DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/02 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 - - - - - - 82.8 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1379 - - 1762 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1444 - - 1827 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1764 - - 2787 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 220 - - 104 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 230 - - 225 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3166 - - -2789 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4610 - - 4617 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6020 - - -5126 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7464 - - 6953 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 54 - - 83 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.8 - - 83.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.9 - - 63.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.1 - - 84.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.6 - - 62.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1379 - - 1762 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 33 - - - 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] 97996 18 214 28 224 97996 90701 9 226 11 232 90701 85031 10 221 10 244 85031 80311 9 207 10 237 80311 76258 8 193 9 216 76258 72696 6 157 6 187 72696 69489 3 219 4 210 69489 66556 5 248 7 274 66556 63856 5 242 10 241 63856 61259 9 258 14 248 61259 58558 15 229 27 240 58558 55764 15 212 29 231 55764 53117 27 253 32 251 53117 50745 38 254 41 258 50745 48617 45 258 48 255 48617 46683 42 259 46 251 46683 44898 42 255 48 254 44898 43224 40 243 47 249 43224 41644 43 248 47 246 41644 40149 42 248 49 243 40149 38731 40 247 48 245 38731 37354 39 245 46 247 37354 35949 39 244 45 246 35949 34483 40 241 47 243 34483 32959 43 240 49 243 32959 31363 47 246 52 250 31363 29684 49 256 58 259 29684 27923 43 261 53 260 27923 26078 35 255 43 256 26078 24150 34 242 42 248 24150 22140 38 234 41 241 22140 20040 39 236 40 234 20040 17850 37 241 39 240 17850 15626 35 241 37 248 15626 13495 34 244 39 260 13495 11564 32 254 37 262 11564 9852 29 262 31 262 9852 8335 24 268 22 263 8335 6988 20 273 15 273 6988 5790 18 272 18 279 5790 4730 16 268 18 274 4730 3798 15 267 16 268 3798 2977 15 263 14 257 2977 2244 15 255 12*243 2244 1598 13*240 11*227 1598 1059 12*232 11 225 1059 645 11 231 10 224 645 361 11 230 9 224 361 188 10 229 8 222 188 90 8 228 6 221 90 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