DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 10/17 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 - - - - - - 53.0 - - 50.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - -23 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3925 - - 155 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1743 - - 71 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3990 - - 220 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1044 - - 4899 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 266 - - 44 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 10 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 354 - - 358 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1190 - - -2482 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2800 - - 2702 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 500 - - -3076 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3490 - - 3296 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.0 - - 50.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.3 - - 39.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.7 - - 51.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.1 - - 38.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 58 - - -23 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3925 - - 155 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97595 26 238 30 256 97595 90361 22 235 23 253 90361 84772 17 236 19 243 84772 80094 18 240 23 243 80094 76041 14 238 20 228 76041 72448 11 254 15 249 72448 69207 21 255 20 246 69207 66249 20 238 21 242 66249 63506 17 236 25 245 63506 60845 25 255 24 249 60845 58066 36 252 26 254 58066 55174 47 236 40 249 55174 52410 50 234 46 238 52410 49919 68 235 56 242 49919 47683 84 224 74 231 47683 45657 93 213 82 218 45657 43802 87 210 73 216 43802 42081 79 213 70 220 42081 40477 79 221 79 217 40477 38977 89 221 82 210 38977 37569 89 216 79 209 37569 36209 90 218 79 214 36209 34824 97 222 83 215 34824 33380 98 223 84 214 33380 31879 96 222 84 211 31879 30309 96 217 86 210 30309 28661 95 214 82 212 28661 26940 91 214 68 211 26940 25145 89 213 48 201 25145 23264 82 212 45 200 23264 21301 75 219 40 214 21301 19258 72 223 46 234 19258 17131 64 221 45 241 17131 14962 29 209 25 266 14962 12871 37 275 18 329 12871 10973 33 313 22 008 10973 9300 26 345 25 012 9300 7832 13 346 27 008 7832 6542 13 330 25 006 6542 5411 23 354 25 009 5411 4420 28*354 24 005 4420 3551 27*354 24 004 3551 2784 26 354 24 003 2784 2099 25 354 23 002 2099 1495 24 354 22 002 1495 991 23 354 20 001 991 605 21 354 18 360 605 340 19 354 16*359 340 179 16 353 13*358 179 88 12 353 9 357 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