DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/19 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 53.4 - - 45.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 289 - - 126 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3174 - - 4179 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2081 - - 2400 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3239 - - 4244 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1567 - - 767 - - 1812 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 394 - - 327 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 212 - - 234 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1167 - - -995 - - -2244 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4406 - - 5239 - - 2331 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7244 - - -6382 - - -8196 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10483 - - 10626 - - 8283 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 79 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 53.4 - - 45.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 31.5 - - 30.9 - - 35.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.7 - - 52.4 - - 46.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.3 - - 30.1 - - 35.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 289 - - 126 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3174 - - 4179 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 59 - - 17 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96616 7 222 14 218 15 261 96616 89442 4 188 7 222 9 302 89442 83934 6 169 7 209 2 274 83934 79349 3 177 7 206 9 297 79349 75377 4 187 6 244 6 292 75377 71851 5 252 13 300 7 324 71851 68646 4 202 11 285 6 268 68646 65685 6 304 17 295 10 299 65685 62917 17 290 18 272 17 300 62917 60212 18 280 16 270 27 293 60212 57371 17 278 21 278 29 288 57371 54402 33 284 27 276 27 281 54402 51545 39 269 33 277 28 281 51545 48967 35 253 40 275 35 278 48967 46664 31 254 40 269 38 267 46664 44585 34 255 33 260 34 253 44585 42687 34 245 26 249 30 242 42687 40935 27 242 22 255 28 251 40935 39312 27 270 28 264 33 257 39312 37803 37 268 37 260 34 264 37803 36399 43 252 42 254 38 271 36399 35059 47 237 42 248 40 271 35059 33711 44 237 38 246 37 267 33711 32326 38 248 34 255 34 269 32326 30908 38 260 37 262 36 271 30908 29438 36 267 41 267 39 267 29438 27899 42 279 43 269 40 262 27899 26283 42 278 43 268 43 261 26283 24582 37 270 40 258 44 265 24582 22797 34 267 38 261 37 277 22797 20931 33 267 35 262 30 288 20931 18977 31 269 31 264 29 293 18977 16929 28 274 31 268 29 296 16929 14830 27 276 31 270 30 294 14830 12796 25 279 32 275 31 289 12796 10943 26 295 33 283 33 287 10943 9297 29 308 32 294 34 289 9297 7838 28 310 30 304 32 297 7838 6547 21 286 24 306 31 303 6547 5409 14 269 17 286 24 301 5409 4412 11 248 8*254 14 287 4412 3540 9*226 6*237 7 252 3540 2774 8*214 6 234 6 200 2774 2091 8 213 6 233 9 182 2091 1488 8 212 6 233 12 175 1488 986 7 211 6 233 13 170 986 602 7 211 6 233 14 164 602 338 6 210 5 233 12 158 338 178 6 211 5 232 9*153 178 87 5 210 5 233 5*147 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