DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 07/31 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 82.2 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 147 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2869 - - 4118 - - 4849 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1552 - - 2542 - - 2415 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 2934 - - 4183 - - 4914 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2097 - - 2024 - - 2092 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 303 - - 360 - - 287 - - - W* B/S - - - 10 - - 16 - - 15 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 298 - - 303 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 5 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 10 - - 480 - - 947 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2924 - - 3704 - - 3968 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -677 - - -107 - - 253 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 3611 - - 4290 - - 4661 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 89 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 370 - - 550 - - 600 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 78.4 - - 82.2 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.7 - - 66.1 - - 66.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.5 - - 81.1 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 64.6 - - 64.7 - - 64.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 129 - - 147 - - 55 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2869 - - 4118 - - 4849 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 57 - - 64 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 13 - - 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] 99491 43 078 37 072 39 080 99491 92045 38 076 33 080 36 071 92045 86297 35 077 30 077 31 069 86297 81515 32 077 27 079 26 071 81515 77389 28 078 25 077 21 077 77389 73743 21 078 22 075 21 081 73743 70436 16 072 19 081 15 081 70436 67393 16 059 16 087 11 075 67393 64576 13 068 15 071 12 068 64576 61845 10 066 12 059 7 057 61845 59005 8 064 6 042 8 356 59005 56079 8 018 4 067 6 345 56079 53297 14 323 13 340 13 337 53297 50786 22 312 20 330 17 318 50786 48529 27 322 29 339 29 328 48529 46480 29 325 38 334 41 332 46480 44599 34 336 46 344 49 335 44599 42858 46 338 61 346 55 344 42858 41249 49 334 70 341 66 347 41249 39758 41 333 66 338 76 345 39758 38360 52 345 57 338 71 343 38360 37007 58 344 47 339 67 346 37007 35624 57 341 46 344 67 350 35624 34180 57 341 48 341 61 347 34180 32677 48 332 47 334 57 344 32677 31102 43 322 45 331 56 343 31102 29443 39 320 42 331 45 343 29443 27702 35 318 39 331 38 343 27702 25880 29 313 36 330 33 337 25880 23977 25 307 31 326 28 333 23977 21996 25 300 24 320 23 328 21996 19930 24 300 21 318 18 315 19930 17773 20 306 21 318 17 310 17773 15574 17 320 21 317 18 310 15574 13453 15 337 18 317 18 317 13453 11522 9 348 11 330 15 321 11522 9811 7 318 7 309 10 309 9811 8300 7 322 6 296 7 306 8300 6961 7 315 8 286 6 309 6961 5772 7 310 8 289 6*307 5772 4720 8 325 7*291 5*305 4720 3793 8 336 5*294 4 305 3793 2975 6*352 5 297 4 303 2975 2243 6*354 4 297 4 305 2243 1597 6 353 4 300 3 302 1597 1058 6 353 4 301 3 301 1058 645 5 352 3 303 3 301 645 361 5 353 3 301 3 300 361 188 5 353 3 302 3 303 188 90 4 353 3 302 2 302 90 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