DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/30 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 83.1 - - 77.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 149 - - 27 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2880 - - 2646 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1643 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2945 - - 2711 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1530 - - 1818 - - 1343 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 320 - - 197 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 211 - - 207 - - 164 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -201 - - -646 - - -1137 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3147 - - 3357 - - 1226 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2319 - - -3021 - - -4046 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5264 - - 5732 - - 4135 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 77 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 790 - - 790 - - 1130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 83.1 - - 77.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.1 - - 68.6 - - 71.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.7 - - 82.9 - - 78.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.9 - - 67.7 - - 71.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 149 - - 27 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2880 - - 2646 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 20 - - 7 - - 3 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 17 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] 99126 14 097 11 077 19 025 99126 91692 16 081 15 072 12 065 91692 85945 17 066 14 081 12 083 85945 81157 13 068 12 066 11 063 81157 77025 9 083 7 060 10 034 77025 73380 10 125 5 032 7 033 73380 70094 8 134 3 327 8 013 70094 67090 1 080 4 314 7 333 67090 64311 1 189 4 256 6 259 64311 61618 10 322 11 323 14 318 61618 58819 15 285 13 278 18 297 58819 55920 18 285 16 299 19 312 55920 53171 30 288 34 297 29 301 53171 50728 28 273 36 283 33 276 50728 48544 21 269 26 280 29 275 48544 46563 21 275 26 277 40 285 46563 44761 28 267 30 271 40 280 44761 43100 36 263 35 272 34 273 43100 41548 35 264 32 274 32 305 41548 40093 32 271 29 283 34 310 40093 38711 31 273 27 287 33 303 38711 37364 31 275 27 288 31 299 37364 35983 32 277 28 287 28 297 35983 34538 31 280 29 290 28 294 34538 33031 32 287 27 295 28 289 33031 31446 29 281 25 295 29 286 31446 29773 25 269 25 283 27 282 29773 28016 22 264 26 276 26 273 28016 26171 21 266 23 278 26 266 26171 24239 21 267 19 274 25 262 24239 22223 24 261 23 263 26 260 22223 20117 30 265 27 266 24 273 20117 17928 26 270 24 272 24 280 17928 15701 20 274 23 280 20 275 15701 13556 18 271 19 266 16 267 13556 11610 19 265 19 265 15 291 11610 9886 18 262 19 273 19 290 9886 8360 16 263 18 276 21 283 8360 7009 15 248 16 272 18 279 7009 5808 18 245 15 265 15 272 5808 4745 18 240 16 253 14 262 4745 3808 17 226 17 238 14 251 3808 2983 14*214 15*223 15 234 2983 2247 14*212 13*211 17 219 2247 1598 13 212 12 208 16 202 1598 1058 13 211 12 207 16 185 1058 645 13 211 11 206 15 179 645 360 12 211 11 204 13 174 360 188 11 211 10 204 10 171 188 89 9 210 8 203 5*164 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