DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 09/06 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.3 - - 76.3 - - 70.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - 33 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3301 - - 3714 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1970 - - 943 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3366 - - 3779 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3468 - - 4149 - - 3873 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 340 - - 230 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 008 - - 018 - - 032 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 128 - - 43 - - -1543 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3238 - - 3736 - - 1632 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1214 - - -1332 - - -2940 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4580 - - 5111 - - 3029 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 79 - - 67 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 170 - - 140 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.3 - - 76.3 - - 70.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.3 - - 60.3 - - 63.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.3 - - 76.2 - - 72.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.0 - - 59.0 - - 63.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 159 - - 33 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3301 - - 3714 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 24 - - 15 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 10 - - 13 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] 98965 12 093 15 133 8 076 98965 91554 13 094 14 119 6 114 91554 85809 10 083 9 092 9 094 85809 81014 8 129 3 154 2 086 81014 76873 2 150 3 100 3 160 76873 73205 5 236 7 355 6 112 73205 69885 5 194 9 335 7 045 69885 66840 10 309 7 334 8 007 66840 64036 11 308 7 311 14 333 64036 61353 6 286 7 278 12 296 61353 58559 15 339 6 308 9 285 58559 55638 23 315 22 310 21 308 55638 52848 29 305 31 294 31 301 52848 50353 29 307 34 283 36 300 50353 48126 41 309 37 283 40 297 48126 46107 44 297 42 285 42 285 46107 44256 44 295 43 286 40 282 44256 42551 49 298 45 291 43 291 42551 40973 59 296 51 291 49 293 40973 39503 61 290 56 290 54 290 39503 38119 61 289 58 288 55 288 38119 36775 62 292 58 288 55 287 36775 35401 64 294 57 288 54 287 35401 33967 66 292 56 287 53 287 33967 32475 67 290 55 286 52 286 32475 30909 64 288 55 286 51 284 30909 29255 59 286 55 285 50 281 29255 27516 52 286 54 284 50 284 27516 25693 45 288 50 290 46 286 25693 23791 40 291 46 295 41 295 23791 21813 37 294 39 303 36 306 21813 19747 34 300 32 309 30 307 19747 17594 30 311 27 316 24 312 17594 15405 22 324 21 324 19 318 15405 13294 18 336 19 335 17 335 13294 11372 15 331 15 337 20 352 11372 9676 13 350 12 323 16 347 9676 8186 12 018 11 336 10 323 8186 6866 13 019 12 350 9 342 6866 5692 11 012 11 353 10 356 5692 4653 10 010 9*003 10 001 4653 3738 10*009 9*013 10 008 3738 2931 10*009 9 016 10 018 2931 2210 10 008 9 018 10 024 2210 1573 10 008 9 020 10 027 1573 1042 10 008 9 021 10 029 1042 635 10 008 9 021 10 030 635 356 9 007 9 022 9 031 356 186 9 007 8 021 7*032 186 89 7 007 7 021 3*032 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