DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 07/02 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 74.6 - - 80.0 - - 77.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 46 - - 55 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1357 - - 1140 - - 2239 - - 429 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 73 - - 73 - - 74 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1422 - - 1205 - - 2304 - - 494 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1316 - - 1740 - - 1759 - - 2026 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 210 - - 160 - - 224 - - 44 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 6 - - 24 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 021 - - 026 - - 013 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 483 - - 577 - - 592 - - -304 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 939 - - 628 - - 1712 - - 798 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 164 - - 313 - - -83 - - -1479 ODpotential blCL - - - 1258 - - 892 - - 2387 - - 1973 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 94 - - 92 maxRH CAPE - - - 150 - - 690 - - 1400 - - 2290 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.8 - - 74.6 - - 80.0 - - 77.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 69.6 - - 71.6 - - 72.3 - - 73.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.2 - - 74.2 - - 79.5 - - 78.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 68.8 - - 71.0 - - 71.1 - - 73.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 89 - - 46 - - 55 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1357 - - 1140 - - 2239 - - 429 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 98 - - 76 - - 68 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 15 - - 16 - - 16 - - 18 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] 99085 43 084 41 083 24 086 30 073 99085 91563 38 081 35 085 26 090 21 071 91563 85770 30 081 29 085 26 084 22 077 85770 80976 22 089 21 089 24 072 25 075 80976 76857 17 095 17 092 21 058 21 066 76857 73214 16 089 17 092 17 067 14 063 73214 69917 15 076 16 075 12 079 9 068 69917 66900 7 075 10 058 10 093 6 076 66900 64115 4 071 6 061 6 063 3 030 64115 61431 4 322 6 344 6 003 2 333 61431 58640 5 240 8 323 6 308 2 003 58640 55751 9 262 15 287 13 283 16 294 55751 53014 18 259 16 248 15 244 13 269 53014 50557 22 247 17 259 24 286 19 304 50557 48346 30 236 41 256 37 270 32 289 48346 46338 34 225 51 230 47 240 39 272 46338 44504 36 211 49 221 55 226 45 256 44504 42814 37 199 52 227 57 227 52 241 42814 41248 33 209 54 226 61 230 60 230 41248 39785 33 219 51 223 60 233 62 224 39785 38397 36 223 50 220 59 234 62 220 38397 37044 37 227 49 217 61 229 63 217 37044 35657 34 218 46 214 61 221 64 216 35657 34207 33 212 39 206 58 217 64 220 34207 32701 32 210 39 206 57 221 59 229 32701 31125 31 206 41 209 53 225 50 239 31125 29468 31 206 42 208 50 226 41 242 29468 27727 29 209 44 211 47 230 32 241 27727 25902 23 212 45 220 41 238 26 252 25902 23994 17 223 46 242 32 248 23 265 23994 22010 15 249 34 261 24 267 20 271 22010 19943 17 271 21 264 15 286 17 280 19943 17788 16 282 18 260 13 297 13 301 17788 15592 17 287 15 272 10 305 10 307 15592 13476 14 289 10 275 9 295 8 301 13476 11549 9 263 7 255 11 278 10 284 11549 9838 10 222 10 279 10 290 7 281 9838 8322 11 216 12 323 11 332 3 294 8322 6977 9 219 14 346 13 340 6 335 6977 5783 10 217 13 001 13 341 11 341 5783 4727 8 231 11 015 12 338 13 342 4727 3798 4 323 10 014 12 335 11 341 3798 2976 10 016 9 008 9*330 7 336 2976 2242 11 018 8 008 5*333 3 313 2242 1595 9*016 7*010 2 000 3 232 1595 1057 6*021 6*020 1 028 6 194 1057 644 5 022 5 025 2 047 7*189 644 360 5 021 5 030 2 058 7*187 360 188 4 022 4 031 2 063 6 186 188 90 4 022 3 034 2 069 5 184 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