DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/03 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 - - - - - - 61.8 - - 63.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - -4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 800 - - 371 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 865 - - 436 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1134 - - 2072 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 99 - - 40 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 013 - - 033 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 43 - - -273 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 822 - - 709 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -216 - - -564 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1081 - - 1000 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.8 - - 63.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.6 - - 60.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.7 - - 63.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 58.1 - - 60.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - -4 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 800 - - 371 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 99 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 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] 98102 13 217 21 210 98102 90754 20 219 17 228 90754 85067 21 193 19 240 85067 80345 14 193 15 218 80345 76278 9 232 11 230 76278 72691 8 235 12 242 72691 69462 7 261 10 243 69462 66512 6 236 13 238 66512 63785 9 261 14 229 63785 61145 22 264 21 264 61145 58405 28 256 27 257 58405 55595 32 263 37 264 55595 52932 36 253 43 253 52932 50528 39 254 44 254 50528 48360 47 260 47 259 48360 46385 51 261 52 269 46385 44570 54 262 59 271 44570 42885 56 260 62 268 42885 41308 60 258 65 263 41308 39823 60 257 59 257 39823 38419 62 256 56 253 38419 37056 66 252 57 254 37056 35664 63 250 54 254 35664 34217 61 253 53 244 34217 32717 54 250 55 236 32717 31141 46 242 55 244 31141 29476 43 240 53 256 29476 27725 40 238 46 255 27725 25890 36 239 43 256 25890 23969 34 244 38 256 23969 21967 33 252 38 261 21967 19879 32 259 38 263 19879 17700 31 264 25 258 17700 15477 28 265 19 253 15477 13338 25 250 18 260 13338 11398 23 245 16 253 11398 9679 23 251 17 252 9679 8155 19 251 15 247 8155 6808 11 237 10 231 6808 5621 0 327 1 281 5621 4581 8 012 8 025 4581 3672 9 023 11 040 3672 2873 14 063 14 056 2873 2163 14 057 16 048 2163 1539 12 048 16 042 1539 1020 8*020 14 038 1020 622 7*016 13*035 622 349 7 013 11*034 349 183 6 012 9 032 183 88 5 010 6 032 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