961 81174 23 077 25 090 81174 77078 15 091 17 070 77078 73464 13 087 11 047 73464 70178 14 072 8 049 70178 67148 9 053 6 058 67148 64350 7 042 7 037 64350 61665 5 045 8 023 61665 58882 5 018 8 012 58882 56005 8 338 8 350 56005 53276 14 303 10 309 53276 50829 12 263 17 279 50829 48631 25 248 24 245 48631 46639 34 223 31 236 46639 44816 35 241 40 244 44816 43130 47 243 49 242 43130 41554 51 237 51 240 41554 40070 50 231 51 239 40070 38665 39 233 50 239 38665 37300 33 240 46 238 37300 35906 32 241 41 236 35906 34452 32 238 37 235 34452 32937 32 238 39 237 32937 31348 31 240 40 241 31348 29674 32 241 42 245 29674 27917 32 238 42 247 27917 26075 31 236 43 246 26075 24149 32 237 44 243 24149 22143 30 241 40 238 22143 20056 28 246 34 240 20056 17884 26 243 26 248 17884 15670 25 236 19 251 15670 13536 21 239 18 240 13536 11599 18 245 19 229 11599 9886 16 245 18 254 9886 8366 13 247 17 256 8366 7012 11 253 18 248 7012 5810 10 250 16 249 5810 4748 10 238 13 247 4748 3815 11 231 10 240 3815 2991 12 227 8 231 2991 2255 12*223 8 228 2255 1606 12*221 8*228 1606 1064 11 221 7*228 1064 648 11 221 7 228 648 363 10 221 7 227 363 189 9 221 6 227 189 90 8 221 5 227 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