DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 09/09 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 - - - - - - 82.6 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - -16 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2493 - - 1568 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1033 - - 74 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2558 - - 1633 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2782 - - 3250 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 255 - - 123 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 202 - - 196 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1627 - - -2496 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4186 - - 4129 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3825 - - -5069 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6383 - - 6702 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 75 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 30 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.6 - - 82.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 65.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.2 - - 83.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 63.4 - - 64.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - -16 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2493 - - 1568 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 39 - - 1 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - 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] 98955 14 071 16 065 98955 91550 9 075 13 063 91550 85814 8 078 7 096 85814 81057 10 094 4 114 81057 76962 9 125 1 257 76962 73327 6 153 7 270 73327 70031 7 139 8 247 70031 67016 3 051 3 229 67016 64238 4 314 5 284 64238 61571 8 345 4 281 61571 58816 15 332 10 309 58816 55999 18 321 17 305 55999 53352 19 320 23 307 53352 50989 30 330 29 319 50989 48868 29 329 23 308 48868 46923 24 328 19 292 46923 45116 28 335 21 311 45116 43429 32 328 31 321 43429 41849 47 311 39 313 41849 40360 46 307 37 302 40360 38948 37 300 35 295 38948 37573 32 288 38 287 37573 36165 33 290 37 275 36165 34697 31 293 35 273 34697 33169 30 292 33 275 33169 31566 27 285 30 277 31566 29874 25 282 30 278 29874 28094 22 281 30 280 28094 26228 21 279 31 281 26228 24277 21 274 30 278 24277 22247 25 272 28 277 22247 20131 26 282 26 279 20131 17928 22 282 19 277 17928 15686 21 267 20 274 15686 13534 19 252 21 269 13534 11585 18 258 20 266 11585 9863 17 275 18 272 9863 8342 15 292 16 275 8342 6991 15 292 14 271 6991 5791 13 257 15 260 5791 4731 18 233 19 238 4731 3799 21 220 21 219 3799 2979 20*215 21 213 2979 2246 17*204 19*205 2246 1598 17 202 18*200 1598 1059 16 202 17 197 1059 645 16 201 16 194 645 361 15 201 14 193 361 189 13 200 12 191 189 90 10 200 9 191 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