DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 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 - - - - - - 84.4 - - 85.0 - - 80.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 3 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2951 - - 3220 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1611 - - 74 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3016 - - 3285 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1388 - - 1958 - - 4017 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 306 - - 169 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 12 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 297 - - 298 - - 173 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 56 - - -69 - - -1396 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2960 - - 3354 - - 1486 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3024 - - -3745 - - -2967 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6040 - - 7030 - - 3057 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 89 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1230 - - 1190 - - 2120 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 84.4 - - 85.0 - - 80.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 71.3 - - 70.3 - - 73.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 83.6 - - 85.1 - - 82.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.1 - - 69.2 - - 73.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - 3 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2951 - - 3220 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 39 - - 57 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 18 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] 99027 7 100 3 138 4 048 99027 91606 9 118 2 116 7 024 91606 85842 7 135 2 065 5 051 85842 81039 1 162 3 044 7 086 81039 76909 3 122 5 019 6 063 76909 73264 2 347 5 012 1 050 73264 69969 3 025 3 354 3 298 69969 66954 1 007 0 170 5 279 66954 64171 8 337 2 185 7 274 64171 61476 9 324 8 352 5 296 61476 58679 20 284 25 279 24 280 58679 55816 24 266 33 262 29 285 55816 53116 37 297 42 286 41 292 53116 50700 53 288 52 295 55 287 50700 48540 66 282 65 288 58 285 48540 46577 71 282 72 283 55 286 46577 44768 71 283 67 283 51 293 44768 43082 68 280 61 286 58 296 43082 41504 60 274 55 284 60 293 41504 40021 49 275 47 275 51 280 40021 38623 45 283 42 275 39 264 38623 37266 45 291 42 281 34 264 37266 35878 45 298 40 290 33 265 35878 34429 46 301 43 300 32 267 34429 32922 45 299 43 301 29 271 32922 31342 46 297 43 299 28 279 31342 29673 46 292 45 303 27 284 29673 27917 47 291 46 307 25 283 27917 26072 45 290 46 306 25 290 26072 24144 42 290 44 299 31 303 24144 22140 42 291 43 299 36 293 22140 20056 41 292 46 300 42 291 20056 17887 40 293 41 300 38 291 17887 15677 38 292 36 301 39 292 15677 13549 37 298 37 298 42 295 13549 11616 36 304 35 297 42 297 11616 9898 31 304 33 301 37 295 9898 8372 27 301 31 302 31 293 8372 7015 26 303 29 302 27 297 7015 5812 25 306 26 302 24 297 5812 4751 22 310 22 302 18 290 4751 3819 16*311 17*301 15 291 3819 2995 11*299 15*300 11 299 2995 2258 11 298 13 299 9 307 2258 1607 11 298 12 298 7 314 1607 1065 10 296 12 297 6 320 1065 649 10 295 11 297 4 325 649 363 9 295 10 296 3 327 363 189 9 295 9 296 1*317 189 90 8 294 7 296 1*173 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