DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/12 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.7 - - 86.1 - - 78.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 46 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3904 - - 4791 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2145 - - 2172 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3969 - - 4856 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2027 - - 1415 - - 3123 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 311 - - 270 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 30 - - 14 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 350 - - 243 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1360 - - -429 - - -3058 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5329 - - 5285 - - 3148 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4661 - - -3521 - - -6433 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8630 - - 8377 - - 6523 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 77 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 60 - - 220 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.7 - - 86.1 - - 78.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.6 - - 63.1 - - 64.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 84.0 - - 85.7 - - 80.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.2 - - 61.7 - - 63.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 90 - - 46 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3904 - - 4791 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 33 - - 8 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 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] 99371 33 087 33 086 28 069 99371 91882 26 105 23 077 24 079 91882 86071 20 093 13 087 20 078 86071 81241 13 100 14 092 14 087 81241 77091 13 100 12 092 8 099 77091 73425 10 076 9 090 8 157 73425 70090 1 029 4 036 4 100 70090 67013 3 222 5 243 6 349 67013 64174 5 295 6 240 14 326 64174 61456 11 277 15 265 15 289 61456 58631 15 266 20 280 16 264 58631 55705 26 280 29 274 31 293 55705 52948 37 274 39 282 42 287 52948 50494 43 276 45 275 43 295 50494 48299 45 279 40 277 59 286 48299 46315 48 275 53 283 57 269 46315 44489 48 266 57 278 46 270 44489 42792 46 261 55 275 57 298 42792 41216 45 263 54 273 77 299 41216 39743 46 268 52 269 86 295 39743 38353 48 271 50 270 85 292 38353 37002 50 275 51 277 80 289 37002 35623 50 280 49 280 78 287 35623 34184 47 282 42 280 73 278 34184 32685 44 279 43 283 63 272 32685 31114 43 279 46 287 58 271 31114 29458 40 278 45 286 53 275 29458 27717 36 278 42 283 48 285 27717 25889 34 279 39 280 51 293 25889 23978 34 278 39 277 46 290 23978 21987 34 282 40 279 43 282 21987 19911 32 291 36 290 34 279 19911 17752 31 302 33 299 29 285 17752 15562 28 318 27 300 24 294 15562 13456 20 313 18 320 21 296 13456 11537 19 312 15 317 13 292 11537 9826 17 310 16 320 10 294 9826 8307 17 314 14 317 9 301 8307 6959 13 325 11 309 8 298 6959 5766 7 310 7*289 5 285 5766 4711 4*319 4*260 4 247 4711 3783 3*337 4 255 4 219 3783 2964 2 342 4 247 4 201 2964 2234 2 347 3 241 4 188 2234 1591 2 355 3 234 4 181 1591 1054 2 356 3 227 4 179 1054 642 1 009 3 226 5 180 642 360 1 010 3 223 5 180 360 188 1 008 3 224 5*179 188 90 1 011 3 223 4*176 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