DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/09 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.2 - - 78.4 - - 79.7 - - 72.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 180 - - 55 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2467 - - 3335 - - 3773 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1319 - - 2048 - - 1641 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2532 - - 3400 - - 3838 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1004 - - 941 - - 710 - - 3146 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 298 - - 354 - - 263 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 9 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 042 - - 047 - - 056 - - 111 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2403 - - -2688 - - -2654 - - -2645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4935 - - 6089 - - 6492 - - 2734 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9655 - - -9814 - - -9023 - - -8307 ODpotential blCL - - - 12187 - - 13214 - - 12861 - - 8396 blCL maxRH - - - 61 - - 51 - - 56 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.2 - - 78.4 - - 79.7 - - 72.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.3 - - 52.4 - - 52.0 - - 61.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.3 - - 77.2 - - 79.4 - - 74.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.9 - - 51.1 - - 50.7 - - 60.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 147 - - 180 - - 55 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2467 - - 3335 - - 3773 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 11 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] 99128 42 084 37 083 39 086 34 075 99128 91697 29 089 30 083 32 080 30 075 91697 85945 24 087 29 090 26 074 30 081 85945 81161 27 080 29 095 21 090 25 081 81161 77050 25 067 25 090 22 099 19 082 77050 73428 19 071 19 087 20 092 16 087 73428 70154 19 080 16 079 16 084 15 080 70154 67148 16 091 10 095 10 085 10 057 67148 64361 12 079 10 103 4 092 5 046 64361 61656 5 062 8 136 2 248 4 334 61656 58840 2 082 5 139 5 210 5 278 58840 55933 5 279 3 239 6 275 4 281 55933 53169 10 274 8 241 12 270 8 288 53169 50694 16 251 14 256 17 272 12 298 50694 48485 21 247 19 268 16 269 14 293 48485 46485 19 252 24 270 17 277 18 285 46485 44654 23 281 33 263 30 275 25 282 44654 42968 30 284 36 256 42 260 27 280 42968 41402 32 278 35 263 42 253 34 272 41402 39934 32 265 35 267 34 259 35 263 39934 38547 31 261 32 263 31 268 29 259 38547 37200 28 268 27 260 30 265 26 264 37200 35822 26 271 24 263 29 262 26 269 35822 34383 26 269 24 265 27 261 27 272 34383 32887 26 271 24 265 25 263 26 275 32887 31316 23 275 24 266 24 267 23 281 31316 29657 23 279 23 270 23 268 21 286 29657 27909 26 285 23 273 19 270 19 288 27909 26070 18 273 21 281 19 278 18 291 26070 24142 11 260 16 287 14 291 17 301 24142 22129 5 289 14 272 11 299 12 300 22129 20030 8 307 11 290 10 302 7 321 20030 17839 9 319 8 302 8 318 4 322 17839 15608 7 001 7 352 5 347 2 322 15608 13465 2 031 2 338 5 316 3 343 13465 11523 3 043 3 013 5 338 3 063 11523 9800 8 047 4 061 3 004 3 080 9800 8273 9 037 5 066 2 021 1 068 8273 6920 8 037 5 063 2 012 2 005 6920 5724 9 046 7 060 4 032 3 010 5724 4672 13 043 8 053 6*045 5 035 4672 3751 15 043 7*048 6*053 5 034 3751 2940 13*045 7*048 6 055 3 036 2940 2215 10*044 7 048 6 056 3 082 2215 1576 10 042 7 047 6 057 5 108 1576 1044 9 042 7 047 6 057 7 111 1044 636 9 041 7 046 5 057 8 113 636 356 8 041 6 046 5 058 8 112 356 186 7 040 6 046 5 057 7 112 186 89 6 040 5 045 4 056 4*111 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