DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.6 - - 45.2 - - 47.4 - - 49.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 9 - - -9 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 884 - - 540 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 71 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 949 - - 605 - - 87 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 719 - - 920 - - 645 - - 221 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 128 - - 73 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 17 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 082 - - 079 - - 107 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 292 - - 228 - - -34 - - -16 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 657 - - 377 - - 121 - - 103 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 193 - - 69 - - -9520 - - -8218 ODpotential blCL - - - 756 - - 536 - - 9607 - - 8305 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 40 - - 90 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.6 - - 45.2 - - 47.4 - - 49.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.3 - - 44.1 - - 47.1 - - 48.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.4 - - 45.3 - - 47.9 - - 49.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.9 - - 43.8 - - 47.3 - - 49.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 9 - - -9 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 884 - - 540 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 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] 96014 60 246 61 255 68 259 66 260 96014 88898 45 251 46 246 50 263 44 254 88898 83477 28 261 36 257 38 266 31 261 83477 78954 22 254 29 250 29 261 29 267 78954 75030 17 255 24 229 26 244 32 250 75030 71564 23 270 19 243 24 247 31 244 71564 68446 27 248 21 259 23 243 28 249 68446 65581 28 249 33 253 32 251 33 261 65581 62902 33 251 37 244 40 247 45 255 62902 60289 40 247 46 251 51 242 50 249 60289 57547 50 247 55 248 65 245 65 255 57547 54689 68 243 68 244 76 237 80 244 54689 51950 64 239 71 237 72 236 76 238 51950 49483 64 254 67 246 78 251 76 251 49483 47293 94 259 93 254 93 254 99 253 47293 45346 112 256 111 252 108 251 114 248 45346 43587 122 256 119 255 115 250 117 246 43587 41957 125 255 122 256 116 250 115 246 41957 40430 125 257 120 253 116 250 112 245 40430 38990 124 257 120 252 116 250 110 243 38990 37622 116 254 120 252 115 250 108 243 37622 36290 104 252 116 251 113 249 106 245 36290 34929 90 252 111 250 107 244 103 244 34929 33514 78 251 105 251 95 236 93 238 33514 32046 76 248 101 254 90 235 87 229 32046 30507 73 244 98 256 85 231 86 228 30507 28884 69 242 83 255 83 228 81 228 28884 27179 69 246 65 249 81 231 79 235 27179 25392 68 250 64 246 74 237 89 244 25392 23524 64 248 69 251 65 240 88 245 23524 21577 73 245 71 254 60 242 67 240 21577 19544 66 233 65 244 57 248 60 236 19544 17423 55 223 56 231 58 252 64 243 17423 15256 45 220 45 227 56 249 56 240 15256 13167 40 218 44 228 55 240 53 233 13167 11270 32 217 46 224 60 233 56 237 11270 9589 26 216 51 216 63 231 63 235 9589 8100 23 216 53 209 64 227 64 230 8100 6780 24 225 50 199 61 223 62 227 6780 5609 25 228 45 186 58 216 60 223 5609 4575 20 210 40 171 55 211 58 219 4575 3666 17 168 35 148 51 203 55 212 3666 2867 13 141 31 123 46 193 52 207 2867 2153 20 107 29 102 41 183 47 201 2153 1526 24 091 28 089 32 167 40 193 1526 1005 22*086 24*082 22 139 31 183 1005 610 20*083 22*080 17 116 20 167 610 341 17 082 18 080 14 112 13 133 341 179 15 081 16 079 11 109 9 122 179 87 11 080 11 079 7*107 7*119 87 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