DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/22 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.6 - - 91.2 - - 76.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 348 - - 81 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7383 - - 5387 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5441 - - 2990 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7448 - - 5452 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2079 - - 3916 - - 1769 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 557 - - 317 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 19 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 197 - - 196 - - 210 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - -4 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 510 - - -691 - - -851 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6938 - - 6143 - - 941 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -553 - - -1482 - - -3456 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8001 - - 6934 - - 3546 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 91 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 590 - - 800 - - 1010 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.6 - - 91.2 - - 76.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 64.5 - - 72.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 91.0 - - 90.7 - - 77.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.0 - - 64.0 - - 71.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 348 - - 81 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7383 - - 5387 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - 63 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 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] 99338 32 095 29 090 21 075 99338 91828 29 095 29 083 28 084 91828 86025 27 092 23 084 27 089 86025 81189 21 092 18 093 21 086 81189 77023 13 099 15 100 16 082 77023 73360 10 118 10 101 12 075 73360 70060 8 143 6 118 6 050 70060 67031 8 143 9 161 2 050 67031 64226 6 154 11 167 7 217 64226 61517 9 179 9 191 12 218 61517 58721 5 223 11 204 12 224 58721 55838 24 288 19 288 7 273 55838 53091 33 248 33 265 29 264 53091 50637 31 246 39 249 41 253 50637 48457 46 257 49 253 51 257 48457 46503 61 254 62 251 59 252 46503 44714 58 250 55 249 60 250 44714 43045 49 255 54 261 52 246 43045 41476 53 269 57 260 50 270 41476 39999 68 284 57 254 51 272 39999 38601 71 282 57 252 47 257 38601 37239 60 272 52 257 47 249 37239 35842 48 256 55 263 48 246 35842 34381 48 251 63 266 48 247 34381 32863 51 254 63 264 46 258 32863 31275 53 256 54 254 49 256 31275 29606 53 255 53 258 49 253 29606 27854 50 254 53 264 44 248 27854 26015 49 255 43 262 41 247 26015 24090 40 263 39 254 41 248 24090 22087 36 262 41 257 41 245 22087 20001 40 251 39 254 42 241 20001 17826 48 245 36 247 40 240 17826 15613 45 241 32 246 39 242 15613 13488 35 235 30 243 38 242 13488 11559 28 229 27 241 35 242 11559 9849 23 216 25 230 29 241 9849 8330 23*206 25 225 28 238 8330 6982 24*199 24 216 30 235 6982 5784 24 198 22*203 31 228 5784 4723 25 197 22*201 30 219 4723 3790 25 197 21 198 27 214 3790 2968 25 196 20 196 22 210 2968 2234 24 196 20 195 18 205 2234 1589 24 196 19 194 17 206 1589 1052 23 195 19 194 14 204 1052 641 23 195 18 193 11 204 641 359 22 195 17 193 9 206 359 187 20 195 15 193 8*207 187 90 16 195 12 192 5*210 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