DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/30 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 - - - 0653z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 80.1 - - 87.0 - - 87.7 - - 79.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 209 - - 84 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1471 - - 3637 - - 3682 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 546 - - 2332 - - 1890 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1536 - - 3702 - - 3747 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1250 - - 2510 - - 1675 - - 2193 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 242 - - 381 - - 292 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 7 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 10 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 176 - - 187 - - 195 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2935 - - -3506 - - -4541 - - -5142 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4471 - - 7208 - - 8288 - - 5231 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6950 - - -10413 - - -11445 - - -12958 ODpotential blCL - - - 8486 - - 14115 - - 15192 - - 13047 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 58 - - 67 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 80.1 - - 87.0 - - 87.7 - - 79.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.1 - - 55.9 - - 52.0 - - 57.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 79.3 - - 85.6 - - 87.1 - - 81.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.7 - - 54.6 - - 50.6 - - 56.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 123 - - 209 - - 84 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1471 - - 3637 - - 3682 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 8 - - 7 - - 10 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] 99273 43 091 33 087 31 081 26 062 99273 91713 30 088 28 093 26 088 23 069 91713 85895 27 079 29 087 21 095 20 075 85895 81089 24 067 27 078 23 092 20 096 81089 76957 21 071 24 078 18 080 22 082 76957 73326 14 062 18 071 12 079 17 066 73326 70050 7 077 11 069 15 065 14 082 70050 67030 7 038 8 073 19 039 16 068 67030 64237 12 036 10 054 17 015 16 034 64237 61559 9 022 7 022 11 009 15 356 61559 58798 11 021 14 017 8 013 11 347 58798 55958 18 359 16 356 11 358 12 015 55958 53264 27 347 21 002 16 020 15 028 53264 50863 39 343 28 000 19 357 14 003 50863 48734 25 329 20 350 18 334 20 343 48734 46805 3 036 12 318 21 333 25 332 46805 45021 17 005 21 340 18 347 21 322 45021 43354 18 005 25 338 18 354 16 333 43354 41788 16 006 24 339 20 344 13 336 41788 40308 16 001 17 335 19 335 11 357 40308 38905 16 356 12 324 15 328 16 010 38905 37539 16 356 11 315 12 318 21 011 37539 36141 17 003 10 327 10 311 23 005 36141 34677 16 011 9 333 11 316 20 357 34677 33152 18 356 10 320 11 322 14 350 33152 31551 28 357 14 352 8 327 10 331 31551 29864 32 356 22 002 8 336 9 322 29864 28092 30 343 24 352 10 343 8 348 28092 26238 30 335 23 344 12 325 12 349 26238 24301 25 330 21 327 17 344 21 346 24301 22287 23 333 24 337 27 356 27 350 22287 20192 26 336 30 349 25 343 30 348 20192 18007 30 341 35 352 28 338 33 343 18007 15775 32 351 33 349 29 339 27 343 15775 13615 32 357 28 345 22 327 25 340 13615 11647 24 347 23 342 22 322 18 323 11647 9903 16 340 20 336 17 333 17 309 9903 8359 10 337 10 329 10 332 13 301 8359 6992 6 284 5 285 8 289 10 291 6992 5783 6 243 8 242 9 259 9 280 5783 4718 7 180 11 193 11 219 10 255 4718 3784 8 158 11*188 13*198 13 221 3784 2964 9 160 11*188 13*196 16 203 2964 2233 8 171 11 187 13 196 18 193 2233 1589 7*176 11 187 14 196 18 186 1589 1052 7*176 10 187 13 195 18 184 1052 641 6 176 10 187 13 195 16 184 641 359 6 176 10 187 13 194 13 182 359 187 5 176 9 186 12 195 11 179 187 89 5 175 8 187 9 195 5*173 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