DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/18 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.0 - - 90.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 311 - - -18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4857 - - 1868 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3409 - - 74 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4922 - - 1933 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2653 - - 6516 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 470 - - 140 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 34 - - 28 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 228 - - 258 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 22 - - 15 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 20 - - 9 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1529 - - -3075 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6451 - - 5008 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3711 - - -4494 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8633 - - 6427 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 950 - - 1370 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.0 - - 90.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.7 - - 68.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.8 - - 91.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.1 - - 67.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 311 - - -18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4857 - - 1868 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 77 - - 79 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - - 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] 98891 33 080 24 097 98891 91423 22 090 22 078 91423 85676 17 089 21 078 85676 80914 15 091 17 077 80914 76819 17 087 12 073 76819 73203 11 078 11 069 73203 69926 7 119 7 096 69926 66913 7 117 7 121 66913 64127 7 103 3 108 64127 61449 8 066 2 194 61449 58666 20 306 12 322 58666 55801 37 261 32 281 55801 53114 38 237 43 243 53114 50702 26 263 39 234 50702 48524 33 279 37 237 48524 46541 40 281 37 236 46541 44716 42 275 39 235 44716 43018 47 266 46 240 43018 41427 55 257 61 240 41427 39933 61 251 70 235 39933 38523 64 245 70 230 38523 37153 64 243 69 229 37153 35755 64 246 64 231 35755 34301 65 250 63 234 34301 32790 67 252 60 243 32790 31207 63 251 60 253 31207 29541 56 252 61 253 29541 27791 56 255 62 250 27791 25957 59 258 63 249 25957 24042 59 259 64 250 24042 22052 56 259 57 254 22052 19982 55 266 53 259 19982 17827 57 273 50 262 17827 15633 52 268 48 264 15633 13526 49 260 50 261 13526 11610 47 258 48 255 11610 9903 44 256 44 247 9903 8388 47 252 39 245 8388 7041 48 250 38 246 7041 5843 46*248 37 248 5843 4780 40*241 36 250 4780 3843 36 232 35 252 3843 3014 35 227 34 253 3014 2273 34 225 33*255 2273 1619 33 225 32*257 1619 1072 33 224 31 257 1072 654 31 224 29 258 654 365 29 224 26 258 365 190 26 224 23 258 190 91 20 224 17 259 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