DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 08/09 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.3 - - 86.4 - - 87.3 - - 83.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 112 - - 29 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2163 - - 3902 - - 4168 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 720 - - 2279 - - 1299 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2228 - - 3967 - - 4233 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2633 - - 1726 - - 3179 - - 6084 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 238 - - 333 - - 237 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 11 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 270 - - 271 - - 270 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 5 - - -2 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 87 - - 613 - - 539 - - -1941 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2141 - - 3354 - - 3694 - - 2031 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1288 - - -482 - - -509 - - -3450 ODpotential blCL - - - 3516 - - 4449 - - 4742 - - 3540 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 86 - - 82 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - 2640 - - 1810 - - 1890 - - 2890 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.3 - - 86.4 - - 87.3 - - 83.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 74.8 - - 71.8 - - 71.3 - - 74.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 83.8 - - 85.6 - - 87.2 - - 85.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 73.7 - - 70.4 - - 70.1 - - 73.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 70 - - 112 - - 29 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2163 - - 3902 - - 4168 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 45 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 17 - - 15 - - 15 - - 18 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] 99411 31 089 31 096 24 082 30 071 99411 91938 31 090 25 094 25 078 27 081 91938 86185 30 094 24 101 22 080 21 080 86185 81400 26 087 21 090 20 094 14 070 81400 77256 18 070 16 076 18 101 10 077 77256 73575 13 072 12 090 10 095 8 103 73575 70238 10 061 11 092 7 085 8 103 70238 67189 5 048 8 080 5 123 4 083 67189 64384 5 090 4 120 2 113 3 073 64384 61680 1 195 8 176 5 265 5 311 61680 58881 5 221 9 214 10 255 7 288 58881 55997 11 284 11 267 13 254 13 259 55997 53259 19 276 20 268 22 259 22 255 53259 50808 23 257 30 256 31 255 31 262 50808 48615 30 250 34 250 36 259 39 261 48615 46624 37 249 36 254 40 260 41 259 46624 44800 40 249 39 257 43 257 46 257 44800 43115 40 253 43 254 46 250 49 253 43115 41541 46 266 44 253 45 248 49 251 41541 40063 51 268 46 254 48 253 46 251 40063 38664 53 262 51 252 52 254 35 251 38664 37305 56 255 54 249 52 252 24 263 37305 35914 54 253 52 248 46 252 28 263 35914 34464 50 253 48 251 39 251 27 262 34464 32957 51 249 48 251 36 251 21 265 32957 31376 50 249 48 241 33 253 16 272 31376 29707 45 259 47 246 33 257 14 272 29707 27951 38 257 42 259 37 259 17 281 27951 26109 36 257 35 263 37 262 24 286 26109 24186 32 262 30 263 34 264 25 275 24186 22184 29 266 26 267 29 265 26 262 22184 20104 27 263 23 272 23 267 22 258 20104 17940 23 261 17 275 16 268 16 257 17940 15733 19 258 15 277 13 279 10 261 15733 13603 19 273 18 273 17 292 10 289 13603 11663 20 279 21 268 23 283 14 295 11663 9941 22 267 23 264 22 275 18 295 9941 8414 21 250 22 259 20 266 19 290 8414 7059 17 244 20 260 17 264 17 271 7059 5856 15 261 16 264 16 268 16 263 5856 4788 13 263 14*267 14*270 12 266 4788 3847 14 254 12*269 12*269 9 267 3847 3016 15 260 12 270 11 269 6 264 3016 2274 15*267 12 271 10 270 4 250 2274 1618 14*269 12 271 9 270 3 227 1618 1072 12 270 11 271 9 271 3 212 1072 653 12 270 11 272 8 271 3 201 653 365 11 271 10 272 8 270 3 188 365 190 10 271 10 272 7 271 3 175 190 90 8 271 8 271 6 271 3*168 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