DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/25 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1000z - - 1552z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 79.5 - - 80.8 - - 81.8 - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 36 - - 13 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2348 - - 3204 - - 3855 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 73 - - 942 - - 74 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2413 - - 3269 - - 3920 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1872 - - 1627 - - 1648 - - 4385 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 194 - - 234 - - 192 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 13 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 239 - - 223 - - 261 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 1 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 947 - - 1272 - - 1357 - - -797 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1466 - - 1997 - - 2563 - - 887 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 332 - - 381 - - 433 - - -1858 ODpotential blCL - - - 2081 - - 2888 - - 3487 - - 1948 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 97 - - 100 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 1440 - - 1040 - - 900 - - 1990 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 79.5 - - 80.8 - - 81.8 - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 73.1 - - 72.1 - - 70.6 - - 74.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.4 - - 80.7 - - 81.7 - - 79.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 72.2 - - 70.9 - - 69.6 - - 73.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 36 - - 13 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2348 - - 3204 - - 3855 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 87 - - 99 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 15 - - 15 - - 18 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] 99335 48 073 42 077 40 087 34 070 99335 91886 37 075 34 074 36 072 35 067 91886 86131 30 075 27 069 26 069 29 070 86131 81361 25 080 22 078 19 063 22 076 81361 77270 22 083 18 085 14 059 17 062 77270 73656 17 088 13 093 10 051 14 059 73656 70370 13 094 10 094 3 070 7 068 70370 67339 8 073 6 125 2 226 4 046 67339 64524 2 187 5 185 7 221 4 247 64524 61805 7 212 10 219 12 230 10 253 61805 58978 12 230 13 237 18 223 15 246 58978 56043 21 230 21 255 19 245 19 237 56043 53265 28 236 34 248 32 257 31 255 53265 50796 39 236 43 229 41 238 42 254 50796 48587 44 223 42 245 45 251 49 255 48587 46587 51 243 63 249 65 254 59 253 46587 44763 64 245 68 238 75 238 72 247 44763 43083 67 248 72 234 74 236 79 238 43083 41514 73 249 72 231 78 237 81 238 41514 40034 75 241 68 225 77 232 84 245 40034 38632 73 240 70 224 77 233 84 247 38632 37266 70 236 68 224 78 238 80 246 37266 35869 67 230 65 225 75 243 77 245 35869 34411 66 223 64 225 70 245 75 242 34411 32892 65 219 63 225 69 242 72 243 32892 31297 63 217 63 224 67 235 69 242 31297 29615 60 216 63 227 67 229 67 240 29615 27846 57 219 62 232 68 229 66 235 27846 25991 58 227 59 230 65 219 66 228 25991 24051 56 233 55 230 59 213 64 228 24051 22043 54 235 51 235 51 237 58 250 22043 19970 49 238 46 246 51 263 50 256 19970 17813 42 232 40 249 43 261 41 253 17813 15607 32 243 30 247 33 248 34 252 15607 13479 30 247 22 252 26 240 27 246 13479 11547 25 253 20 253 22 240 27 255 11547 9837 21 260 18 257 17 254 27 272 9837 8323 19 262 17 262 17 281 22 281 8323 6976 14 258 16 266 17 284 17 290 6976 5782 13 254 16 268 14 283 13 293 5782 4727 12 241 15 260 10*280 11 288 4727 3798 12 234 14*239 9*272 11 287 3798 2978 12*238 14*230 9 269 9 283 2978 2246 12*240 13 225 8 263 7 275 2246 1598 12 240 13 222 8 259 6 269 1598 1059 11 240 13 221 7 256 6 258 1059 645 10 239 12 220 7 254 5 248 645 361 9 238 11 218 7 252 4 240 361 188 8 238 10 219 6 251 3*229 188 90 7 237 8 219 5 251 2*213 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