DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 09/26 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.6 - - 57.1 - - 57.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -2 - - -23 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 720 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 785 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2047 - - 2832 - - 2714 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 64 - - 17 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 346 - - 340 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -73 - - -721 - - -647 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 858 - - 809 - - 735 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -426 - - -1390 - - -1602 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1211 - - 1478 - - 1690 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 90 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.6 - - 57.1 - - 57.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.0 - - 53.7 - - 54.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.7 - - 57.8 - - 58.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.7 - - 53.5 - - 53.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -2 - - -23 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 720 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 59 - - 57 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 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] 98433 10 077 10 320 8 357 98433 91097 5 056 7 029 4 358 91097 85407 3 140 1 014 6 013 85407 80660 5 168 2 213 4 020 80660 76572 5 151 2 211 6 055 76572 72970 7 125 2 185 6 010 72970 69717 5 103 5 079 5 338 69717 66733 3 066 5 078 6 308 66733 63969 3 276 4 123 6 293 63969 61290 1 171 4 245 5 315 61290 58495 3 340 7 242 3 263 58495 55600 6 266 8 240 7 217 55600 52847 8 252 8 227 8 204 52847 50370 11 235 9 224 7 216 50370 48142 10 217 10 227 9 216 48142 46111 10 223 10 241 12 226 46111 44244 15 231 16 231 11 217 44244 42514 17 222 18 216 10 223 42514 40901 17 220 16 205 11 209 40901 39391 18 217 12 196 14 189 39391 37976 16 210 11 190 15 167 37976 36616 10 206 12 185 11 139 36616 35233 7 223 9 167 7 099 35233 33793 7 226 7 160 6 076 33793 32299 6 230 6 175 11 033 32299 30733 2 280 3 049 21 029 30733 29084 5 014 6 032 19 018 29084 27350 7 030 4 011 16 007 27350 25527 3 339 10 346 14 002 25527 23617 5 330 14 334 16 005 23617 21634 10 006 19 346 22 020 21634 19576 15 004 24 355 28 022 19576 17436 16 007 23 006 28 019 17436 15255 17 006 24 013 26 018 15255 13154 25 020 28 011 23 018 13154 11242 26 016 27 017 19 023 11242 9546 24 018 26 025 18 020 9546 8044 21 022 21 022 21 002 8044 6714 18 012 17 008 21 353 6714 5540 20 019 22 010 21 016 5540 4510 33 026 33 017 31 024 4510 3614 42 013 40 008 41 016 3614 2832 42 005 41 360 39 006 2832 2134 40 357 37 354 36 358 2134 1519 38 354 33 349 32 351 1519 1007 33*350 28 345 26 341 1007 615 29*348 24 344 22 336 615 345 25 346 19 342 18 333 345 181 21 345 16*341 15*332 181 88 15 344 11*340 10*330 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