DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/12 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 - - - - - - 66.5 - - 68.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2170 - - 277 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2235 - - 342 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 630 - - 3287 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 224 - - 53 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 317 - - 303 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 862 - - -821 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1373 - - 1163 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 375 - - -1573 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1860 - - 1915 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 20 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.5 - - 68.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.5 - - 63.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.0 - - 68.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.2 - - 62.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 61 - - -10 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2170 - - 277 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 98 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 97219 36 252 38 254 97219 90048 22 249 28 253 90048 84490 17 262 22 263 84490 79866 20 284 23 274 79866 75895 19 281 21 281 75895 72395 20 287 18 285 72395 69233 19 282 20 294 69233 66341 15 278 23 298 66341 63665 23 287 22 295 63665 61065 26 283 32 309 61065 58375 37 290 42 289 58375 55606 36 267 37 268 55606 52925 23 261 39 300 52925 50483 33 301 60 299 50483 48305 61 303 61 291 48305 46326 66 297 54 287 46326 44498 58 296 47 286 44498 42792 51 300 42 285 42792 41191 46 302 38 284 41191 39681 43 305 34 287 39681 38254 40 310 35 298 38254 36875 39 316 45 305 36875 35481 42 322 51 301 35481 34039 44 327 48 301 34039 32544 44 331 43 306 32544 30977 46 332 39 314 30977 29325 52 329 36 314 29325 27586 52 328 35 312 27586 25762 48 327 36 313 25762 23855 47 329 36 313 23855 21870 42 336 32 319 21870 19800 35 339 28 322 19800 17638 28 339 26 324 17638 15437 27 341 23 331 15437 13322 30 343 22 338 13322 11403 32 344 24 349 11403 9701 32 338 29 353 9701 8189 32 333 29 351 8189 6847 30 333 26 343 6847 5660 27 338 26 333 5660 4613 24 345 26 326 4613 3700 23 344 25 322 3700 2900 21*338 24 319 2900 2186 15*321 22 316 2186 1557 13 317 19 313 1557 1032 12 316 16 309 1032 630 12 315 14 306 630 353 11 315 12*304 353 185 10 314 10*304 185 89 8 313 7 302 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