DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/02 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 - - - - - - 99.0 - - 99.6 - - 94.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 244 - - 101 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5661 - - 5005 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3936 - - 2940 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5726 - - 5070 - - 91 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1755 - - 2464 - - 5298 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 462 - - 338 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 276 - - 260 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1134 - - -2319 - - -4852 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6860 - - 7389 - - 4943 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4085 - - -5836 - - -8211 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9811 - - 10906 - - 8302 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 53 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1680 - - 1450 - - 2870 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 99.0 - - 99.6 - - 94.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.2 - - 67.6 - - 72.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 97.3 - - 98.9 - - 96.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.2 - - 66.6 - - 72.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 244 - - 101 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5661 - - 5005 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 13 - - 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] 99331 41 090 32 064 35 074 99331 91854 32 076 30 085 27 067 91854 86090 25 075 27 091 20 067 86090 81281 18 086 22 080 16 084 81281 77143 15 098 13 079 17 090 77143 73497 14 101 9 083 13 075 73497 70206 10 094 11 071 11 070 70206 67186 11 102 7 055 8 061 67186 64399 8 105 3 076 6 030 64399 61714 5 100 0 318 3 352 61714 58931 4 038 1 076 2 262 58931 56082 1 312 3 273 4 276 56082 53409 7 163 8 226 9 266 53409 51032 8 155 10 196 11 231 51032 48904 5 170 8 198 11 218 48904 46964 5 170 9 212 12 221 46964 45172 5 220 10 219 14 211 45172 43496 9 260 11 243 14 220 43496 41919 12 258 12 253 14 225 41919 40429 17 258 16 262 15 235 40429 39015 21 253 22 261 17 242 39015 37639 20 251 22 262 19 248 37639 36235 16 256 15 263 16 248 36235 34773 14 266 13 269 14 246 34773 33256 10 264 13 268 15 245 33256 31664 8 275 12 259 14 245 31664 29982 7 288 10 267 11 247 29982 28212 8 216 12 238 10 280 28212 26358 10 210 14 231 10 266 26358 24427 7 265 12 258 11 276 24427 22420 12 289 15 295 14 295 22420 20328 15 298 19 303 18 310 20328 18153 17 316 19 313 17 325 18153 15941 18 336 18 338 17 334 15941 13805 22 340 25 343 19 344 13805 11853 20 336 26 345 18 351 11853 10110 18 336 21 340 16 344 10110 8560 17 333 16 331 15 325 8560 7183 13 328 14 315 17 305 7183 5959 8*302 12*294 17 297 5959 4874 8*291 11*278 16 293 4874 3916 8 284 10 268 14 287 3916 3071 8 278 10 260 11 274 3071 2314 9 274 10 255 10 251 2314 1647 9 272 10 254 10 231 1647 1091 9 271 10 252 10 223 1091 664 9 269 9 251 10 221 664 371 9 269 9 250 9 219 371 192 8 268 8 250 7*217 192 91 8 267 7 249 4*213 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