DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/06 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.3 - - 60.2 - - 52.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 154 - - 9 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3186 - - 3027 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1850 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3251 - - 3092 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 861 - - 1007 - - 2863 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 328 - - 152 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 316 - - 317 - - 194 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1567 - - -2021 - - -2313 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4819 - - 5113 - - 2401 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13742 - - -13291 - - -13711 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 16993 - - 16383 - - 13799 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 59 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.3 - - 60.2 - - 52.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.7 - - 38.4 - - 43.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.2 - - 60.2 - - 56.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 37.5 - - 37.1 - - 41.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 154 - - 9 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3186 - - 3027 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 6 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] 98043 17 252 27 251 25 275 98043 90711 19 241 18 262 22 258 90711 84994 17 240 18 268 19 261 84994 80213 15 262 13 233 17 254 80213 76111 17 285 11 248 14 249 76111 72512 16 265 14 268 6 273 72512 69257 17 256 15 272 7 295 69257 66262 19 278 17 275 14 288 66262 63491 24 280 21 274 20 282 63491 60825 26 271 22 271 25 284 60825 58060 32 276 31 274 32 282 58060 55206 42 272 42 269 38 276 55206 52491 51 264 48 264 44 271 52491 50043 58 259 53 257 49 266 50043 47837 63 259 58 257 55 260 47837 45836 66 260 62 260 58 256 45836 44008 66 259 65 260 61 257 44008 42326 65 256 66 256 65 255 42326 40762 63 258 65 255 64 251 40762 39295 62 259 62 255 61 251 39295 37908 60 258 62 254 60 251 37908 36562 60 257 62 255 58 250 36562 35188 61 257 61 254 54 251 35188 33755 60 260 58 254 51 253 33755 32266 57 262 56 255 49 254 32266 30706 56 263 54 259 47 257 30706 29067 55 262 49 263 44 262 29067 27345 50 266 45 264 42 265 27345 25541 42 269 40 267 38 265 25541 23651 35 268 37 272 36 271 23651 21674 35 270 36 272 34 275 21674 19607 35 271 36 269 35 274 19607 17448 32 273 34 267 33 274 17448 15247 28 276 28 272 27 278 15247 13127 25 280 24 280 22 283 13127 11204 24 286 23 286 19 290 11204 9504 25 291 22 291 18 296 9504 8005 25 296 21 296 17 298 8005 6681 23 300 19 301 15 301 6681 5516 18 313 15 307 14 303 5516 4496 13 327 9 312 11 305 4496 3607 7*318 6*316 9 314 3607 2827 6*317 6*318 8 321 2827 2131 6 316 6 317 5 323 2131 1517 6 316 6 317 3 315 1517 1005 6 315 5 317 2 291 1005 613 5 316 5 317 1 247 613 344 5 315 5 317 2 218 344 181 5 314 5 316 3*200 181 88 4 315 4 317 3*194 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