DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 07/20 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 - - - - - - 83.4 - - 85.0 - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 236 - - 110 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5301 - - 5845 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3642 - - 3600 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5366 - - 5910 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1534 - - 1425 - - 5683 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 447 - - 363 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 253 - - 25 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 267 - - 215 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1290 - - -684 - - -3622 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6656 - - 6594 - - 3713 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7889 - - -7057 - - -4965 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13255 - - 12967 - - 5055 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 79 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.4 - - 85.0 - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.6 - - 56.4 - - 63.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.9 - - 84.0 - - 81.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.3 - - 55.1 - - 62.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 236 - - 110 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5301 - - 5845 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 12 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] 99423 42 089 34 099 21 074 99423 91919 31 079 32 085 26 082 91919 86118 27 086 25 078 29 081 86118 81297 24 091 21 081 27 075 81297 77147 19 093 18 083 20 076 77147 73490 16 111 14 079 16 066 73490 70182 11 088 14 083 6 085 70182 67139 7 111 6 039 9 087 67139 64318 6 084 1 117 6 346 64318 61606 10 355 6 007 3 336 61606 58795 14 310 13 319 10 332 58795 55894 20 307 18 305 16 316 55894 53150 26 301 23 300 29 304 53150 50700 28 296 28 300 38 309 50700 48495 30 291 31 300 39 307 48495 46481 32 286 33 301 29 302 46481 44643 32 279 34 290 34 321 44643 42952 31 276 32 276 41 329 42952 41378 29 276 27 270 40 323 41378 39901 26 275 23 270 36 313 39901 38505 23 274 23 267 29 309 38505 37150 22 278 23 264 25 309 37150 35767 23 282 20 269 23 302 35767 34323 22 281 16 279 20 291 34323 32821 22 277 14 295 17 279 32821 31245 20 280 16 302 16 282 31245 29583 19 285 18 298 15 293 29583 27835 19 282 18 299 14 295 27835 26004 19 283 17 302 16 289 26004 24089 17 288 18 304 16 287 24089 22094 15 291 18 298 15 283 22094 20014 14 288 17 294 14 281 20014 17843 16 287 15 295 11 280 17843 15625 16 289 15 294 7 264 15625 13484 15 289 12 286 9 248 13484 11539 15 284 11 276 13 261 11539 9818 15 270 14 269 15 270 9818 8297 15 257 15 262 16 266 8297 6953 13 266 11*252 15 251 6953 5763 8*274 4*234 11 237 5763 4712 3*276 4 233 7 228 4712 3787 1 278 3 223 6 217 3787 2969 0 281 3 214 7 200 2969 2239 0 216 2 205 8 186 2239 1594 0 126 2 199 9 174 1594 1055 1 109 2 190 9 164 1055 643 1 114 2 185 9 157 643 360 1 114 2 181 8 152 360 188 1 119 2 180 7*146 188 90 1 106 2 181 4*144 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