DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/26 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0656z - - 1007z - - 1329z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 69.9 - - 78.5 - - 81.5 - - 81.6 - - 76.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 49 - - 189 - - 224 - - 107 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 321 - - 5810 - - 8190 - - 8232 - - 4 BL Depth Hcrit 52 - - 3927 - - 5877 - - 5391 - - 53 Hcrit BL Top 386 - - 5875 - - 8255 - - 8297 - - 69 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2925 - - 2015 - - 958 - - 1117 - - 8292 Hgt.Variab. W* 104 - - 432 - - 512 - - 408 - - 9 W* B/S 5 - - 5 - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 14 - - 12 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction 298 - - 278 - - 251 - - 233 - - 160 Direction Wind Shear 1 - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -5 - - 14 - - 11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -3043 - - -1766 - - -202 - - 304 - - -4782 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 3430 - - 7642 - - 8458 - - 7994 - - 4851 sfcLCL ODpotential -4854 - - -7000 - - -4610 - - -2942 - - -5975 ODpotential blCL 5240 - - 12875 - - 12865 - - 11239 - - 6044 blCL maxRH 60 - - 47 - - 66 - - 73 - - 37 maxRH CAPE 10 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 190 CAPE Temp@2m 69.9 - - 78.5 - - 81.5 - - 81.6 - - 76.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 55.3 - - 45.2 - - 44.5 - - 46.7 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 69.6 - - 77.2 - - 80.1 - - 80.8 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 54.7 - - 42.8 - - 41.8 - - 44.4 - - 53.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 49 - - 189 - - 224 - - 107 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 321 - - 5810 - - 8190 - - 8232 - - 4 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 - - 9 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] 98791 26 083 25 087 22 089 26 084 23 087 98791 91229 21 077 20 093 17 079 19 091 17 076 91229 85401 19 080 17 093 16 086 17 093 18 086 85401 80573 15 094 14 092 13 101 18 100 14 093 80573 76430 13 092 10 109 12 111 13 104 13 110 76430 72777 12 114 7 141 11 113 8 127 12 109 72777 69464 15 150 14 178 3 170 4 166 8 109 69464 66418 13 162 14 171 12 198 8 221 3 144 66418 63600 8 220 14 187 18 191 15 230 10 255 63600 60888 18 231 14 205 20 199 21 214 21 209 60888 58057 29 223 25 241 23 217 25 222 20 222 58057 55111 40 228 42 236 36 233 35 234 39 241 55111 52331 50 233 52 235 49 242 46 243 50 243 52331 49852 64 232 64 233 65 240 58 242 62 243 49852 47634 73 229 73 230 79 234 74 241 78 241 47634 45629 81 233 81 233 90 231 91 237 92 233 45629 43801 96 234 94 234 99 229 98 228 98 224 43801 42115 108 230 101 231 101 226 96 225 96 216 42115 40539 109 229 102 230 97 224 94 228 92 216 40539 39055 109 229 103 229 95 226 95 231 90 221 39055 37650 108 229 103 229 95 226 96 228 91 224 37650 36287 106 229 103 230 97 224 96 224 92 224 36287 34898 102 230 101 230 99 224 98 223 93 222 34898 33451 99 232 99 231 100 226 100 224 94 221 33451 31949 96 233 95 233 97 228 100 225 97 224 31949 30378 93 233 89 234 91 229 96 226 98 230 30378 28732 91 234 83 235 85 231 90 229 95 235 28732 27012 88 235 79 235 77 233 82 233 88 240 27012 25218 85 239 76 235 70 234 74 236 77 245 25218 23355 82 245 73 237 66 235 68 238 65 248 23355 21421 73 249 68 240 64 234 62 241 56 251 21421 19404 62 254 59 243 61 235 58 244 52 254 19404 17300 52 253 51 245 54 241 52 247 48 259 17300 15159 45 254 44 252 43 248 41 249 41 263 15159 13108 40 258 38 262 31 257 26 248 32 264 13108 11250 37 258 34 266 27 264 21 249 20 248 11250 9597 30 252 31 263 24*262 18*248 21 231 9597 8127 27 249 27 263 16*252 14*243 19 227 8127 6819 25 259 23*272 13 247 12 237 18 221 6819 5654 24 271 19*279 13 248 11 236 17 211 5654 4622 21 277 16 278 12 248 11 234 15 198 4622 3712 19 282 15 277 12 250 10 232 14 190 3712 2908 19 286 14 277 11 251 10 230 13 188 2908 2188 19 291 14 277 11 253 9 228 12 186 2188 1552 17 296 13 278 10 254 9 227 11 184 1552 1022 15 299 13 278 10 254 9 226 10 181 1022 615 9*306 12 278 10 255 9 225 10 177 615 336 4*300 12 278 9 256 8 225 8 173 336 166 4 297 11 278 9 256 8 225 6*166 166 69 3 297 10 278 8 256 7 224 4*160 69 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