DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/23 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 - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 61.5 - - 62.7 - - 63.5 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - -23 - - -37 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2296 - - 23 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2361 - - 88 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1644 - - 4667 - - 5635 - - 4219 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 156 - - 26 - - 24 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 044 - - 038 - - 037 - - 033 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 651 - - -1826 - - -2448 - - -1800 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1710 - - 1914 - - 2536 - - 1888 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 207 - - -2220 - - -3060 - - -2853 ODpotential blCL - - - 2154 - - 2308 - - 3148 - - 2941 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 73 - - 64 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - 40 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.5 - - 62.7 - - 63.5 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.6 - - 55.0 - - 53.0 - - 53.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.5 - - 63.4 - - 64.7 - - 62.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 54.0 - - 52.1 - - 53.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 15 - - -23 - - -37 - - -51 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2296 - - 23 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 - - 9 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] 98541 13 122 8 118 8 185 4 182 98541 91159 9 134 9 153 8 234 2 014 91159 85436 5 164 3 170 6 193 3 359 85436 80680 5 135 2 122 0 110 2 143 80680 76592 2 030 2 245 0 096 4 311 76592 72989 3 296 4 211 3 208 8 286 72989 69736 5 273 3 271 2 254 8 308 69736 66750 4 320 4 294 6 306 9 308 66750 63987 7 347 2 339 9 315 4 338 63987 61320 11 293 8 307 10 301 12 330 61320 58551 8 280 8 283 9 304 8 298 58551 55682 15 272 16 270 19 280 15 284 55682 52944 16 254 19 249 20 253 19 248 52944 50480 21 260 15 266 16 256 15 247 50480 48265 32 249 28 268 25 260 24 262 48265 46254 40 245 36 252 33 253 32 249 46254 44411 48 237 40 243 36 244 35 239 44411 42704 51 225 47 233 42 242 36 234 42704 41114 51 223 53 227 49 239 40 235 41114 39622 52 226 55 228 54 230 51 234 39622 38217 56 228 61 229 56 226 62 230 38217 36858 58 224 64 224 59 224 65 227 36858 35475 58 220 61 214 62 221 64 225 35475 34038 56 215 59 203 60 219 58 225 34038 32548 53 216 57 212 56 215 44 217 32548 30983 47 215 49 205 53 210 39 207 30983 29327 43 216 39 189 51 213 41 209 29327 27583 42 227 33 194 47 228 42 227 27583 25755 40 235 43 233 35 248 24 258 25755 23845 30 237 31 259 21 281 10 293 23845 21852 25 240 19 263 10 314 3 022 21852 19774 22 265 12 289 8 342 5 030 19774 17604 13 336 2 336 14 012 6 055 17604 15386 13 002 10 053 11 026 9 028 15386 13253 14 012 13 049 12 036 12 032 13253 11320 13 020 10 039 16 055 10 041 11320 9608 13 023 12 034 15 057 9 049 9608 8089 13 030 13 050 14 050 11 050 8089 6752 13 035 15 052 16 054 14 077 6752 5584 14 042 17 054 27 063 26 070 5584 4560 18 057 27 056 29 057 30 065 4560 3661 26 057 27 053 29 053 34 057 3661 2869 26*055 27 050 29 050 35 053 2869 2162 24*051 26 048 28 048 34 049 2162 1538 21 046 25 046 26 046 32 045 1538 1019 20 043 23 044 24 044 29 042 1019 621 18 041 20 042 21 042 25 039 621 348 16 039 17 040 18 039 20 036 348 183 14 038 14 039 15 038 17 035 183 88 11 038 10*038 10*037 10*033 88 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