DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/24 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 104 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5281 - - 2555 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3247 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5346 - - 2620 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2905 - - 5680 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 361 - - 170 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 264 - - 280 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 449 - - -1513 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4898 - - 4133 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1175 - - -2448 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6521 - - 5068 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 140 - - 270 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.8 - - 77.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.7 - - 59.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.1 - - 77.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.3 - - 58.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 104 - - 7 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5281 - - 2555 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 3 - - 79 - - - 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] 99371 30 100 24 084 99371 91910 26 104 19 088 91910 86126 18 109 18 094 86126 81308 16 108 16 091 81308 77162 14 099 15 087 77162 73496 15 105 15 092 73496 70180 14 104 12 107 70180 67139 8 098 9 113 67139 64311 8 138 3 167 64311 61560 11 170 9 224 61560 58679 13 176 13 199 58679 55684 18 222 18 225 55684 52833 22 228 23 230 52833 50272 26 227 23 235 50272 47981 32 244 30 253 47981 45908 41 237 37 247 45908 44012 41 226 38 240 44012 42265 38 226 35 238 42265 40645 38 236 30 243 40645 39140 41 240 28 255 39140 37736 38 239 32 257 37736 36390 38 249 32 246 36390 35031 40 253 29 243 35031 33625 38 251 27 250 33625 32168 36 250 27 254 32168 30641 36 246 27 255 30641 29027 35 242 28 251 29027 27325 34 240 30 249 27325 25536 34 236 30 250 25536 23660 36 233 29 248 23660 21703 37 239 28 248 21703 19664 36 239 29 243 19664 17537 40 234 33 244 17537 15362 42 236 36 247 15362 13262 41 241 39 252 13262 11359 38 245 30 249 11359 9677 32 244 30 250 9677 8189 24 241 23 251 8189 6869 18 241 16 249 6869 5697 15*251 12 250 5697 4659 13*259 8 259 4659 3744 11 263 8 265 3744 2936 11 263 8*272 2936 2213 10 264 8*276 2213 1576 10 266 7 279 1576 1044 10 267 7 282 1044 637 9 267 7 282 637 356 9 267 7 282 356 186 8 268 7 283 186 89 7 268 6 283 89 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