DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/24 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 53.4 - - 60.6 - - 59.3 - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 147 - - 12 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 687 - - 3832 - - 3748 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 2261 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 752 - - 3897 - - 3813 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 992 - - 1419 - - 1110 - - 73 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 159 - - 337 - - 153 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 14 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 2 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 036 - - 076 - - 063 - - 099 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -5 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1704 - - -39 - - -565 - - -1886 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2456 - - 3936 - - 4378 - - 1973 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3335 - - -514 - - -6857 - - -9998 ODpotential blCL - - - 4087 - - 4411 - - 10670 - - 10085 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 77 - - 85 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 53.4 - - 60.6 - - 59.3 - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.6 - - 44.2 - - 40.9 - - 42.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 52.9 - - 59.5 - - 59.1 - - 52.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.7 - - 43.2 - - 40.3 - - 42.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 147 - - 12 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 687 - - 3832 - - 3748 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 60 - - 6 - - 40 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 97317 18 229 21 271 25 295 12 292 97317 90095 0 355 4 256 13 283 9 306 90095 84549 5 006 3 095 4 224 7 297 84549 79934 7 046 8 063 3 103 1 026 79934 75944 13 051 11 094 7 082 4 062 75944 72411 9 050 11 078 8 074 8 017 72411 69219 3 085 10 021 6 048 8 022 69219 66285 3 168 8 348 7 358 9 024 66285 63553 2 016 5 336 10 315 13 349 63553 60900 11 323 9 338 9 300 15 323 60900 58127 18 317 16 333 14 307 13 317 58127 55232 24 290 24 302 22 304 17 320 55232 52458 21 289 24 294 29 297 28 321 52458 49965 26 299 24 290 27 292 34 308 49965 47732 27 312 19 310 19 298 27 300 47732 45698 34 318 27 326 22 324 21 318 45698 43825 35 314 31 319 29 327 25 335 43825 42092 30 308 30 314 33 324 32 337 42092 40482 24 306 27 309 32 323 35 336 40482 38977 21 312 23 308 28 321 32 332 38977 37564 22 314 22 314 24 324 28 329 37564 36205 23 310 22 317 24 328 27 326 36205 34829 22 305 21 312 25 329 27 319 34829 33407 21 296 20 299 26 326 25 324 33407 31937 22 288 20 287 26 319 24 330 31937 30404 22 285 21 285 23 311 21 326 30404 28793 21 287 22 281 21 308 20 321 28793 27100 19 285 21 274 19 298 17 317 27100 25326 19 283 19 271 19 284 13 306 25326 23475 18 284 17 279 17 286 10 285 23475 21545 16 290 14 284 13 286 7 280 21545 19523 12 282 13 277 12 282 6 291 19523 17398 9 280 11 273 11 287 6 284 17398 15216 5 287 6 277 8 299 5 266 15216 13110 4 235 4 251 4 301 3 230 13110 11199 4 108 6 153 2 197 4 223 11199 9507 10 107 10 128 5 158 9 152 9507 8010 11 094 13 109 10 119 11 135 8010 6688 10 075 10 098 12 098 11 124 6688 5526 5 076 4 121 6 106 8 130 5526 4508 6 198 4*141 4*104 6 147 4508 3618 5 160 3*132 3*081 3 133 3618 2834 11 119 4 091 3 073 3 096 2834 2135 13 101 5 075 3 065 4 088 2135 1519 12 085 5 070 2 058 5 091 1519 1006 11*057 5 066 2 053 6 095 1006 613 8*037 5 063 2 048 7 097 613 343 7 036 5 061 2 048 8 098 343 181 7 035 5 060 2 045 7 099 181 87 6 035 4 059 2 045 5*099 87 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