DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/17 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 - - - - - - 88.8 - - 89.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 188 - - 52 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4978 - - 4347 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3293 - - 1964 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5043 - - 4412 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1302 - - 1920 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 410 - - 269 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 285 - - 278 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2366 - - -2286 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7410 - - 6699 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8269 - - -6276 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13312 - - 10688 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 69 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 88.8 - - 89.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.8 - - 60.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 87.5 - - 89.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 55.4 - - 59.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 188 - - 52 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4978 - - 4347 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - - 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] 99512 41 091 26 089 99512 91974 38 082 32 080 91974 86161 32 076 33 076 86161 81346 23 077 25 068 81346 77209 15 078 20 065 77209 73553 13 081 14 062 73553 70244 9 086 6 061 70244 67206 3 046 3 184 67206 64395 3 069 4 246 64395 61683 4 021 6 244 61683 58870 13 301 10 302 58870 55972 17 279 18 300 55972 53231 24 297 28 296 53231 50788 31 297 35 298 50788 48610 42 292 48 302 48610 46637 42 291 53 296 46637 44827 45 297 47 292 44827 43152 48 299 43 293 43152 41585 44 296 43 291 41585 40111 42 293 42 284 40111 38714 44 291 42 284 38714 37353 47 291 44 286 37353 35960 46 291 44 289 35960 34507 43 290 42 291 34507 32999 45 292 41 294 32999 31421 50 290 43 297 31421 29757 52 286 46 294 29757 28010 48 285 47 290 28010 26175 44 284 45 287 26175 24252 42 281 43 278 24252 22243 42 277 44 275 22243 20144 40 279 44 277 20144 17955 35 282 36 281 17955 15728 31 283 28 284 15728 13589 29 286 27 289 13589 11644 28 290 27 292 11644 9915 27 294 25 292 9915 8380 23 298 23 290 8380 7022 18 304 19 285 7022 5820 12*305 14 276 5820 4760 6*289 10*274 4760 3825 6 288 8*276 3825 3000 6 288 8 277 3000 2262 6 285 8 278 2262 1609 5 284 7 279 1609 1066 5 282 7 280 1066 650 5 281 7 281 650 363 5 280 6 280 363 189 4 279 6 280 189 90 4 280 5 280 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