DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/30 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 - - - - - - 78.0 - - 79.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4067 - - 4121 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1462 - - 1501 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4132 - - 4186 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2332 - - 2876 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 245 - - 246 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 313 - - 319 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1037 - - 633 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3095 - - 3554 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 318 - - -447 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3814 - - 4633 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 190 - - 270 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.0 - - 79.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.5 - - 64.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.8 - - 79.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.3 - - 63.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4067 - - 4121 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 49 - - - 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] 99603 41 081 42 079 99603 92118 34 083 36 076 92118 86339 34 087 33 075 86339 81530 31 086 32 075 81530 77387 26 088 26 078 77387 73735 23 089 16 080 73735 70426 21 081 15 086 70426 67380 19 079 15 084 67380 64560 14 068 11 080 64560 61829 8 082 8 069 61829 58985 2 003 7 350 58985 56041 4 298 6 280 56041 53222 9 296 8 225 53222 50675 16 297 14 278 50675 48397 21 292 23 278 48397 46332 24 288 24 266 46332 44432 26 286 22 269 44432 42675 28 288 23 291 42675 41047 26 287 28 302 41047 39534 23 284 30 303 39534 38120 20 285 27 296 38120 36762 19 288 25 291 36762 35388 22 292 24 283 35388 33963 25 292 23 281 33963 32483 24 293 23 286 32483 30931 23 300 26 292 30931 29292 24 308 28 295 29292 27569 26 311 27 298 27569 25762 27 312 25 299 25762 23871 27 318 24 301 23871 21897 29 322 24 307 21897 19833 30 320 25 311 19833 17673 25 314 24 315 17673 15471 22 311 20 319 15471 13356 24 316 18 322 13356 11437 26 316 16 325 11437 9736 27 311 13 347 9736 8229 25 311 14 352 8229 6898 21 318 16 343 6898 5721 20 319 17 338 5721 4679 19*317 17*333 4679 3761 18*315 15*325 3761 2950 18 314 14 321 2950 2225 17 314 14 319 2225 1584 16 313 13 317 1584 1050 16 312 12 316 1050 641 15 312 11 316 641 358 14 311 11 314 358 187 12 311 10 314 187 89 10 310 8 313 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