DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/23 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 79.9 - - 72.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - 11 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3866 - - 5039 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2208 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3931 - - 5104 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2238 - - 2948 - - 939 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 324 - - 221 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 264 - - 255 - - 232 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 632 - - 1305 - - -1470 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3299 - - 3800 - - 1560 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -725 - - -450 - - -3602 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4656 - - 5554 - - 3691 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 75 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 860 - - 1080 - - 1450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 79.9 - - 72.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 63.4 - - 66.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 79.9 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.0 - - 62.1 - - 65.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 106 - - 11 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3866 - - 5039 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 14 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] 99283 19 090 18 088 13 076 99283 91830 20 084 19 080 16 082 91830 86080 18 090 15 086 15 084 86080 81294 17 098 13 101 11 069 81294 77156 13 095 12 095 10 083 77156 73487 13 118 12 091 11 081 73487 70161 9 116 8 110 8 093 70161 67109 11 146 9 149 9 123 67109 64283 13 164 11 166 12 142 64283 61544 18 165 14 188 10 178 61544 58682 18 174 16 188 14 209 58682 55715 23 191 22 203 25 212 55715 52888 27 195 30 203 32 212 52888 50350 39 221 37 212 38 206 50350 48067 54 208 46 209 31 194 48067 45980 62 192 52 205 50 235 45980 44087 61 199 59 207 71 221 44087 42361 76 205 69 208 75 209 42361 40752 91 199 83 202 70 204 40752 39237 97 192 98 194 72 201 39237 37808 92 190 100 190 77 202 37808 36427 89 195 95 194 85 203 36427 35028 95 200 99 199 92 201 35028 33581 99 198 101 199 93 198 33581 32089 90 195 97 202 88 198 32089 30536 82 198 93 206 78 204 30536 28915 79 202 83 208 60 211 28915 27225 71 206 68 215 50 215 27225 25456 64 215 57 219 46 217 25456 23606 52 222 53 220 45 220 23606 21675 45 219 49 223 43 220 21675 19656 43 217 45 227 43 222 19656 17539 41 219 43 232 40 229 17539 15372 41 220 40 234 37 238 15372 13281 41 229 35 233 34 241 13281 11385 34 241 30 229 31 244 11385 9709 26 237 26 230 26 245 9709 8225 24 232 20 237 23 247 8225 6903 23 242 17 248 20 247 6903 5726 16 264 17*255 17 247 5726 4682 14*265 15*256 15 249 4682 3761 14*264 14 256 12 250 3761 2948 13 265 13 255 11 252 2948 2221 13 264 12 254 10 252 2221 1580 13 264 12 254 9 252 1580 1045 12 264 11 253 10 248 1045 637 11 263 11 253 10 242 637 356 11 263 10 253 9 236 356 186 10 263 9 253 8 234 186 89 8 263 7 253 4*232 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