DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/22 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 - - - - - - 63.3 - - 62.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2325 - - 23 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1247 - - 72 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2390 - - 88 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 849 - - 3487 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 298 - - 19 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 343 - - 329 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3870 - - -5318 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6260 - - 5406 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11557 - - -11166 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13947 - - 11254 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 44 - - 42 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.3 - - 62.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.4 - - 39.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.3 - - 63.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.2 - - 38.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 166 - - -12 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2325 - - 23 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - - 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] 97399 15 236 22 276 97399 90130 6 253 14 259 90130 84548 4 247 9 256 84548 79922 2 056 2 034 79922 75929 5 026 5 011 75929 72390 5 346 6 333 72390 69196 11 338 10 339 69196 66270 10 324 7 322 66270 63549 8 313 4 285 63549 60904 17 288 14 285 60904 58148 22 271 19 271 58148 55289 26 272 26 275 55289 52556 33 261 37 269 52556 50091 38 253 43 262 50091 47865 39 251 44 253 47865 45827 39 251 41 253 45827 43941 40 249 41 254 43941 42189 43 250 42 251 42189 40557 48 251 42 250 40557 39032 51 249 39 251 39032 37598 51 245 31 259 37598 36212 45 245 31 265 36212 34806 39 252 34 264 34806 33353 30 259 28 264 33353 31854 26 262 22 264 31854 30296 28 256 24 266 30296 28669 25 255 26 267 28669 26972 23 261 29 264 26972 25201 21 264 31 256 25201 23349 23 257 31 255 23349 21415 22 260 27 256 21415 19393 21 269 23 258 19393 17282 17 273 17 269 17282 15132 10 287 13 285 15132 13062 11 315 12 312 13062 11179 16 326 16 341 11179 9504 19 339 20 356 9504 8021 25 347 23 357 8021 6707 27 347 22 357 6707 5548 25 349 21 359 5548 4526 22 358 19 002 4526 3631 21 009 19 354 3631 2846 19*004 18 340 2846 2146 13*345 18 335 2146 1528 13 344 17 334 1528 1013 13 343 16 333 1013 618 12 342 15 332 618 347 12 341 13 331 347 182 11 341 11 330 182 88 9 340 8*329 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