DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/24 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0656z - - 1004z - - 1329z - - 1559z - - 1855z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 64.5 - - 65.3 - - 66.1 - - 65.8 - - 65.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -9 - - -10 - - 1 - - -11 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 15 - - 15 - - 1196 - - 15 - - 15 BL Depth Hcrit 63 - - 63 - - 64 - - 64 - - 64 Hcrit BL Top 80 - - 80 - - 1261 - - 80 - - 80 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 2125 - - 2353 - - 1701 - - 2341 - - 1936 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 13 - - 79 - - 14 - - 11 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 9 - - 10 - - 19 - - 11 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 059 - - 063 - - 071 - - 069 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -167 - - -462 - - 460 - - -577 - - -588 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 247 - - 543 - - 801 - - 657 - - 668 sfcLCL ODpotential -398 - - -657 - - 239 - - -789 - - -961 ODpotential blCL 478 - - 737 - - 1022 - - 869 - - 1041 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 99 - - 99 maxRH CAPE 200 - - 120 - - 70 - - 70 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m 64.5 - - 65.3 - - 66.1 - - 65.8 - - 65.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 63.7 - - 63.3 - - 63.0 - - 63.3 - - 63.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 64.8 - - 65.5 - - 66.2 - - 66.0 - - 66.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 63.7 - - 63.2 - - 62.6 - - 63.1 - - 63.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -9 - - -10 - - 1 - - -11 - - -29 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 15 - - 15 - - 1196 - - 15 - - 15 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 100 - - 100 - - 102 - - 96 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 12 - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 - - 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] 98348 7 109 5 102 4 117 1 271 13 029 98348 90973 5 183 6 155 7 139 5 181 1 303 90973 85266 8 233 8 174 8 179 7 176 9 197 85266 80502 9 228 10 191 14 209 10 224 6 229 80502 76383 10 226 10 214 14 199 13 217 12 259 76383 72763 8 258 10 234 10 212 11 237 9 255 72763 69507 10 264 8 264 12 221 15 246 8 252 69507 66521 10 261 11 274 9 266 13 255 10 262 66521 63765 16 262 14 269 14 265 16 269 14 271 63765 61117 21 265 22 280 18 272 17 275 20 290 61117 58382 28 266 27 270 27 273 27 275 30 280 58382 55571 33 264 27 262 33 266 33 268 34 279 55571 52896 38 273 40 281 39 268 37 271 35 274 52896 50489 50 269 50 273 46 267 44 269 40 274 50489 48339 55 261 50 256 52 257 54 259 47 258 48339 46400 55 251 48 251 52 252 53 252 47 251 46400 44624 51 251 50 259 51 255 51 252 46 250 44624 42975 41 246 50 268 51 256 50 253 48 250 42975 41432 39 263 50 254 53 254 48 252 43 247 41432 39978 44 269 49 253 55 249 47 253 39 246 39978 38596 55 267 46 253 53 244 46 254 40 251 38596 37246 55 264 44 253 49 247 45 256 42 254 37246 35861 54 261 45 252 46 252 46 253 42 253 35861 34410 55 259 46 250 43 255 45 251 42 250 34410 32896 58 257 47 248 39 251 40 254 42 249 32896 31306 54 247 48 248 38 249 34 246 41 251 31306 29628 47 230 48 249 40 249 35 247 37 250 29628 27864 40 232 45 247 41 250 34 246 34 252 27864 26012 30 242 35 239 37 250 33 243 34 251 26012 24078 23 250 23 232 33 247 30 244 34 250 24078 22066 19 283 15 239 30 246 26 249 31 249 22066 19974 12 268 10 254 24 246 22 249 27 247 19974 17793 12 243 7 257 20 237 20 241 21 243 17793 15573 11 246 7 239 17 237 18 232 18 222 15573 13436 9 262 4 214 13 225 15 226 16 190 13436 11495 9 242 5 158 5 140 11 211 11 173 11495 9772 12 214 8 156 5 121 11 149 14 150 9772 8247 16 184 5 085 5 157 9 151 16 155 8247 6892 17 150 9 077 5 123 8 139 19 158 6892 5692 17 111 14 121 12 118 13 140 24 159 5692 4633 19 087 21 129 15 138 20 146 27 150 4633 3706 22 079 25 101 20 107 27 123 30 127 3706 2894 26 080 29 082 24 085 30 102 34 104 2894 2175 28 078 31 076 27 076 30 085 35 091 2175 1544 28 074 29 072 26*075 28 077 33 086 1544 1019 24 068 27 068 24*073 26 074 29 082 1019 617 22 065 23 066 21 071 23 072 25 079 617 342 18 062 19 065 18 071 19 070 21 077 342 175 15*061 17*064 15 070 16*070 17 075 175 80 9*059 10*063 10 069 11*069 11*074 80 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