DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 71.4 - - 62.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 133 - - -7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2704 - - 3502 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1423 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2769 - - 3567 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3307 - - 2043 - - 119 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 295 - - 108 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 288 - - 280 - - 266 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3054 - - -2679 - - -2711 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5824 - - 6246 - - 2800 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9799 - - -11405 - - -8398 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12568 - - 14972 - - 8487 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 48 - - 79 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.3 - - 71.4 - - 62.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 47.4 - - 44.7 - - 51.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.4 - - 71.9 - - 66.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 46.1 - - 43.4 - - 51.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 133 - - -7 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2704 - - 3502 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 15 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 97919 30 229 42 241 46 234 97919 90604 29 225 35 243 31 232 90604 84911 27 229 31 243 23 251 84911 80168 25 228 28 230 27 241 80168 76086 22 230 22 235 22 251 76086 72497 21 250 18 246 16 264 72497 69252 24 260 21 244 24 261 69252 66277 28 262 27 247 28 259 66277 63536 35 259 33 263 32 273 63536 60895 39 250 41 261 40 267 60895 58158 44 248 49 253 48 255 58158 55331 51 248 61 245 58 253 55331 52638 59 253 65 246 68 253 52638 50224 70 258 70 258 71 261 50224 48064 90 262 83 262 87 261 48064 46115 116 260 102 261 108 259 46115 44335 136 255 120 256 122 253 44335 42680 134 248 128 252 118 250 42680 41121 128 243 124 249 118 248 41121 39647 130 239 120 249 115 246 39647 38248 132 238 117 246 109 244 38248 36886 133 242 116 243 104 243 36886 35488 120 251 116 243 105 241 35488 34023 86 251 108 248 105 240 34023 32497 68 255 82 254 97 244 32497 30912 64 262 64 254 66 259 30912 29266 63 259 57 260 50 264 29266 27542 58 255 55 260 43 257 27542 25730 56 266 52 257 42 252 25730 23834 52 268 49 262 41 251 23834 21857 48 272 47 268 39 263 21857 19792 47 277 43 269 37 271 19792 17634 44 279 41 275 33 270 17634 15427 40 277 37 280 31 271 15427 13298 38 276 33 284 30 274 13298 11366 36 279 33 293 27 285 11366 9658 35 285 35 303 30 302 9658 8152 37 295 31 306 28 309 8152 6821 31 307 30 305 24 310 6821 5646 15 296 23 304 18 312 5646 4612 12 258 12 279 11 296 4612 3704 13 263 11*277 9 293 3704 2904 11*276 10*278 9 307 2904 2188 8*285 9 279 9 311 2188 1557 8 288 9 280 8 314 1557 1031 7 289 8 281 8 312 1031 628 7 288 8 280 6 305 628 351 7 289 8 281 5 289 351 184 6 288 7 281 3*269 184 89 6 289 5 280 3*266 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