DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/24 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 - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 59.9 - - 58.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - -24 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2342 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2407 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1811 - - 4534 - - 4553 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 176 - - 20 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 025 - - 016 - - 015 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 360 - - -2121 - - -2026 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2047 - - 2210 - - 2114 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 97 - - -2516 - - -2814 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2310 - - 2604 - - 2902 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 72 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 10 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 59.9 - - 58.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.2 - - 50.9 - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 59.4 - - 60.8 - - 60.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.6 - - 50.2 - - 49.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - -24 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2342 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 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] 98678 12 107 7 095 5 063 98678 91278 6 134 3 019 10 042 91278 85548 5 107 3 196 9 004 85548 80795 4 104 2 141 2 312 80795 76702 1 090 4 351 1 250 76702 73090 1 063 4 349 5 331 73090 69828 2 095 3 044 3 345 69828 66831 2 160 6 349 4 033 66831 64053 3 123 7 316 8 355 64053 61383 3 033 2 197 8 305 61383 58621 9 315 2 093 7 279 58621 55755 12 275 8 307 6 287 55755 53005 11 235 13 279 4 271 53005 50524 10 208 15 255 7 274 50524 48297 13 188 18 221 14 258 48297 46271 13 170 22 190 20 224 46271 44412 10 190 20 175 22 193 44412 42693 14 223 15 178 23 174 42693 41092 20 218 19 191 20 179 41092 39597 32 213 28 208 33 205 39597 38203 61 206 55 206 55 199 38203 36860 66 196 54 199 51 191 36860 35484 55 182 42 187 47 183 35484 34043 59 177 42 181 48 181 34043 32542 63 183 45 174 50 174 32542 30963 61 196 48 172 50 166 30963 29295 25 197 46 180 45 165 29295 27539 12 166 26 212 33 184 27539 25703 12 155 5 200 9 224 25703 23791 6 179 5 124 5 030 23791 21801 3 168 3 095 5 040 21801 19722 4 080 7 098 3 094 19722 17548 3 040 6 070 2 110 17548 15323 4 343 8 352 5 341 15323 13181 6 014 9 351 9 332 13181 11251 11 040 11 033 10 028 11251 9554 16 045 13 048 12 040 9554 8050 19 050 17 053 19 050 8050 6718 21 049 20 047 24 043 6718 5545 26 053 27 053 26 050 5545 4524 27 050 27 048 27 048 4524 3634 27 047 26 043 28 044 3634 2848 25*037 25 035 27 041 2848 2147 23*028 24 032 27 037 2147 1528 22 026 23 029 26 032 1528 1012 21 025 21 025 24 027 1012 617 20 023 19 022 20 023 617 347 18 022 16 020 16 018 347 182 15 021 13 019 14*017 182 88 11 021 9*016 9*015 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