DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 07/07 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 - - - - - - 75.0 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 27 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1267 - - 2194 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1332 - - 2259 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1071 - - 1885 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 173 - - 176 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 351 - - 007 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 570 - - 650 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 762 - - 1609 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 380 - - 203 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 952 - - 2056 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 240 - - 840 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.0 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.5 - - 72.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.7 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.8 - - 71.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 52 - - 27 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1267 - - 2194 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - - 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] 99491 27 085 25 082 99491 91897 29 088 25 082 91897 86037 30 083 26 083 86037 81201 24 082 19 092 81201 77061 22 082 19 096 77061 73420 23 080 19 087 73420 70129 17 069 16 067 70129 67105 11 066 11 073 67105 64312 6 061 9 071 64312 61622 4 057 10 044 61622 58825 3 320 6 356 58825 55940 7 292 5 285 55940 53219 14 275 20 291 53219 50794 19 252 32 262 50794 48635 25 257 31 250 48635 46679 38 267 37 265 46679 44881 48 261 50 266 44881 43211 55 263 56 263 43211 41643 59 262 58 263 41643 40160 56 262 59 264 40160 38752 50 258 59 266 38752 37380 48 257 59 267 37380 35975 46 256 54 263 35975 34510 45 255 49 259 34510 32988 42 256 45 259 32988 31392 36 255 42 263 31392 29712 34 256 35 261 29712 27949 29 258 33 256 27949 26101 27 257 33 256 26101 24170 27 254 30 264 24170 22161 22 260 26 271 22161 20068 19 262 22 264 20068 17888 21 253 20 263 17888 15667 20 254 19 261 15667 13529 18 257 17 261 13529 11586 17 259 13 270 11586 9861 14 271 12 270 9861 8332 14 288 12 268 8332 6975 13 309 11 280 6975 5774 10 320 11 288 5774 4716 7 311 10 286 4716 3786 6 305 9 289 3786 2967 6 285 5*304 2967 2237 3 275 4*325 2237 1592 4*346 4 002 1592 1055 4*350 4 013 1055 643 4 349 4 018 643 360 4 352 4 021 360 188 4 352 4 022 188 90 3 353 3 022 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