DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/04 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 100.1 - - 100.5 - - 95.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 267 - - 122 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7268 - - 6098 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5232 - - 3860 - - 75 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7333 - - 6163 - - 91 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2110 - - 6646 - - 8999 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 515 - - 380 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 263 - - 245 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -160 - - -1661 - - -5884 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7493 - - 7824 - - 5975 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2459 - - -3221 - - -7752 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9792 - - 9384 - - 7843 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 67 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2070 - - 1990 - - 2750 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 100.1 - - 100.5 - - 95.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.5 - - 66.4 - - 69.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 98.4 - - 99.6 - - 97.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.5 - - 65.5 - - 69.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 267 - - 122 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7268 - - 6098 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 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] 99267 33 091 35 090 32 077 99267 91701 30 091 33 077 29 084 91701 85908 33 086 27 082 26 084 85908 81118 29 080 25 090 20 074 81118 76995 22 082 22 089 15 077 76995 73359 15 087 15 085 15 079 73359 70074 12 083 7 090 8 076 70074 67065 7 066 4 039 3 063 67065 64281 2 217 7 340 6 341 64281 61579 5 220 5 290 8 311 61579 58772 4 260 6 277 11 288 58772 55892 12 300 16 309 10 271 55892 53175 17 283 15 275 9 269 53175 50753 24 281 15 241 17 257 50753 48595 19 243 17 251 18 248 48595 46640 16 231 16 271 12 274 46640 44842 17 228 14 293 8 324 44842 43170 14 228 12 306 13 352 43170 41601 10 234 10 325 22 356 41601 40121 9 236 9 341 20 003 40121 38714 11 230 7 337 16 007 38714 37344 16 228 8 296 12 359 37344 35948 18 229 12 276 8 333 35948 34494 18 231 14 261 8 312 34494 32982 16 238 14 262 8 311 32982 31397 19 242 16 270 10 319 31397 29730 23 245 17 272 14 308 29730 27981 23 249 18 255 18 281 27981 26151 23 251 23 243 27 261 26151 24243 22 251 26 241 30 252 24243 22260 21 251 24 247 28 255 22260 20193 23 260 22 253 27 263 20193 18036 24 261 21 263 28 264 18036 15834 27 260 23 267 27 263 15834 13717 29 254 25 270 26 265 13717 11790 30 252 25 273 25 267 11790 10069 28 264 23 273 21 268 10069 8534 17*270 20 268 17 263 8534 7164 10*263 16*262 15 256 7164 5945 9 263 12*252 13 248 5945 4863 9 263 10 247 12 237 4863 3909 9 263 10 244 12 221 3909 3066 9 263 10 244 12 208 3066 2312 9 263 9 243 12 202 2312 1645 9 262 9 242 12 200 1645 1089 9 263 9 242 12 198 1089 663 9 263 9 242 11 195 663 370 8 262 8 241 10 192 370 192 8 262 8 241 8 188 192 91 7 263 7 241 4*184 91 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