DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/22 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 63.0 - - 62.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -7 - - -8 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 232 - - 377 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 297 - - 442 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2464 - - 2528 - - 2954 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 37 - - 42 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 17 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 044 - - 051 - - 045 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -622 - - -342 - - -1068 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 919 - - 784 - - 1156 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -939 - - -621 - - -1893 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1236 - - 1063 - - 1981 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 80 - - 100 - - 80 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 63.0 - - 62.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 59.6 - - 60.0 - - 58.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.6 - - 63.4 - - 64.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.3 - - 59.8 - - 58.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -7 - - -8 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 232 - - 377 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 10 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] 98555 7 178 4 195 11 257 98555 91113 4 142 1 218 1 273 91113 85361 6 167 1 314 6 089 85361 80601 10 194 4 256 5 055 80601 76518 8 217 7 214 2 340 76518 72917 5 247 8 248 5 280 72917 69664 6 266 11 261 11 275 69664 66688 5 270 9 248 12 280 66688 63931 4 257 9 263 8 277 63931 61263 6 226 11 269 16 292 61263 58496 7 249 13 257 17 283 58496 55642 15 264 16 244 18 260 55642 52926 21 259 19 255 21 257 52926 50489 34 249 32 252 31 248 50489 48315 41 240 44 247 39 243 48315 46341 45 229 47 237 46 238 46341 44529 48 224 48 233 50 234 44529 42853 49 222 47 227 52 227 42853 41290 49 220 46 216 56 225 41290 39820 47 221 45 212 58 226 39820 38429 45 225 45 212 57 228 38429 37076 45 228 46 214 56 232 37076 35691 46 224 47 217 54 233 35691 34242 45 219 48 220 50 232 34242 32734 40 218 46 221 47 233 32734 31153 40 225 41 226 43 238 31153 29486 40 230 37 235 39 243 29486 27733 38 233 36 241 36 246 27733 25893 36 240 35 240 33 245 25893 23968 32 242 33 244 29 241 23968 21961 31 240 31 242 24 239 21961 19871 31 235 28 245 19 236 19871 17692 28 235 24 247 16 242 17692 15473 22 246 17 256 13 269 15473 13340 19 275 12 277 11 286 13340 11405 16 282 14 291 10 289 11405 9689 17 281 14 289 10 301 9689 8166 17 265 11 289 9 307 8166 6816 12 225 7 274 1 242 6816 5625 16 159 10 161 11 091 5625 4579 21 123 19 114 19 075 4579 3667 27 086 29 073 30 065 3667 2871 30 071 32 064 37 061 2871 2164 30 065 32 061 36 059 2164 1540 28 057 31 059 34 056 1540 1020 25 051 28 056 29 052 1020 622 22 048 25*054 25 049 622 349 19*046 21*052 20 047 349 183 16*045 18 051 17 046 183 88 11 043 12 051 11*045 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