DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/27 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 61.7 - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -21 - - -32 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 23 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 88 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2351 - - 2165 - - 2002 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 20 - - 17 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 14 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 305 - - 327 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -657 - - -469 - - -410 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 745 - - 557 - - 498 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1221 - - -1045 - - -1239 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1309 - - 1133 - - 1327 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 93 - - 96 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.2 - - 61.7 - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.8 - - 59.1 - - 58.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.0 - - 62.5 - - 62.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.5 - - 58.9 - - 58.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -21 - - -32 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 23 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 71 - - 84 - - 82 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 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] 98224 12 278 11 295 10 276 98224 90862 12 265 7 302 5 296 90862 85179 8 223 4 294 6 321 85179 80482 8 191 7 278 5 290 80482 76448 9 184 11 263 7 276 76448 72887 9 197 14 245 8 273 72887 69653 6 178 10 222 7 294 69653 66674 5 136 8 182 6 280 66674 63918 5 131 5 192 4 239 63918 61249 3 137 6 196 6 198 61249 58457 1 254 7 177 8 183 58457 55557 5 203 9 199 8 201 55557 52789 8 190 11 205 11 220 52789 50297 10 202 11 211 17 230 50297 48055 12 208 12 227 18 233 48055 46015 13 198 15 227 18 232 46015 44144 10 192 12 215 18 217 44144 42419 7 222 6 226 11 216 42419 40817 3 240 8 256 7 248 40817 39320 8 315 10 304 7 289 39320 37911 13 338 20 320 17 324 37911 36550 15 330 28 312 25 320 36550 35164 15 332 29 307 28 310 35164 33721 19 332 30 307 30 302 33721 32224 21 325 32 309 32 299 32224 30657 20 326 31 313 34 298 30657 29008 18 320 29 314 35 293 29008 27275 18 314 27 313 36 290 27275 25457 18 324 25 314 35 294 25457 23562 22 336 24 324 29 291 23562 21596 24 004 22 333 27 293 21596 19548 24 009 21 331 26 304 19548 17408 23 004 23 331 22 320 17408 15225 24 005 27 341 26 336 15225 13129 25 009 28 346 32 333 13129 11228 27 002 25 350 32 331 11228 9540 28 341 24 357 27 333 9540 8048 29 330 18 341 31 012 8048 6731 23 335 18 347 34 016 6731 5572 27 354 27 002 31 010 5572 4551 30 353 32 006 29 003 4551 3654 33 350 34 004 29 000 3654 2862 35 344 35 359 29 360 2862 2156 33 335 37 348 29 355 2156 1534 30 324 36 340 30 345 1534 1017 27 318 33 334 28 339 1017 621 24 313 29 332 25 335 621 348 21 309 25 330 20 331 348 183 18 307 21 329 17 329 183 88 12*305 14*327 11*327 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