DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 09/10 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.2 - - 84.4 - - 78.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 22 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2956 - - 3018 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1383 - - 74 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3021 - - 3083 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1261 - - 2789 - - 1808 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 272 - - 194 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 263 - - 282 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 49 - - -52 - - -775 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2972 - - 3135 - - 865 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2653 - - -1375 - - -2671 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5674 - - 4458 - - 2761 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 81 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 270 - - 690 - - 1460 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 83.2 - - 84.4 - - 78.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.1 - - 70.6 - - 74.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 82.6 - - 84.3 - - 79.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 69.3 - - 69.8 - - 73.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 86 - - 22 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2956 - - 3018 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 62 - - 23 - - 2 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 18 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] 98835 10 110 6 336 9 042 98835 91432 8 086 6 098 9 019 91432 85674 4 080 8 108 7 023 85674 80871 5 064 5 118 4 091 80871 76747 2 044 1 190 6 142 76747 73129 5 175 6 260 6 194 73129 69880 5 208 10 215 9 273 69880 66901 7 197 13 208 17 290 66901 64125 8 239 7 228 12 264 64125 61429 14 236 14 279 10 256 61429 58651 23 239 24 256 22 243 58651 55826 27 244 32 244 32 245 55826 53168 33 237 41 243 41 248 53168 50785 36 234 42 235 47 235 50785 48650 40 234 43 235 57 234 48650 46706 43 234 48 233 62 231 46706 44910 46 228 52 224 62 226 44910 43235 48 234 52 223 57 227 43235 41665 47 247 50 235 54 232 41665 40184 44 249 48 236 57 235 40184 38779 41 249 49 233 56 239 38779 37411 41 250 50 237 55 236 37411 36011 40 251 48 241 56 236 36011 34549 39 255 45 242 54 242 34549 33029 37 261 43 246 51 244 33029 31437 34 262 41 254 50 249 31437 29759 34 261 47 263 49 257 29759 27996 33 258 48 264 49 261 27996 26147 32 257 48 259 48 261 26147 24214 30 248 49 255 43 257 24214 22198 30 233 48 257 41 253 22198 20093 32 224 44 263 45 260 20093 17900 35 229 40 261 42 271 17900 15675 30 249 36 258 40 277 15675 13539 30 263 27 266 27 261 13539 11602 38 263 22 265 21 273 11602 9883 32 265 20 279 21 277 9883 8358 27 264 20 288 21 269 8358 7004 23 266 22 286 20 262 7004 5805 20 275 23 281 18 257 5805 4745 18 269 23 279 14 265 4745 3811 17*262 20*279 11 282 3811 2988 14*262 17*279 11 295 2988 2252 13 263 13 281 11 298 2252 1602 12 263 12 282 12 296 1602 1061 12 263 11 282 11 290 1061 646 11 263 11 283 10 277 646 361 11 263 10 283 8 257 361 188 10 263 9 283 6*245 188 90 8 263 7 282 3*243 90 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