DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.7 - - 75.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -4 - - 6 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1248 - - 1477 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1313 - - 1542 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2530 - - 2859 - - 1234 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 80 - - 110 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 211 - - 236 - - 187 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -801 - - -986 - - -1187 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2114 - - 2528 - - 1276 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1769 - - -2013 - - -3455 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3082 - - 3555 - - 3544 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 210 - - 150 - - 170 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.7 - - 75.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.1 - - 67.6 - - 69.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.7 - - 78.7 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 66.6 - - 67.0 - - 68.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -4 - - 6 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1248 - - 1477 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 96 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 14 - - 15 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] 98261 5 141 7 275 4 339 98261 90892 9 107 3 031 6 004 90892 85216 4 082 2 038 4 332 85216 80491 3 309 2 209 3 294 80491 76400 5 242 6 232 4 270 76400 72787 9 214 9 246 7 273 72787 69542 7 229 10 281 6 263 69542 66582 7 292 13 292 7 289 66582 63845 10 294 11 261 12 277 63845 61189 7 267 11 243 14 267 61189 58427 12 277 15 263 16 270 58427 55587 24 291 19 268 20 277 55587 52904 31 262 24 272 23 261 52904 50509 28 237 35 261 29 249 50509 48367 28 226 39 249 29 248 48367 46422 26 231 37 240 29 259 46422 44628 22 246 31 233 34 256 44628 42958 23 258 26 236 32 249 42958 41395 23 259 24 242 31 253 41395 39923 24 256 27 244 35 251 39923 38526 25 253 30 243 36 244 38526 37168 28 251 32 242 35 241 37168 35780 28 250 34 240 35 240 35780 34330 26 251 32 237 32 242 34330 32824 25 252 27 236 29 246 32824 31244 23 251 25 238 27 245 31244 29576 20 245 25 243 27 249 29576 27825 21 247 25 253 27 252 27825 25992 23 244 25 259 23 256 25992 24073 24 250 26 257 20 260 24073 22071 26 260 31 268 18 269 22071 19984 27 261 34 275 19 270 19984 17809 29 257 25 274 21 272 17809 15595 30 252 21 276 21 274 15595 13465 33 253 21 275 22 280 13465 11531 35 257 22 266 22 282 11531 9815 31 259 24 255 20 280 9815 8294 26 259 25 256 18 279 8294 6948 24 250 22 260 18 270 6948 5757 24 247 18 258 20 258 5757 4703 27 246 16 257 19 249 4703 3776 26 235 17 256 17 244 3776 2959 23 218 17 248 14 240 2959 2229 18 208 15 238 12 231 2229 1585 17*209 13*237 12 220 1585 1050 15*210 11*237 14 202 1050 640 13 210 9 236 13 196 640 358 11 211 8 236 9 191 358 187 9 212 7 235 7 188 187 89 7 212 5 234 2*187 89 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