DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/18 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 - - - - - - 91.8 - - 91.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 181 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4394 - - 4024 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2836 - - 74 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4459 - - 4089 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2906 - - 3255 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 389 - - 181 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 204 - - 213 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 530 - - -407 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3929 - - 4496 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -999 - - -1754 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5458 - - 5843 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 101 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3360 - - 2420 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 91.8 - - 91.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 71.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.8 - - 91.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 73.7 - - 71.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 181 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4394 - - 4024 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 70 - - 103 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - - 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] 99474 40 087 27 085 99474 91931 35 074 30 077 91931 86103 28 067 28 076 86103 81286 19 069 23 072 81286 77156 17 084 16 071 77156 73515 14 089 10 076 73515 70218 11 071 9 096 70218 67181 6 004 5 084 67181 64375 7 230 4 302 64375 61665 6 193 9 285 61665 58845 9 305 14 285 58845 55933 18 292 19 274 55933 53176 29 276 24 279 53176 50732 33 274 38 275 50732 48575 40 264 45 271 48575 46617 35 273 46 264 46617 44810 42 284 47 270 44810 43134 52 281 50 270 43134 41568 53 274 52 266 41568 40092 51 274 47 262 40092 38690 44 273 41 260 38690 37325 40 268 40 259 37325 35929 38 262 42 257 35929 34473 37 255 43 255 34473 32960 37 254 42 256 32960 31375 40 259 40 259 31375 29705 43 258 38 262 29705 27952 45 254 39 263 27952 26115 42 253 40 262 26115 24195 42 252 39 263 24195 22196 42 252 36 258 22196 20115 41 254 37 251 20115 17947 38 256 33 253 17947 15735 27 259 29 256 15735 13604 21 247 27 256 13604 11670 20 245 26 251 11670 9956 20 236 27 245 9956 8430 21 227 28 245 8430 7073 20 216 27 245 7073 5868 20 214 26 238 5868 4800 19*211 23*225 4800 3858 18*207 21*219 3858 3027 18 206 18 213 3027 2283 18 204 18 212 2283 1625 17 203 17 212 1625 1077 17 202 16 211 1077 656 16 201 15 211 656 366 16 201 14 211 366 191 14 200 12 211 191 90 12 200 9 210 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