DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 06/25 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 84.8 - - 77.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 91 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6437 - - 5942 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4240 - - 3555 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6502 - - 6007 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1966 - - 1870 - - 4340 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 410 - - 348 - - 20 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 186 - - 190 - - 162 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1064 - - -1521 - - -3600 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5438 - - 7528 - - 3691 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 22 - - -4889 - - -5613 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6480 - - 10896 - - 5703 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 61 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.9 - - 84.8 - - 77.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.4 - - 52.2 - - 61.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.9 - - 84.2 - - 79.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.1 - - 50.9 - - 61.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 137 - - 91 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6437 - - 5942 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 12 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] 99127 30 075 28 085 24 069 99127 91624 30 079 27 093 24 073 91624 85828 24 078 24 086 21 076 85828 81021 16 075 22 070 20 077 81021 76900 16 078 20 075 19 089 76900 73270 15 087 13 077 15 093 73270 69981 13 094 5 101 9 097 69981 66943 8 137 7 173 4 107 66943 64122 10 163 12 199 7 241 64122 61394 10 190 13 207 10 247 61394 58555 12 246 15 233 16 238 58555 55620 17 267 18 259 20 248 55620 52819 41 270 37 266 31 268 52819 50306 54 246 53 256 48 265 50306 48070 55 244 46 250 48 252 48070 46070 49 240 57 278 66 266 46070 44269 62 261 89 266 82 255 44269 42615 73 259 90 254 81 246 42615 41063 71 252 70 252 71 262 41063 39607 71 243 57 265 69 267 39607 38233 57 240 68 284 68 271 38233 36899 53 236 72 289 69 275 36899 35531 52 242 68 287 69 277 35531 34099 50 247 55 274 71 281 34099 32608 46 247 50 256 66 282 32608 31044 44 244 53 252 54 272 31044 29395 45 250 54 255 50 254 29395 27661 45 252 49 253 55 247 27661 25842 46 244 44 249 53 254 25842 23942 43 243 43 245 46 256 23942 21960 35 244 39 240 43 254 21960 19890 27 244 33 240 38 255 19890 17729 22 246 28 238 33 250 17729 15529 22 253 23 244 27 250 15529 13415 22 243 16 253 21 248 13415 11495 15 245 15 258 18 252 11495 9789 8 263 13 251 16 263 9789 8277 6 232 11 244 14 268 8277 6937 9*197 9*225 12 267 6937 5750 9*194 9*203 10 256 5750 4700 9 191 10 198 9 229 4700 3775 9 188 10 194 10 201 3775 2960 9 185 10 189 12 184 2960 2231 9 183 10 186 14 177 2231 1588 9 182 10 184 16 174 1588 1052 8 181 10 183 16 172 1052 641 8 180 10 182 16 170 641 358 8 179 9 181 14 167 358 187 7 179 9 180 11*165 187 90 6 178 8 180 6*162 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