DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/01 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.9 - - 88.6 - - 83.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - -21 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3566 - - 25 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1848 - - 74 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3631 - - 90 - - 91 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2446 - - 5885 - - 837 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 294 - - 28 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 237 - - 223 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -841 - - -3671 - - -1525 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4472 - - 3761 - - 1616 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3769 - - -5300 - - -4208 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7400 - - 5390 - - 4299 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 54 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1600 - - 2390 - - 3560 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.9 - - 88.6 - - 83.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.4 - - 72.2 - - 76.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 89.3 - - 89.6 - - 85.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.0 - - 71.1 - - 75.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 77 - - -21 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3566 - - 25 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 19 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 17 - - 19 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] 99031 16 110 14 101 10 066 99031 91595 16 098 8 084 14 045 91595 85818 14 075 7 072 12 048 85818 81019 10 049 8 045 10 070 81019 76905 5 023 6 023 8 048 76905 73283 2 067 1 059 7 327 73283 70007 4 046 3 085 5 296 70007 66991 1 075 4 271 6 312 66991 64211 7 345 9 309 11 308 64211 61536 10 314 13 307 7 282 61536 58750 17 315 20 313 19 322 58750 55879 23 301 27 301 31 302 55879 53169 27 287 34 287 35 289 53169 50736 36 298 44 293 40 296 50736 48556 49 297 53 294 51 294 48556 46587 51 296 52 294 54 294 46587 44790 53 294 53 297 56 312 44790 43133 54 289 53 301 65 317 43133 41584 50 284 50 304 61 312 41584 40120 49 283 46 305 59 306 40120 38730 48 284 42 303 60 304 38730 37374 44 289 40 302 57 300 37374 35985 41 293 40 299 54 296 35985 34535 38 291 42 296 50 296 34535 33027 34 288 41 300 47 297 33027 31448 32 288 38 305 44 297 31448 29783 30 295 32 298 42 294 29783 28031 27 297 29 292 38 292 28031 26193 25 302 27 289 33 288 26193 24271 25 302 25 293 29 284 24271 22269 26 296 30 302 28 293 22269 20180 29 297 33 305 25 304 20180 18007 29 299 33 309 26 316 18007 15794 25 303 30 317 26 324 15794 13661 25 316 27 313 25 326 13661 11720 24 308 27 306 26 320 11720 9993 21 305 25 295 26 310 9993 8457 17 291 25 287 25 297 8457 7094 19 274 24 284 24 283 7094 5882 18 267 21 278 22 279 5882 4809 15 260 17 272 18 285 4809 3863 14*252 13 265 15 289 3863 3028 12*244 10 250 12 274 3028 2282 11 238 9 238 12 247 2282 1623 11 237 8 233 12 227 1623 1075 11 236 8 231 11 214 1075 654 10 236 8 229 10 202 654 365 10 234 7 227 9 194 365 190 9 234 6 225 7*188 190 91 8 234 5*223 3*176 91 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