DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 08/14 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 - - - - - - 83.6 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2166 - - 25 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1109 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2231 - - 90 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1498 - - 3478 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 286 - - 21 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 086 - - 008 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1968 - - -1830 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4199 - - 1920 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4412 - - -3264 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6643 - - 3354 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 50 - - 900 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.6 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.6 - - 71.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.8 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.2 - - 71.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2166 - - 25 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 97 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 16 - - - 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] 99461 44 088 34 087 99461 92027 39 089 35 087 92027 86275 30 077 33 085 86275 81479 18 071 24 068 81479 77335 15 088 13 070 77335 73655 9 094 10 108 73655 70323 8 126 6 141 70323 67270 6 111 4 211 67270 64443 2 179 6 283 64443 61709 7 258 10 275 61709 58877 13 296 16 287 58877 55975 26 281 26 287 55975 53260 30 284 34 289 53260 50858 45 287 50 287 50858 48716 55 276 57 274 48716 46763 60 275 61 290 46763 44960 65 277 75 296 44960 43284 67 276 75 292 43284 41710 68 279 70 298 41710 40221 70 284 65 294 40221 38808 70 284 67 283 38808 37436 69 283 69 277 37436 36033 67 280 66 277 36033 34570 67 280 60 279 34570 33051 68 281 52 284 33051 31459 65 284 48 285 31459 29782 55 281 44 283 29782 28017 44 278 42 284 28017 26163 44 279 42 281 26163 24222 48 285 43 283 24222 22201 50 288 40 285 22201 20097 47 288 39 284 20097 17903 43 285 40 287 17903 15670 41 288 33 289 15670 13527 36 286 30 292 13527 11583 28 277 30 282 11583 9858 20 268 25 267 9858 8333 18 260 18 255 8333 6984 13 256 15 261 6984 5791 9 261 11 280 5791 4734 5 265 9 304 4734 3803 2 348 6 315 3803 2981 6 057 2 340 2981 2246 8*073 2 021 2246 1597 8*080 5 024 1597 1058 8 085 8 019 1058 644 7 088 9 014 644 361 7 090 9 011 361 188 7 091 7*009 188 90 6 092 5*008 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