DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/29 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 70.4 - - 65.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - -3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1630 - - 3381 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 73 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1695 - - 3446 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2941 - - 1544 - - 2225 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 195 - - 132 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 282 - - 291 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -270 - - 1037 - - -606 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1965 - - 2409 - - 695 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1203 - - 269 - - -1925 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2898 - - 3177 - - 2014 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 99 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 40 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 70.4 - - 65.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.3 - - 60.1 - - 62.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.1 - - 70.6 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 59.1 - - 62.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - -3 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1630 - - 3381 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 94 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 12 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] 97988 6 228 11 255 15 255 97988 90688 5 249 12 266 10 288 90688 85042 9 294 8 313 9 322 85042 80365 4 254 7 298 10 339 80365 76346 3 175 5 280 7 017 76346 72788 5 149 5 248 6 042 72788 69566 5 152 4 250 3 340 69566 66611 2 177 6 251 10 289 66611 63879 3 239 6 257 13 270 63879 61237 6 257 5 246 9 261 61237 58472 13 284 10 300 10 300 58472 55594 16 277 14 284 16 295 55594 52848 12 267 12 280 18 284 52848 50372 11 273 15 291 17 281 50372 48149 14 278 19 289 15 285 48149 46130 16 278 16 287 16 294 46130 44277 14 281 10 305 19 290 44277 42558 12 284 15 310 18 281 42558 40957 12 294 18 298 16 272 40957 39461 13 295 15 280 16 268 39461 38060 13 288 12 258 18 266 38060 36707 14 276 11 253 18 259 36707 35329 16 267 12 257 17 256 35329 33897 17 264 15 265 17 260 33897 32414 17 263 18 266 17 264 32414 30864 16 262 17 271 15 269 30864 29231 16 259 16 281 15 278 29231 27510 17 249 15 281 16 284 27510 25701 18 241 14 261 16 288 25701 23807 17 239 11 272 14 286 23807 21833 10 250 9 306 10 312 21833 19769 9 271 11 311 13 303 19769 17611 9 256 13 300 15 299 17611 15413 9 243 14 290 14 303 15413 13298 8 268 15 287 14 301 13298 11375 9 288 12 285 14 297 11375 9669 9 288 9 297 10 286 9669 8158 7 284 9 305 5 295 8158 6821 8 286 10 309 8 283 6821 5642 12 281 12 299 14 267 5642 4606 12 281 12 289 14 284 4606 3699 13 288 12*290 11 299 3699 2898 13 297 11*291 11 312 2898 2184 11*301 11 291 11 316 2184 1554 8*293 11 292 10 310 1554 1029 6 281 10 291 9 300 1029 627 6 279 10 291 9 293 627 351 5 277 9 292 8 290 351 184 5 275 8 291 7*291 184 89 4 274 6 291 3*288 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