DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/16 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.7 - - 75.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1509 - - 25 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1574 - - 90 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 310 - - 1917 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 161 - - 23 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 208 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 493 - - -1317 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1081 - - 1407 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 42 - - -4270 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1532 - - 4360 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 82 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 500 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.7 - - 75.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 67.8 - - 68.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 72.5 - - 75.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.4 - - 68.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -18 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1509 - - 25 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 26 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - 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] 97605 33 252 29 253 97605 90381 23 250 29 256 90381 84775 19 243 27 253 84775 80095 16 246 20 246 80095 76060 12 227 16 246 76060 72510 10 194 11 233 72510 69305 6 226 6 225 69305 66360 10 246 10 239 66360 63638 13 247 15 237 63638 61036 22 247 18 243 61036 58340 23 256 19 249 58340 55545 35 246 40 242 55545 52902 48 240 52 234 52902 50539 53 240 57 233 50539 48408 55 232 61 227 48408 46453 54 228 62 222 46453 44642 54 229 64 218 44642 42948 55 228 65 215 42948 41353 55 223 66 214 41353 39845 55 221 68 216 39845 38413 55 222 74 216 38413 37025 58 221 76 217 37025 35611 59 220 76 217 35611 34144 60 217 78 215 34144 32621 64 216 84 215 32621 31024 67 217 79 219 31024 29347 69 219 64 223 29347 27593 64 221 61 229 27593 25758 58 226 64 230 25758 23846 55 233 65 233 23846 21867 54 238 65 232 21867 19813 53 239 61 230 19813 17675 51 237 56 232 17675 15497 50 233 52 233 15497 13400 47 233 48 236 13400 11491 43 235 43 239 11491 9795 39 235 42 239 9795 8288 36 233 40 241 8288 6948 34 233 36 246 6948 5757 31 236 32 251 5757 4704 29 240 31 254 4704 3775 29 242 32 250 3775 2956 30 236 32 244 2956 2225 29*229 32 235 2225 1582 23*211 28 221 1582 1049 21 209 24 215 1049 639 20 208 21 212 639 358 19 207 18 211 358 187 16 206 15*210 187 90 12 206 11*208 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