DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/05 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.6 - - 79.2 - - 73.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - 25 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1254 - - 4012 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1319 - - 4077 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2057 - - 1485 - - 5458 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 144 - - 224 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 9 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 340 - - 334 - - 341 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1205 - - 481 - - -1937 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2524 - - 3596 - - 2027 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3159 - - -845 - - -3407 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4478 - - 4922 - - 3497 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 82 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 40 - - 120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.6 - - 79.2 - - 73.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 63.6 - - 63.5 - - 64.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 79.1 - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 62.8 - - 62.3 - - 64.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - 25 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1254 - - 4012 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 29 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - 13 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] 98905 18 097 14 146 4 105 98905 91500 9 115 7 090 9 085 91500 85752 4 168 6 064 10 078 85752 80950 4 168 7 096 3 074 80950 76811 5 114 4 336 3 091 76811 73159 2 118 8 297 10 345 73159 69871 1 295 3 271 7 326 69871 66857 7 020 3 289 6 325 66857 64065 5 347 5 331 8 290 64065 61366 9 336 7 348 4 356 61366 58549 17 308 21 323 16 339 58549 55639 22 303 30 291 25 304 55639 52886 30 293 29 300 36 305 52886 50429 32 285 43 302 46 296 50429 48221 37 294 46 285 50 280 48221 46205 47 292 44 272 48 284 46205 44360 50 281 42 270 51 289 44360 42666 51 270 47 285 50 287 42666 41092 45 280 55 290 51 283 41092 39615 53 292 61 287 52 280 39615 38220 61 290 65 281 52 280 38220 36865 65 283 67 277 50 285 36865 35483 61 279 68 274 51 292 35483 34044 60 280 70 275 45 299 34044 32549 60 277 65 279 41 308 32549 30982 59 277 61 282 43 306 30982 29331 53 281 61 284 46 305 29331 27596 44 283 57 285 47 305 27596 25774 40 281 51 286 47 303 25774 23867 38 282 47 288 46 301 23867 21878 38 289 44 288 44 295 21878 19805 36 291 43 289 43 292 19805 17643 36 288 43 290 44 295 17643 15443 41 290 44 292 46 303 15443 13332 44 295 44 294 39 312 13332 11418 39 298 40 292 30 312 11418 9720 36 300 34 291 25 313 9720 8216 33 304 29 293 23 310 8216 6884 23 313 23 301 18 314 6884 5708 18 319 16 315 13 332 5708 4669 15 327 12*328 12 342 4669 3753 11 328 11*333 11 349 3753 2944 9 324 10 334 10 352 2944 2220 7 322 10 334 10 356 2220 1580 5*328 9 334 10 359 1580 1047 5*336 9 334 9 001 1047 638 5 339 8 334 8 003 638 357 4 343 8 334 7 001 357 187 4 342 7 334 5*357 187 90 3 343 6 334 2*341 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