DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/07 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 - - - - - - 76.3 - - 76.6 - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 145 - - 33 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5054 - - 5658 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3220 - - 2389 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5119 - - 5723 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1086 - - 635 - - 5755 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 261 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 14 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 026 - - 353 - - 014 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 399 - - 828 - - -2290 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4721 - - 4895 - - 2379 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5297 - - 43 - - -3605 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10416 - - 5680 - - 3694 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 80 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 40 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.3 - - 76.6 - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 56.1 - - 55.7 - - 62.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.3 - - 76.3 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 54.7 - - 54.4 - - 61.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 145 - - 33 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5054 - - 5658 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 99063 20 090 14 132 13 081 99063 91658 18 115 17 115 9 102 91658 85924 15 117 15 107 11 118 85924 81117 5 121 13 099 12 114 81117 76957 8 177 4 072 6 111 76957 73286 10 162 4 320 5 184 73286 69975 10 174 7 309 2 088 69975 66949 7 155 4 254 5 307 66949 64163 1 351 5 294 6 317 64163 61472 7 317 8 300 10 325 61472 58656 11 296 12 298 19 314 58656 55731 12 294 18 291 27 310 55731 52961 18 298 23 290 28 295 52961 50479 20 290 16 276 21 267 50479 48241 19 315 18 324 17 298 48241 46210 36 328 32 324 23 324 46210 44359 43 323 39 325 24 345 44359 42654 49 322 49 333 55 329 42654 41080 51 321 61 328 55 323 41080 39614 46 322 58 329 46 324 39614 38239 42 327 50 343 54 353 38239 36909 42 333 60 356 68 357 36909 35546 42 334 70 355 68 352 35546 34120 43 333 69 350 62 344 34120 32635 42 327 67 349 60 337 32635 31074 38 323 65 353 57 348 31074 29422 35 322 58 357 50 351 29422 27678 34 327 39 344 52 343 27678 25841 34 331 36 329 55 348 25841 23924 33 334 33 331 35 358 23924 21937 29 339 27 338 21 350 21937 19872 25 343 24 338 18 327 19872 17713 22 344 20 343 19 329 17713 15509 17 341 16 340 16 335 15509 13386 13 339 13 324 15 335 13386 11457 12 344 12 322 14 331 11457 9744 12 347 12 337 12 336 9744 8228 10 358 10 351 9 354 8228 6887 9 006 7*355 8 321 6887 5707 7*016 4*342 5 288 5707 4666 7*021 4 343 4 296 4666 3749 7 023 4 348 4 311 3749 2938 7 025 3 352 4 328 2938 2215 7 026 3 358 4 338 2215 1576 7 028 3 002 5 344 1576 1043 7 028 3 005 5 351 1043 636 7 029 3 007 4 356 636 356 7 029 3 006 4 003 356 186 6 029 2 007 3*006 186 89 5 029 2 010 2*014 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