DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/15 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 - - - - - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 73.1 - - 65.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 33 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3992 - - 3810 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2461 - - 73 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4057 - - 3875 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 883 - - 877 - - 3076 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 359 - - 224 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 16 - - 8 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 085 - - 129 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -481 - - -252 - - -1686 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4538 - - 4127 - - 1775 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9710 - - -9797 - - -3136 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13767 - - 13672 - - 3225 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 86 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.0 - - 73.1 - - 65.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.8 - - 55.7 - - 58.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.9 - - 72.8 - - 67.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.5 - - 54.4 - - 58.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 158 - - 33 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3992 - - 3810 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 46 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 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] 99001 17 107 17 096 10 074 99001 91647 19 100 13 099 14 078 91647 85937 20 098 7 096 17 096 85937 81183 22 107 8 112 14 099 81183 77083 20 102 14 118 12 095 77083 73461 15 086 17 107 10 094 73461 70181 6 089 17 106 7 101 70181 67160 6 140 9 111 10 104 67160 64361 9 116 4 170 8 100 64361 61673 11 104 3 124 11 113 61673 58914 7 086 2 096 7 078 58914 56091 9 318 9 001 11 027 56091 53411 15 010 12 357 18 338 53411 51007 32 004 30 346 25 347 51007 48874 26 346 29 327 27 325 48874 46948 16 018 13 008 12 295 46948 45166 26 040 17 045 6 034 45166 43494 32 026 19 038 12 016 43494 41923 40 010 26 023 22 015 41923 40442 36 350 32 005 27 013 40442 39036 39 351 34 002 27 005 39036 37666 39 351 35 002 26 001 37666 36261 33 345 31 006 23 358 36261 34791 27 353 24 350 18 350 34791 33260 20 353 18 321 16 330 33260 31649 19 337 18 313 19 315 31649 29948 23 327 19 316 19 314 29948 28160 24 317 21 313 19 313 28160 26286 23 308 23 311 23 316 26286 24328 22 307 25 313 28 325 24328 22284 21 320 25 312 28 336 22284 20151 17 319 21 315 28 340 20151 17929 17 330 19 326 26 331 17929 15667 17 337 19 339 20 331 15667 13493 16 337 19 347 20 355 13493 11520 15 328 18 345 23 359 11520 9774 12 327 17 342 19 356 9774 8232 10 331 14 345 15 359 8232 6871 9 336 11 358 7 010 6871 5674 3 055 2 040 2 013 5674 4623 4*088 4*135 3 216 4623 3709 4*088 5*132 5 194 3709 2907 4 087 5 131 5 170 2907 2190 4 086 5 130 5 145 2190 1558 4 085 5 130 6 121 1558 1032 4 084 5 127 8 108 1032 629 4 084 5 128 9 102 629 352 4 083 5 125 9 098 352 185 4 082 5 127 7*095 185 89 3 082 4 125 4*090 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