DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/29 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 - - - - - - 77.7 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2506 - - 2522 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1396 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2571 - - 2587 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1207 - - 2137 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 310 - - 203 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 357 - - 348 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1944 - - -2839 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4515 - - 5426 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5363 - - -8714 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7934 - - 11301 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 55 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.7 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.5 - - 55.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.6 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.2 - - 53.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 34 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2506 - - 2522 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - 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] 99204 12 088 10 062 99204 91716 15 082 14 090 91716 85930 20 091 16 098 85930 81149 16 092 13 099 81149 77054 14 088 10 101 77054 73428 14 086 9 111 73428 70128 4 062 5 085 70128 67087 4 201 1 191 67087 64274 11 198 7 204 64274 61556 8 228 7 202 61556 58730 17 226 18 270 58730 55820 17 203 25 256 55820 53052 25 261 23 243 53052 50569 40 257 27 249 50569 48356 47 242 38 241 48356 46357 47 231 46 230 46357 44522 47 230 48 235 44522 42834 57 236 67 238 42834 41276 73 234 77 235 41276 39817 86 227 82 228 39817 38432 90 224 90 223 38432 37080 83 225 87 224 37080 35693 76 226 79 230 35693 34244 64 230 71 236 34244 32739 52 236 51 242 32739 31166 48 232 38 250 31166 29511 41 233 34 256 29511 27773 30 245 32 255 27773 25949 29 253 28 254 25949 24039 26 254 25 257 24039 22047 24 259 23 261 22047 19965 24 265 21 258 19965 17789 20 272 19 255 17789 15569 18 273 17 266 15569 13434 16 276 15 273 13434 11494 17 267 14 267 11494 9775 14 264 14 263 9775 8253 11 272 12 266 8253 6907 11 277 10 277 6907 5718 10 280 11 282 5718 4670 10 278 10 282 4670 3748 8 289 9 287 3748 2937 5*339 4*319 2937 2214 5*352 3*341 2214 1576 5 354 3 344 1576 1044 5 357 3 350 1044 637 5 360 3 353 637 356 4 001 3 352 356 187 4 360 3 353 187 89 4 001 3 356 89 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