DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/08 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 - - - - - - 76.7 - - 75.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 479 - - 283 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3858 - - 3683 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2770 - - 2451 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3923 - - 3748 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 940 - - 1062 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 494 - - 409 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 079 - - 081 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1512 - - -2473 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5435 - - 6221 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8988 - - -10583 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12911 - - 14331 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.7 - - 75.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.4 - - 48.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.2 - - 73.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.0 - - 48.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 479 - - 283 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3858 - - 3683 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 29 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - - 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] 98719 27 100 26 094 98719 91281 24 101 14 080 91281 85566 22 101 10 075 85566 80817 18 098 11 107 80817 76722 16 067 15 102 76722 73098 13 043 12 082 73098 69818 9 030 10 047 69818 66818 6 079 9 024 66818 64052 15 040 12 044 64052 61370 19 011 18 018 61370 58571 23 341 22 350 58571 55672 24 346 24 334 55672 52914 28 350 28 339 52914 50446 37 339 34 349 50446 48250 44 336 43 347 48250 46284 48 326 45 331 46284 44501 44 316 38 314 44501 42847 34 009 27 318 42847 41288 51 011 23 359 41288 39824 54 360 33 010 39824 38443 51 350 38 359 38443 37100 44 348 38 352 37100 35727 42 353 36 350 35727 34292 40 356 34 352 34292 32799 38 357 31 354 32799 31229 37 355 30 351 31229 29571 34 358 29 341 29571 27825 30 002 30 331 27825 25993 27 001 32 330 25993 24078 24 001 30 332 24078 22083 21 000 27 338 22083 19995 21 355 27 338 19995 17810 23 351 26 341 17810 15580 21 351 20 355 15580 13432 17 352 14 004 13432 11480 10 349 10 016 11480 9745 7 002 5 034 9745 8209 12 004 5 311 8209 6854 14 358 5 325 6854 5661 10 355 4 025 5661 4617 5*039 7*063 4617 3706 8*074 9*072 3706 2904 9 077 10 076 2904 2189 10 080 11 081 2189 1558 11 080 12 083 1558 1033 11 081 12 083 1033 630 11 081 12 084 630 353 11 081 12 084 353 185 11 081 11 085 185 89 9 081 10 085 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