DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 09/28 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 67.0 - - 61.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -8 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2209 - - 251 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2274 - - 316 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1555 - - 3837 - - 2200 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 186 - - 40 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 289 - - 293 - - 238 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 819 - - -1072 - - -178 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1455 - - 1388 - - 267 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 396 - - -1511 - - -1426 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1878 - - 1827 - - 1515 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.8 - - 67.0 - - 61.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.5 - - 61.0 - - 60.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 66.5 - - 67.5 - - 63.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.6 - - 60.5 - - 60.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - -8 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2209 - - 251 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 53 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 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] 97984 16 260 11 293 16 279 97984 90705 6 242 9 273 10 293 90705 85069 2 168 8 265 8 290 85069 80380 2 266 8 271 8 300 80380 76340 1 255 7 218 10 302 76340 72786 5 164 11 178 9 269 72786 69579 5 199 5 180 4 241 69579 66618 6 214 7 238 7 239 66618 63864 3 190 6 236 7 232 63864 61195 6 205 7 226 6 238 61195 58409 12 192 12 213 8 245 58409 55525 13 195 15 224 12 236 55525 52776 15 205 17 222 14 232 52776 50297 17 212 20 221 18 230 50297 48071 21 216 24 221 22 220 48071 46045 25 222 27 215 24 217 46045 44183 27 227 25 222 26 219 44183 42468 30 227 29 233 28 217 42468 40884 30 229 32 235 25 221 40884 39410 21 231 30 233 26 227 39410 38025 17 248 24 227 30 231 38025 36682 17 246 17 213 34 232 36682 35309 17 249 12 204 33 232 35309 33875 17 267 11 223 24 226 33875 32385 20 267 15 240 19 218 32385 30824 23 266 20 241 14 223 30824 29180 29 260 21 246 15 236 29180 27452 30 257 21 259 15 234 27452 25636 29 274 23 267 14 231 25636 23732 30 284 26 269 15 239 23732 21744 28 279 25 276 18 259 21744 19672 26 267 24 272 19 267 19672 17517 19 281 22 276 16 270 17517 15326 14 292 16 289 12 293 15326 13220 15 322 16 309 13 302 13220 11311 17 320 17 306 13 309 11311 9617 17 307 18 293 16 298 9617 8114 14 296 19 287 16 302 8114 6785 11 299 16 296 11 313 6785 5612 9 314 11 312 9 320 5612 4579 13 319 15 312 11 317 4579 3673 15 307 15 310 12 319 3673 2878 12*297 15 309 13 319 2878 2170 12*294 12 305 13 318 2170 1544 11 290 11 302 11 310 1544 1023 10 288 10 299 9 300 1023 624 9 288 9 297 8 292 624 349 9 287 8*295 6 274 349 183 8 285 7*294 5*254 183 89 7 285 5 293 3*238 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