DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 07/05 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 - - - - - - 92.1 - - 94.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 301 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4146 - - 5226 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2846 - - 3081 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4211 - - 5291 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1569 - - 3948 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 441 - - 340 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 29 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 168 - - 190 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1216 - - -439 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5427 - - 5730 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2760 - - -1518 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6971 - - 6809 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 88 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1220 - - 1940 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.1 - - 94.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.5 - - 69.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.2 - - 93.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.8 - - 68.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 301 - - 97 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4146 - - 5226 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 53 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 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] 99160 38 078 39 088 99160 91667 33 084 34 071 91667 85925 27 090 27 075 85925 81161 23 094 18 089 81161 77064 21 093 11 103 77064 73426 21 085 10 099 73426 70119 15 087 9 070 70119 67077 9 080 4 078 67077 64259 5 096 2 218 64259 61541 2 016 2 128 61541 58723 3 269 7 272 58723 55842 10 307 11 273 55842 53140 24 290 18 294 53140 50729 26 258 29 277 50729 48577 23 242 28 254 48577 46632 19 243 22 245 46632 44842 21 264 22 259 44842 43172 25 269 22 260 43172 41601 24 259 25 262 41601 40118 24 247 27 257 40118 38711 25 243 28 251 38711 37343 25 245 27 248 37343 35944 26 247 27 250 35944 34485 25 251 25 251 34485 32969 23 254 22 244 32969 31380 21 257 19 244 31380 29706 19 260 18 252 29706 27948 18 257 18 255 27948 26106 19 254 20 255 26106 24182 22 251 20 254 24182 22181 20 244 19 252 22181 20098 14 241 16 243 20098 17935 14 249 13 244 17935 15735 20 244 14 244 15735 13622 26 237 20 235 13622 11699 27 236 20 232 11699 9985 20 241 15 237 9985 8458 18 239 14 234 8458 7097 18 238 12 229 7097 5886 13 244 7*204 5886 4814 7*251 6*195 4814 3869 2*201 6 192 3869 3035 2 181 6 190 3035 2288 3 168 6 189 2288 1629 3 164 6 188 1629 1079 3 159 6 188 1079 657 3 159 6 188 657 368 3 156 6 188 368 191 3 157 6 187 191 90 3 155 5 188 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