DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/08 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3832 - - 3837 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2200 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3897 - - 3902 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1801 - - 2109 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 326 - - 196 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 17 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 286 - - 269 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2222 - - -1622 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6119 - - 5524 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7607 - - -6541 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11504 - - 10443 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 76 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.6 - - 80.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.4 - - 56.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.8 - - 80.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.1 - - 55.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 114 - - 15 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3832 - - 3837 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 3 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - 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] 99175 20 111 14 107 99175 91703 19 101 14 094 91703 85916 14 093 13 099 85916 81118 10 093 12 110 81118 76990 3 135 7 085 76990 73346 10 188 3 264 73346 70054 5 140 1 088 70054 67032 4 071 3 341 67032 64241 10 023 8 337 64241 61550 13 348 18 332 61550 58756 18 324 19 330 58756 55862 21 328 21 338 55862 53104 30 325 30 330 53104 50638 35 321 37 320 50638 48464 39 336 41 325 48464 46518 51 334 47 331 46518 44730 56 332 54 343 44730 43066 59 340 84 346 43066 41508 58 347 81 347 41508 40042 60 348 71 348 40042 38651 54 348 63 346 38651 37295 46 346 47 334 37295 35907 41 333 44 322 35907 34454 43 324 47 318 34454 32939 39 321 46 318 32939 31348 38 314 42 315 31348 29667 38 310 43 317 29667 27899 38 314 43 314 27899 26049 38 316 41 310 26049 24116 35 306 37 311 24116 22104 31 303 32 311 22104 20006 27 308 26 307 20006 17820 24 316 23 303 17820 15597 21 322 21 311 15597 13462 21 314 19 318 13462 11525 17 298 18 316 11525 9803 17 300 16 314 9803 8277 14 310 15 317 8277 6927 13 325 13 315 6927 5737 14 326 12 307 5737 4687 11*319 10*297 4687 3764 4*293 4*275 3764 2950 4 288 4 271 2950 2224 4 286 3 270 2224 1583 3 283 3 269 1583 1048 3 283 3 265 1048 639 3 281 2 266 639 358 2 282 2 266 358 187 2 280 2 265 187 89 2 280 2 263 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