DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/03 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 99.5 - - 100.2 - - 95.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 259 - - 115 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5887 - - 5368 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4137 - - 3281 - - 75 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5952 - - 5433 - - 91 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1291 - - 3358 - - 6725 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 476 - - 358 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 271 - - 265 - - 228 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -17 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1104 - - -1738 - - -5152 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7056 - - 7172 - - 5243 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4414 - - -4185 - - -7122 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10366 - - 9618 - - 7213 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 59 - - 63 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1950 - - 2310 - - 3390 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 99.5 - - 100.2 - - 95.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 69.0 - - 72.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 97.8 - - 99.3 - - 96.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.7 - - 68.2 - - 72.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 259 - - 115 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5887 - - 5368 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 17 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] 99175 35 077 33 076 35 085 99175 91678 30 077 28 077 29 068 91678 85935 25 084 24 071 27 061 85935 81159 21 083 22 068 24 069 81159 77053 17 076 18 063 22 066 77053 73427 15 071 12 050 18 058 73427 70140 10 087 5 064 11 039 70140 67119 9 100 4 144 5 001 67119 64331 7 104 5 138 3 299 64331 61648 7 079 6 115 4 284 61648 58866 6 002 2 035 5 277 58866 55999 9 288 8 278 12 248 55999 53301 9 249 7 249 12 232 53301 50906 11 216 9 249 7 234 50906 48767 19 207 19 228 16 247 48767 46823 22 199 25 223 23 238 46823 45030 21 201 26 220 23 234 45030 43356 23 216 26 233 18 233 43356 41785 21 234 22 243 14 234 41785 40301 16 245 20 250 13 239 40301 38895 19 252 22 258 16 245 38895 37527 22 254 23 258 19 250 37527 36131 23 254 24 258 19 252 36131 34675 24 255 24 258 19 252 34675 33161 21 252 22 258 17 256 33161 31571 14 239 19 253 17 260 31571 29892 10 227 17 243 18 257 29892 28127 6 254 15 228 21 248 28127 26279 3 243 12 219 23 239 26279 24353 7 241 13 244 24 249 24353 22358 12 245 17 272 20 271 22358 20288 15 294 19 299 19 284 20288 18132 21 309 21 310 21 307 18132 15928 21 308 23 304 26 316 15928 13797 21 302 26 299 27 307 13797 11849 24 305 28 299 27 306 11849 10112 23 309 26 304 20 309 10112 8568 21 306 22 302 18 303 8568 7192 17*303 20 295 18 296 7192 5966 9*284 18*292 18 291 5966 4879 9 276 15*286 17 288 4879 3921 9 273 13 277 17 285 3921 3074 9 269 11 265 16 277 3074 2317 9 268 10 257 14 265 2317 1649 9 267 10 255 13 248 1649 1092 9 265 10 253 13 237 1092 664 9 265 9 251 13 233 664 371 9 264 9 250 11 232 371 192 9 264 8 250 9 230 192 91 8 264 7 249 5*228 91 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