DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 08/20 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 - - - - - - - - - 0959z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - - - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 88.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 4169 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - - - - 74 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - - - - 4234 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - - - - 4275 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - - - - 198 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - - - - 195 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - - - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - - - - 112 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - - - - 4122 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - - - - -1177 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - - - - 5411 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - - - - 92 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - - - - 1580 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - - - - 88.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - - - - 70.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - - - - 88.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - - - - 69.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - - - - 4169 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - - - - 66 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - - - - 15 - - - 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] 99171 17 091 99171 91739 22 091 91739 86013 20 073 86013 81267 17 068 81267 77166 16 081 77166 73526 11 095 73526 70218 9 125 70218 67176 7 174 67176 64360 12 181 64360 61635 9 199 61635 58808 13 247 58808 55911 28 260 55911 53187 43 245 53187 50760 52 234 50760 48600 59 225 48600 46653 57 223 46653 44863 57 229 44863 43190 56 227 43190 41613 55 226 41613 40121 55 229 40121 38703 56 227 38703 37322 55 223 37322 35913 53 220 35913 34448 52 221 34448 32928 49 225 32928 31337 47 232 31337 29663 48 237 29663 27905 49 236 27905 26065 49 234 26065 24141 47 238 24141 22141 46 243 22141 20060 48 248 20060 17894 49 250 17894 15685 44 252 15685 13555 43 254 13555 11618 35 247 11618 9903 28 233 9903 8384 25 228 8384 7035 25 220 7035 5837 24 213 5837 4776 22*208 4776 3840 20*201 3840 3012 18 196 3012 2271 17 195 2271 1617 17 194 1617 1071 16 193 1071 652 15 192 652 365 14 192 365 190 13 191 190 90 10 191 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