DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/19 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.2 - - 57.2 - - 48.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - -16 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2163 - - 23 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 878 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2228 - - 88 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 722 - - 2922 - - 107 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 252 - - 21 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 012 - - 014 - - 005 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2033 - - -3346 - - -873 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4262 - - 3434 - - 960 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13788 - - -14220 - - -12712 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16016 - - 14308 - - 12799 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 56 - - 52 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 58.2 - - 57.2 - - 48.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.3 - - 42.9 - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.5 - - 58.0 - - 51.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.0 - - 41.7 - - 45.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 97 - - -16 - - -22 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2163 - - 23 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 97677 12 258 14 279 6 281 97677 90355 13 234 16 257 12 286 90355 84744 10 219 15 238 10 284 84744 80092 7 221 13 249 10 292 80092 76071 7 183 8 254 15 280 76071 72516 7 171 6 221 17 259 72516 69310 5 194 8 222 13 241 69310 66371 8 275 7 241 9 226 66371 63636 13 275 9 261 6 257 63636 60990 14 261 17 265 17 288 60990 58249 8 259 15 245 20 270 58249 55416 8 300 8 247 20 253 55416 52708 13 282 13 275 14 250 52708 50263 13 255 18 268 17 275 50263 48064 7 266 14 262 21 267 48064 46059 9 336 8 316 11 242 46059 44213 13 345 13 345 3 318 44213 42506 15 352 15 348 10 345 42506 40918 17 355 17 356 13 342 40918 39431 20 009 19 004 15 354 39431 38032 25 018 22 005 19 001 38032 36681 30 021 24 010 23 002 36681 35304 32 018 26 017 24 003 35304 33872 33 013 29 017 23 010 33872 32386 34 016 31 013 24 016 32386 30830 32 026 21 017 24 017 30830 29188 24 029 12 021 23 010 29188 27464 22 027 14 019 23 003 27464 25655 20 027 17 022 18 012 25655 23764 17 029 18 020 16 011 23764 21793 17 022 20 020 17 013 21793 19732 20 015 22 017 18 014 19732 17571 17 022 18 019 17 010 17571 15359 10 049 11 020 15 013 15359 13227 10 055 9 020 14 015 13227 11297 13 039 12 021 16 017 11297 9589 20 038 19 028 21 027 9589 8078 23 037 25 029 25 030 8078 6741 25 036 29 029 27 031 6741 5561 26 034 30 029 29 032 5561 4524 25 031 29 029 30 033 4524 3620 24 029 26 024 29 029 3620 2830 21*026 21 018 27 023 2830 2130 15*016 16 014 23 016 2130 1515 14 013 14 014 20 017 1515 1003 13 012 13 015 18 022 1003 612 13 011 12 016 17 023 612 343 12 011 10 016 15 021 343 180 11 011 9*016 13 018 180 87 9 010 6*014 5*005 87 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