DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 08/10 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 84.7 - - 89.3 - - 90.3 - - 81.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 137 - - 36 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1479 - - 3437 - - 4577 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 74 - - 2020 - - 1878 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1544 - - 3502 - - 4642 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2915 - - 3585 - - 2870 - - 1923 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 217 - - 334 - - 257 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 8 - - 10 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 292 - - 256 - - 234 - - 225 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -2 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1394 - - -1139 - - -225 - - -798 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2938 - - 4641 - - 4868 - - 888 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3420 - - -2807 - - -1409 - - -3067 ODpotential blCL - - - 4964 - - 6309 - - 6051 - - 3157 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 74 - - 89 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 1850 - - 1620 - - 1880 - - 3540 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 84.7 - - 89.3 - - 90.3 - - 81.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 71.9 - - 69.2 - - 69.2 - - 77.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 84.2 - - 88.4 - - 90.2 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 70.5 - - 67.8 - - 68.0 - - 76.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 81 - - 137 - - 36 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1479 - - 3437 - - 4577 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 54 - - 21 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 16 - - 14 - - 14 - - 20 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] 99429 32 084 30 095 19 090 22 066 99429 91951 22 083 25 079 26 077 23 086 91951 86180 16 081 19 075 22 071 21 080 86180 81373 14 086 16 078 13 077 17 064 81373 77222 12 087 13 085 10 105 9 066 77222 73551 11 082 10 086 6 119 5 085 73551 70229 12 076 8 118 4 161 3 357 70229 67175 7 090 2 099 1 060 4 327 67175 64345 3 086 5 231 8 288 7 288 64345 61621 4 232 6 252 8 239 7 251 61621 58803 5 284 12 255 9 255 10 258 58803 55895 17 269 15 246 17 237 21 260 55895 53149 25 262 24 255 31 259 33 257 53149 50708 32 260 35 255 37 258 37 262 50708 48529 30 263 34 255 40 257 41 262 48529 46552 31 277 36 263 44 255 44 260 46552 44734 35 275 42 270 45 253 45 260 44734 43045 40 272 43 269 43 253 45 263 43045 41468 52 267 40 259 42 259 47 266 41468 39990 54 259 39 251 45 268 47 268 39990 38595 47 253 38 249 50 269 43 258 38595 37242 42 258 34 248 50 264 38 254 37242 35862 33 259 29 254 43 261 37 261 35862 34422 23 240 26 258 38 264 35 267 34422 32922 18 263 26 251 39 264 33 273 32922 31347 19 272 24 249 38 261 33 277 31347 29684 22 261 24 251 37 261 31 277 29684 27934 24 255 26 254 37 264 29 285 27934 26098 25 251 29 256 37 268 29 295 26098 24180 26 250 31 256 36 271 28 299 24180 22182 27 257 32 258 33 275 27 299 22182 20098 30 271 28 265 26 274 24 295 20098 17925 29 273 21 280 25 278 22 297 17925 15712 26 266 23 299 22 278 21 302 15712 13584 22 268 22 300 22 282 21 278 13584 11650 21 274 24 287 14 281 24 264 11650 9931 21 277 20 271 15 283 26 266 9931 8405 19 278 17 266 18 271 27 266 8405 7048 17 284 15 260 18 263 26 264 7048 5844 16 294 14 256 16 256 23 259 5844 4778 15 300 13 260 13*243 22 250 4778 3839 14 302 10*259 12*237 21 243 3839 3009 13 303 9*257 11 236 19 242 3009 2267 10 299 8 256 11 234 16 245 2267 1612 9*297 8 256 10 233 14 248 1612 1067 5*292 8 256 10 231 13 248 1067 650 5 292 7 255 9 231 11 245 650 364 4 293 7 255 9 231 9 240 364 190 4 292 6 255 8 230 7 235 190 90 3 292 6 255 7 230 3*225 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