DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/08 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 - - - - - - 74.5 - - 73.1 - - 63.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - -17 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3209 - - 24 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1734 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3274 - - 89 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2806 - - 7084 - - 107 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 304 - - 23 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 296 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3059 - - -6646 - - -3857 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6333 - - 6736 - - 3947 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11052 - - -13425 - - -7071 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14326 - - 13514 - - 7160 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 32 - - 38 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.5 - - 73.1 - - 63.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.1 - - 44.0 - - 47.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.8 - - 73.9 - - 67.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 45.8 - - 42.8 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - -17 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3209 - - 24 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 98076 29 257 32 252 28 233 98076 90681 29 234 30 244 28 250 90681 84951 27 221 27 245 25 251 84951 80183 22 225 25 231 24 246 80183 76067 20 225 25 222 25 245 76067 72451 19 237 23 232 21 237 72451 69193 18 245 20 236 21 254 69193 66211 20 249 23 233 28 255 66211 63446 25 249 26 232 29 255 63446 60756 33 253 31 251 34 262 60756 57963 48 248 48 256 48 257 57963 55099 58 242 61 248 58 252 55099 52381 65 241 65 247 62 257 52381 49933 71 241 70 254 73 260 49933 47737 77 245 77 255 82 258 47737 45746 85 250 90 253 99 256 45746 43929 92 252 99 250 121 253 43929 42250 99 251 103 247 133 251 42250 40679 99 247 101 246 134 249 40679 39199 90 244 93 246 128 249 39199 37806 83 243 87 245 102 247 37806 36466 80 244 82 247 86 248 36466 35104 78 245 80 250 82 248 35104 33686 75 248 76 254 78 250 33686 32214 72 250 72 255 72 251 32214 30674 69 250 70 255 68 251 30674 29048 66 251 68 256 67 252 29048 27338 63 249 66 256 66 254 27338 25540 57 243 62 256 64 256 25540 23659 54 242 59 256 62 256 23659 21697 52 246 56 259 59 255 21697 19649 50 251 55 260 56 255 19649 17506 51 256 53 259 52 258 17506 15314 52 256 49 260 48 263 15314 13201 51 257 46 260 44 262 13201 11287 46 260 43 264 40 263 11287 9597 39 264 38 271 36 265 9597 8111 34 275 33 277 28 261 8111 6801 30 286 26 280 22 269 6801 5639 26 289 21 286 17 288 5639 4610 23 289 19 288 15 309 4610 3704 20*293 18 292 16 318 3704 2904 14*297 17 293 16 325 2904 2189 14 298 16 295 16 327 2189 1558 13 298 15 295 16 329 1558 1032 13 297 14 296 15 329 1032 629 12 297 13 296 13 328 629 352 11 297 12 296 10 326 352 184 11 297 10*296 7*325 184 89 9 297 7*296 4*324 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