DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/21 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 - - - - - - 71.2 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 172 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2842 - - 2120 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1653 - - 72 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2907 - - 2185 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 832 - - 1293 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 327 - - 139 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 034 - - 049 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 567 - - 566 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2340 - - 1619 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 390 - - 339 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2517 - - 1846 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 70 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.2 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 60.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.3 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.2 - - 60.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 172 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2842 - - 2120 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 98296 18 202 17 212 98296 90901 12 171 14 207 90901 85208 7 172 6 217 85208 80475 6 194 6 252 80475 76394 8 225 11 279 76394 72790 12 224 13 265 72790 69529 12 230 14 247 69529 66541 12 230 15 237 66541 63785 11 256 12 243 63785 61126 12 256 13 239 61126 58366 13 249 15 242 58366 55532 17 254 18 261 55532 52847 19 256 20 264 52847 50433 28 258 25 256 50433 48276 34 251 30 249 48276 46322 30 237 31 246 46322 44527 23 231 33 230 44527 42863 25 220 23 221 42863 41306 26 212 26 238 41306 39836 25 211 32 231 39836 38443 25 203 30 226 38443 37089 23 211 28 218 37089 35702 22 225 27 207 35702 34255 21 226 24 196 34255 32748 20 219 21 186 32748 31168 18 222 21 193 31168 29500 18 233 20 205 29500 27745 22 242 22 228 27745 25900 22 241 24 230 25900 23975 23 234 22 249 23975 21974 25 240 21 268 21974 19885 27 248 18 256 19885 17704 30 246 22 250 17704 15482 30 248 23 252 15482 13347 27 256 23 258 13347 11412 22 258 21 255 11412 9697 16 259 17 252 9697 8177 15 267 16 251 8177 6828 16 272 11 264 6828 5638 11 274 7 293 5638 4594 6 307 5 022 4594 3683 9*028 7 049 3683 2885 11*033 9*049 2885 2174 12 034 9*049 2174 1548 12 035 9 049 1548 1026 12 035 9 049 1026 626 12 035 9 048 626 351 11 035 8 048 351 184 10 035 8 049 184 89 9 035 6 050 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