DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/15 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 - - - - - - 64.4 - - 63.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2534 - - 2265 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1216 - - 72 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2599 - - 2330 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 585 - - 746 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 275 - - 176 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 068 - - 091 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -345 - - 26 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2944 - - 2304 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9544 - - -8120 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12143 - - 10450 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 63.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.0 - - 54.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 63.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.1 - - 53.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 116 - - 33 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2534 - - 2265 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 88 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 97505 36 247 47 256 97505 90260 30 244 31 258 90260 84679 24 239 21 253 84679 80058 17 245 14 263 80058 76081 9 247 10 268 76081 72563 2 262 10 221 72563 69375 7 337 5 245 69375 66472 1 341 6 247 66472 63802 10 312 11 309 63802 61216 18 271 25 284 61216 58531 22 269 33 276 58531 55766 34 281 35 271 55766 53143 42 277 42 270 53143 50785 49 281 54 275 50785 48667 59 285 61 277 48667 46729 62 280 63 281 46729 44933 63 278 63 286 44933 43252 62 279 66 285 43252 41670 57 281 64 277 41670 40177 54 285 56 268 40177 38762 56 288 51 272 38762 37385 61 287 50 280 37385 35979 65 284 49 286 35979 34509 62 282 50 289 34509 32980 57 273 53 282 32980 31378 55 270 54 275 31378 29691 52 273 54 270 29691 27918 44 275 52 269 27918 26059 41 274 47 270 26059 24111 39 271 44 270 24111 22078 43 264 43 279 22078 19955 45 269 42 282 19955 17749 34 272 39 275 17749 15509 27 263 35 273 15509 13358 19 255 31 273 13358 11410 18 261 19 268 11410 9686 15 280 15 274 9686 8158 13 276 12 273 8158 6806 15 266 13 274 6806 5611 13 273 13 273 5611 4561 8 282 9 266 4561 3648 3 073 2 166 3648 2854 11*069 11*092 2854 2151 11*068 11*091 2151 1532 11 068 11 091 1532 1015 11 067 11 091 1015 620 11 067 11 091 620 348 10 068 10 091 348 183 10 067 9 091 183 88 8 068 7 091 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