DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 07/20 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0658z - - 1008z - - 1332z - - 1558z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 84.7 - - 92.0 - - 97.8 - - 98.4 - - 94.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 31 - - 236 - - 301 - - 159 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 372 - - 3827 - - 6194 - - 6082 - - 17 BL Depth Hcrit 65 - - 2506 - - 4443 - - 4014 - - 66 Hcrit BL Top 437 - - 3892 - - 6259 - - 6147 - - 82 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1634 - - 1690 - - 1452 - - 2215 - - 8470 Hgt.Variab. W* 94 - - 397 - - 506 - - 411 - - 15 W* B/S 4 - - 19 - - 13 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 4 - - 7 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 291 - - 295 - - 259 - - 250 - - 224 Direction Wind Shear 2 - - 1 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -2 - - -3 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1655 - - -764 - - 356 - - -501 - - -4410 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2092 - - 4656 - - 5903 - - 6648 - - 4492 sfcLCL ODpotential -3333 - - -4545 - - -2232 - - -2991 - - -5319 ODpotential blCL 3770 - - 8437 - - 8491 - - 9138 - - 5401 blCL maxRH 90 - - 80 - - 83 - - 70 - - 54 maxRH CAPE 2240 - - 1630 - - 2410 - - 1560 - - 3380 CAPE Temp@2m 84.7 - - 92.0 - - 97.8 - - 98.4 - - 94.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 75.3 - - 71.6 - - 72.0 - - 69.3 - - 74.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 84.4 - - 90.7 - - 96.1 - - 97.1 - - 94.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 75.0 - - 71.1 - - 71.2 - - 68.6 - - 74.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 31 - - 236 - - 301 - - 159 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 372 - - 3827 - - 6194 - - 6082 - - 17 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 58 - - 20 - - 33 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 19 - - 16 - - 15 - - 14 - - 19 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] 99104 39 073 41 102 31 090 40 089 29 086 99104 91570 33 083 30 093 26 089 31 079 32 088 91570 85790 29 089 21 077 24 085 26 082 33 085 85790 81048 28 083 20 079 21 079 25 086 27 073 81048 76981 26 072 22 079 18 085 22 084 21 062 76981 73375 23 066 23 080 20 089 18 077 18 057 73375 70104 22 070 21 084 21 096 15 067 14 061 70104 67106 17 070 20 072 22 104 12 069 12 057 67106 64337 13 058 15 050 20 094 14 105 7 055 64337 61657 10 018 11 045 12 053 18 108 6 101 61657 58873 5 015 6 024 15 349 10 091 6 121 58873 56025 4 048 3 323 21 327 11 018 8 117 56025 53371 5 046 3 190 10 293 24 001 11 046 53371 51013 7 056 9 139 11 178 10 289 24 025 51013 48884 7 053 12 120 15 132 5 181 6 332 48884 46936 5 052 11 115 17 110 7 153 5 204 46936 45137 8 055 9 130 15 106 9 190 12 197 45137 43458 9 061 10 148 10 123 13 200 15 195 43458 41876 9 060 9 148 8 164 13 202 14 196 41876 40380 6 038 8 146 7 179 11 211 10 196 40380 38961 4 300 6 161 6 189 9 225 8 191 38961 37580 4 286 5 177 6 192 9 231 7 190 37580 36168 5 265 5 205 6 190 9 223 7 202 36168 34696 4 242 6 207 7 199 10 217 7 219 34696 33167 4 222 8 199 9 214 11 218 8 226 33167 31566 5 175 9 197 9 229 11 226 8 222 31566 29879 4 193 7 214 9 257 9 240 7 219 29879 28108 8 238 8 243 12 262 10 267 6 244 28108 26252 13 229 14 245 17 254 12 264 9 264 26252 24317 14 207 17 244 19 251 15 252 9 279 24317 22305 10 195 15 237 20 255 18 257 8 304 22305 20216 8 268 12 244 20 266 20 274 11 275 20216 18045 12 263 13 271 22 271 18 279 14 259 18045 15832 12 273 16 279 22 271 18 290 14 245 15832 13699 12 275 16 276 23 281 17 288 11 254 13699 11757 13 274 16 280 23 290 17 286 11 291 11757 10031 16 284 17 291 19 296 16 289 20 295 10031 8498 20 295 17 302 13 304 11 269 23 291 8498 7135 17 280 15 309 8*293 11*250 20 280 7135 5921 10 269 14 305 6*272 11*248 18 273 5921 4843 9 309 9*295 7 256 11 248 18 269 4843 3891 11 320 4*285 7 255 12 248 17 264 3891 3050 12 320 3 297 7 256 12 249 15 255 3050 2297 12 320 3 299 8 258 12 250 13 243 2297 1633 11 321 4 297 8 259 12 251 12 231 1633 1078 8 320 4 294 8 260 12 252 12 228 1078 653 7*316 4 294 8 261 11 252 11 226 653 361 5*293 4 294 7 261 11 253 10 225 361 184 5 291 4 292 7 261 10 253 8 225 184 82 4 289 4 293 6 262 8 253 5*224 82 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