DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/11 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 74.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1970 - - 1516 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2035 - - 1581 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1299 - - 1417 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 96 - - 70 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 056 - - 020 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -267 - - -629 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2302 - - 2210 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2383 - - -3122 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4418 - - 4703 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 240 - - 150 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 74.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.4 - - 65.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.6 - - 75.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.8 - - 64.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 2 - - -3 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1970 - - 1516 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - - 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] 98797 6 178 4 224 98797 91389 7 114 7 110 91389 85647 8 099 6 115 85647 80878 9 130 3 173 80878 76781 8 163 7 213 76781 73149 10 196 12 223 73149 69857 8 214 13 242 69857 66839 9 237 13 254 66839 64048 14 249 15 274 64048 61354 19 246 19 254 61354 58569 21 259 20 252 58569 55705 26 257 22 256 55705 52987 29 255 28 261 52987 50558 35 258 37 263 50558 48401 43 255 52 263 48401 46451 48 237 60 246 46451 44654 39 253 49 237 44654 42979 53 282 38 275 42979 41415 62 283 57 284 41415 39944 57 273 66 282 39944 38546 53 261 64 277 38546 37186 50 252 56 262 37186 35797 51 253 57 261 35797 34347 52 257 56 259 34347 32837 48 256 54 259 32837 31253 46 256 52 260 31253 29582 46 257 46 270 29582 27825 48 255 38 271 27825 25982 50 254 32 266 25982 24055 52 252 31 261 24055 22048 54 254 35 268 22048 19963 47 256 34 270 19963 17794 39 257 26 271 17794 15584 33 261 23 268 15584 13457 28 266 27 262 13457 11522 22 259 29 267 11522 9802 15 264 24 276 9802 8276 14 250 17 273 8276 6924 14 241 15 272 6924 5728 6 262 12 278 5728 4673 9 321 8 286 4673 3748 8 353 5 297 3748 2935 5 027 2 349 2935 2212 4*040 3*033 2212 1575 4*046 3*029 1575 1043 3 053 3 022 1043 636 3 060 3 018 636 356 3 064 3 016 356 186 3 066 3 015 186 89 2 065 3 013 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