DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/26 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 39.4 - - 43.6 - - 43.0 - - 39.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - -13 - - 20 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 227 - - 620 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 86 - - 292 - - 685 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 350 - - 2578 - - 1656 - - 810 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 14 - - 32 - - 97 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 066 - - 046 - - 060 - - 109 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1078 - - -665 - - 138 - - -394 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1164 - - 957 - - 547 - - 480 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6769 - - -1945 - - -162 - - -5674 ODpotential blCL - - - 6855 - - 2237 - - 847 - - 5760 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 96 - - 100 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.4 - - 43.6 - - 43.0 - - 39.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.8 - - 39.8 - - 41.0 - - 37.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.9 - - 44.3 - - 42.8 - - 40.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.6 - - 38.7 - - 40.3 - - 37.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -4 - - -13 - - 20 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 227 - - 620 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 85 - - 99 - - 28 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96606 13 069 17 076 13 051 16 071 96606 89463 11 075 13 069 6 087 8 083 89463 83925 7 172 4 080 5 191 4 135 83925 79285 3 216 9 197 6 208 6 206 79285 75246 11 240 11 200 9 246 4 302 75246 71661 11 230 15 238 18 229 17 265 71661 68403 7 194 20 238 19 232 21 256 68403 65386 33 270 28 268 24 250 30 246 65386 62564 48 258 44 259 33 255 33 271 62564 59835 49 243 53 252 47 250 48 259 59835 57001 43 234 55 242 53 248 47 252 57001 54050 36 252 49 248 55 249 51 256 54050 51233 58 261 56 252 53 244 53 259 51233 48703 64 259 61 253 57 256 60 256 48703 46438 63 258 69 253 75 255 65 248 46438 44382 71 258 72 252 83 249 67 245 44382 42498 80 253 77 250 84 246 72 248 42498 40767 86 252 86 248 86 244 81 252 40767 39185 93 253 91 246 88 243 85 252 39185 37734 99 250 94 246 91 244 86 250 37734 36386 106 248 99 246 96 246 87 244 36386 35090 118 247 100 242 97 244 84 239 35090 33773 121 244 106 238 94 241 84 238 33773 32407 121 242 108 237 95 241 85 238 32407 30994 113 242 101 236 97 241 79 240 30994 29516 96 237 84 231 95 238 70 242 29516 27957 76 232 69 222 99 234 69 248 27957 26315 74 232 72 227 98 230 70 250 26315 24588 75 233 74 232 92 229 69 251 24588 22775 72 235 76 235 90 234 66 250 22775 20880 71 237 78 237 76 241 65 249 20880 18898 68 240 78 234 58 243 64 252 18898 16828 63 245 70 227 50 247 61 255 16828 14715 54 251 55 219 43 244 55 259 14715 12688 40 250 39 232 45 236 41 260 12688 10854 30 250 27 237 41 221 30 257 10854 9225 30 248 22 224 25 214 26 260 9225 7782 33 240 25 212 22 236 25 252 7782 6503 34 229 24 218 22 239 21 246 6503 5372 33 217 18 241 18 243 17 255 5372 4377 29 214 16 267 18 268 13 295 4377 3508 18 198 11 284 15 285 12 328 3508 2746 6 192 7 320 9 310 12 348 2746 2067 4 163 6 342 5 354 11 005 2067 1470 6 106 6 358 5 023 9 022 1470 973 11 057 7 016 5*046 7 062 973 593 13 057 6 029 5*057 9 087 593 334 11 067 5*041 5 060 7 097 334 177 8 068 5*045 4 061 6 102 177 86 4*066 4 046 4 063 3*109 86 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