DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.7 - - 93.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 352 - - 163 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6280 - - 8951 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4568 - - 6202 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6345 - - 9016 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1898 - - 1660 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 529 - - 465 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 239 - - 246 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 11 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2428 - - -504 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8774 - - 9520 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5174 - - -2690 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11519 - - 11706 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 92.7 - - 93.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.4 - - 52.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 90.7 - - 93.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.7 - - 51.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 352 - - 163 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6280 - - 8951 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 23 - - 29 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 98497 21 083 4 057 98497 91056 12 082 11 058 91056 85342 7 103 12 057 85342 80616 3 089 7 044 80616 76558 3 094 4 027 76558 72958 13 093 4 087 72958 69677 9 055 5 066 69677 66651 9 015 4 037 66651 63852 10 360 7 356 63852 61160 10 333 9 332 61160 58367 10 331 11 331 58367 55475 15 309 15 312 55475 52728 20 306 23 305 52728 50275 36 299 26 309 50275 48081 44 283 36 303 48081 46094 38 272 45 287 46094 44284 43 279 46 273 44284 42619 46 288 54 269 42619 41068 51 288 58 269 41068 39609 53 278 58 273 39609 38226 52 268 54 278 38226 36882 49 260 56 277 36882 35504 44 255 54 274 35504 34067 41 258 48 276 34067 32573 45 264 45 275 32573 31009 48 263 44 275 31009 29363 47 254 38 270 29363 27632 42 243 37 262 27632 25821 38 246 37 263 25821 23931 34 255 36 263 23931 21961 32 258 35 263 21961 19907 32 255 30 259 19907 17765 32 255 26 257 17765 15582 31 260 22 263 15582 13478 29 266 20 272 13478 11561 27 268 26 271 11561 9861 26 263 26*257 9861 8354 26 255 24*248 8354 7012 21*245 24 248 7012 5819 18*240 23 247 5819 4760 17 239 23 247 4760 3827 17 239 22 246 3827 3002 17 239 21 245 3002 2264 17 239 21 244 2264 1611 16 239 20 244 1611 1068 16 239 19 243 1068 651 15 239 19 243 651 364 15 239 18 243 364 190 14 239 16 243 190 90 11 239 13 243 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