DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/18 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 - - - - - - 80.6 - - 80.4 - - 76.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 36 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3064 - - 2472 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 74 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3129 - - 2537 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2239 - - 2590 - - 4461 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 207 - - 198 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 12 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 355 - - 359 - - 023 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 585 - - -258 - - -1158 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2544 - - 2795 - - 1248 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 92 - - -1248 - - -2350 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3037 - - 3785 - - 2440 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 94 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 130 - - 90 - - 280 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 80.6 - - 80.4 - - 76.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 69.5 - - 68.3 - - 70.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.3 - - 80.2 - - 77.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 67.6 - - 70.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 33 - - 36 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3064 - - 2472 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 95 - - 76 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 14 - - 16 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] 98382 17 058 4 356 23 005 98382 91083 17 050 15 058 17 024 91083 85450 18 042 18 039 14 039 85450 80750 13 035 14 014 13 007 80750 76681 11 017 10 009 11 358 76681 73070 16 347 10 352 13 341 73070 69803 11 319 12 308 14 326 69803 66812 8 292 14 293 16 312 66812 64051 7 306 13 293 12 282 64051 61382 15 325 16 307 18 328 61382 58638 14 304 24 297 28 306 58638 55824 11 279 25 281 23 284 55824 53143 23 294 31 300 34 313 53143 50756 23 287 35 299 39 302 50756 48630 21 286 28 288 30 278 48630 46690 24 296 23 288 24 294 46690 44899 25 291 23 304 26 306 44899 43237 25 287 27 308 19 304 43237 41678 24 285 27 304 18 319 41678 40205 26 288 23 307 20 322 40205 38806 28 291 27 330 23 327 38806 37442 30 295 35 337 32 328 37442 36048 30 306 32 339 41 329 36048 34593 30 329 27 333 38 327 34593 33079 31 336 26 324 24 321 33079 31487 30 334 26 318 16 309 31487 29805 24 317 26 313 17 290 29805 28033 18 296 24 302 17 284 28033 26175 17 277 22 289 19 276 26175 24235 16 276 20 279 20 266 24235 22215 15 284 18 276 21 266 22215 20110 17 291 17 281 21 277 20110 17914 19 301 18 294 19 293 17914 15673 17 303 15 294 17 307 15673 13518 20 289 14 272 17 298 13518 11568 21 281 14 272 18 286 11568 9844 18 284 12 303 15 287 9844 8316 16 302 14 328 14 311 8316 6962 15 310 13 320 14 336 6962 5765 13 310 13 316 13 347 5765 4711 10 322 11 346 13 000 4711 3785 9*341 12 360 14 008 3785 2968 8*350 13*359 14 010 2968 2238 8 353 13*358 14 010 2238 1592 8 355 13 359 12 012 1592 1055 8 357 12 359 10 016 1055 642 8 357 11 359 8 021 642 359 8 357 11 360 6 028 359 188 7 358 10 359 4*030 188 90 6 358 8 359 2*023 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