DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/29 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 - - - - - - 79.3 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4180 - - 3986 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2394 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4245 - - 4051 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1868 - - 2325 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 326 - - 213 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 304 - - 291 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 858 - - 707 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3387 - - 3345 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -130 - - -535 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4375 - - 4586 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 490 - - 470 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.3 - - 79.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.8 - - 79.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.0 - - 63.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4180 - - 3986 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 37 - - 27 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 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] 99575 43 096 28 094 99575 92050 40 084 38 091 92050 86235 34 085 37 086 86235 81419 26 090 28 083 81419 77292 23 090 20 090 77292 73649 18 089 19 094 73649 70340 17 098 15 079 70340 67299 16 085 13 068 67299 64482 9 079 7 052 64482 61745 8 127 3 120 61745 58895 6 064 3 239 58895 55952 10 320 1 205 55952 53135 18 266 7 327 53135 50581 18 268 17 282 50581 48285 22 261 23 280 48285 46204 20 252 28 272 46204 44299 23 255 26 266 44299 42538 26 255 27 265 42538 40900 29 257 29 264 40900 39369 32 259 31 265 39369 37935 34 264 32 265 37935 36562 38 265 33 267 36562 35182 37 262 34 268 35182 33760 33 262 35 269 33760 32287 30 256 34 269 32287 30744 25 258 31 266 30744 29120 27 260 30 254 29120 27416 27 256 28 249 27416 25626 27 258 26 256 25626 23749 27 265 24 266 23749 21787 26 273 24 274 21787 19737 23 280 23 278 19737 17599 21 283 22 280 17599 15421 20 284 23 279 15421 13322 21 284 24 279 13322 11413 22 287 24 280 11413 9717 21 290 23 282 9717 8212 21 290 24 286 8212 6882 20 298 26 291 6882 5708 19 307 26 293 5708 4671 19*307 25*293 4671 3756 19*306 24*292 3756 2947 19 305 23 292 2947 2223 18 304 22 291 2223 1583 18 304 22 291 1583 1049 17 303 21 290 1049 640 17 302 20 290 640 358 16 301 18 290 358 188 14 301 15 289 188 89 11 301 12 289 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