DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 06/02 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 - - - - - - 74.1 - - 75.7 - - 71.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 429 - - 209 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8241 - - 9545 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 6225 - - 6830 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 8306 - - 9610 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1253 - - 1012 - - 10099 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 615 - - 510 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 009 - - 355 - - 309 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -476 - - 483 - - -7085 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8782 - - 9127 - - 7174 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2325 - - -333 - - -7968 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10631 - - 9943 - - 8057 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 84 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.1 - - 75.7 - - 71.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.7 - - 35.7 - - 40.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.9 - - 74.4 - - 73.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.6 - - 34.8 - - 39.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 429 - - 209 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 8241 - - 9545 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 34 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98568 29 092 15 072 17 069 98568 91081 20 087 15 088 13 060 91081 85348 16 086 16 082 15 059 85348 80607 15 083 19 086 15 075 80607 76508 11 096 17 071 18 076 76508 72869 11 087 14 065 14 059 72869 69567 10 068 13 052 13 077 69567 66521 10 042 10 038 15 026 66521 63697 10 043 8 032 10 006 63697 60961 13 005 13 015 8 008 60961 58106 10 337 13 342 11 330 58106 55148 9 315 12 319 11 320 55148 52324 16 308 15 315 12 335 52324 49786 23 296 22 304 16 326 49786 47522 25 286 25 295 18 320 47522 45476 23 280 21 291 20 324 45476 43603 20 286 15 289 20 323 43603 41872 19 297 11 293 15 322 41872 40263 19 300 10 326 11 359 40263 38761 20 295 15 337 22 025 38761 37358 22 287 17 338 33 033 37358 36013 22 279 17 357 40 040 36013 34655 21 273 22 026 58 049 34655 33254 17 273 33 040 80 055 33254 31802 15 283 44 045 83 051 31802 30276 17 286 51 046 81 051 30276 28664 21 276 50 045 74 051 28664 26969 24 272 41 044 69 054 26969 25188 23 275 33 040 57 053 25188 23327 21 284 24 022 47 041 23327 21390 17 297 19 014 42 041 21390 19373 14 330 20 014 28 038 19373 17276 15 359 19 008 24 029 17276 15140 16 000 19 010 22 022 15140 13083 16 001 17 018 15 010 13083 11220 17 009 18*019 20 007 11220 9572 18*013 15*359 21 007 9572 8105 14*009 15 358 19 005 8105 6800 14 009 14 357 17 003 6800 5638 14 009 14 356 14 358 5638 4610 13 008 13 354 13 356 4610 3703 13 009 13 353 11 353 3703 2903 13 009 13 352 10 349 2903 2189 12 009 12 351 9 344 2189 1558 12 009 12 350 9 339 1558 1032 11 009 11 350 8 333 1032 629 11 009 11 349 8 328 629 353 10 009 10 349 7 322 353 185 10 009 10 349 5*316 185 89 8 008 8 348 3*309 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