DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/12 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 0959z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 79.3 - - 75.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - -2 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3617 - - 2453 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1960 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3682 - - 2518 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 828 - - 1819 - - 2414 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 306 - - 107 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 139 - - 129 - - 101 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 537 - - 258 - - -1136 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3145 - - 2260 - - 1225 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 135 - - -285 - - -2268 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3547 - - 2803 - - 2357 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 370 - - 360 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.4 - - 79.3 - - 75.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 69.5 - - 69.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.7 - - 79.5 - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.8 - - 68.9 - - 69.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - -2 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3617 - - 2453 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 94 - - 101 - - 44 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - 16 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] 98864 18 116 4 107 9 011 98864 91508 10 091 7 141 2 189 91508 85790 3 061 8 140 12 155 85790 81017 3 146 6 174 5 156 81017 76900 5 160 9 183 6 275 76900 73271 6 214 8 179 8 239 73271 69984 8 249 7 226 10 188 69984 66954 7 247 10 238 9 211 66954 64160 9 225 12 244 12 240 64160 61477 11 225 12 244 13 260 61477 58701 14 234 14 255 17 254 58701 55836 17 246 20 255 17 255 55836 53113 24 256 27 253 27 254 53113 50694 29 258 30 256 29 248 50694 48559 34 259 39 264 36 261 48559 46631 39 261 47 260 50 249 46631 44856 41 264 47 261 50 245 44856 43199 43 264 49 259 49 247 43199 41640 42 256 47 253 47 249 41640 40167 38 254 47 251 44 248 40167 38765 36 255 39 247 40 247 38765 37397 34 256 31 247 39 250 37397 35996 34 257 32 249 38 249 35996 34535 34 260 32 245 34 244 34535 33015 32 258 29 244 34 244 33015 31419 32 251 25 247 35 246 31419 29737 31 252 22 254 35 242 29737 27968 26 241 24 254 28 240 27968 26119 27 227 29 249 20 224 26119 24192 27 229 30 242 22 232 24192 22184 25 234 25 235 22 233 22184 20092 23 235 21 235 19 229 20092 17908 19 233 17 228 16 217 17908 15682 13 231 14 217 13 205 15682 13540 12 242 11 206 15 183 13540 11595 13 243 9 198 15 173 11595 9871 12 245 9 208 11 178 9871 8342 10 253 8 213 8 181 8342 6984 4 251 7 196 10 173 6984 5778 5 219 9 190 11 170 5778 4712 9 186 10 188 10 184 4712 3778 11*154 9 179 9 183 3778 2959 11*145 9*137 9 163 2959 2228 10 142 9*134 11 141 2228 1585 10 139 9 130 14 127 1585 1049 10 138 9 128 15 114 1049 639 9 136 9 128 14 108 639 358 9 135 9 126 12 104 358 187 8 135 8 126 10 102 187 89 7 135 6 125 6*101 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