DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/09 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 - - - 18.8 - - 25.2 - - 27.1 - - 22.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 168 - - 51 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1026 - - 1477 - - 1211 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 68 - - 627 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1091 - - 1542 - - 1276 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 547 - - 524 - - 586 - - 1235 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 218 - - 253 - - 160 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 311 - - 287 - - 268 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2114 - - -1650 - - -1017 - - -867 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3205 - - 3192 - - 2293 - - 952 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16825 - - -14492 - - -13216 - - -14256 ODpotential blCL - - - 17916 - - 16034 - - 14492 - - 14341 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 68 - - 78 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 18.8 - - 25.2 - - 27.1 - - 22.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.6 - - 11.9 - - 17.8 - - 19.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 17.9 - - 24.3 - - 26.6 - - 24.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.2 - - 11.3 - - 17.2 - - 19.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 156 - - 168 - - 51 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1026 - - 1477 - - 1211 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 11 - - 4 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96284 24 239 39 258 31 258 33 259 96284 89235 17 271 23 266 24 285 25 290 89235 83790 8 278 15 244 19 299 19 314 83790 79201 12 335 5 222 19 297 22 321 79201 75197 12 316 5 284 20 289 24 318 75197 71638 15 321 11 338 17 310 24 321 71638 68414 24 307 16 327 19 324 22 312 68414 65437 27 302 25 303 24 323 18 317 65437 62656 35 291 34 290 34 313 29 312 62656 59952 36 291 40 288 41 305 36 303 59952 57127 40 296 46 286 47 297 45 298 57127 54187 50 298 48 285 50 288 51 293 54187 51379 63 295 47 292 52 288 58 295 51379 48848 68 290 53 293 57 291 61 296 48848 46573 66 290 54 292 59 289 63 296 46573 44504 64 294 53 295 57 291 64 296 44504 42610 64 295 59 297 56 299 60 297 42610 40867 66 294 67 295 60 302 58 303 40867 39261 63 295 67 291 68 304 62 309 39261 37780 65 304 64 291 80 298 78 305 37780 36414 72 312 66 294 71 293 75 297 36414 35109 79 315 66 296 59 303 64 304 35109 33794 84 314 67 301 71 317 90 315 33794 32437 83 313 71 303 85 312 100 315 32437 31027 83 310 74 303 84 310 96 316 31027 29545 85 309 78 305 83 311 89 316 29545 27978 83 311 83 305 81 311 81 309 27978 26327 81 315 81 305 77 315 72 304 26327 24587 82 316 73 307 71 311 71 303 24587 22762 78 317 64 307 67 307 63 303 22762 20856 71 320 62 307 63 307 60 297 20856 18862 62 318 59 310 59 307 57 292 18862 16777 54 316 52 313 54 307 51 293 16777 14648 51 316 44 312 47 306 45 292 14648 12597 44 318 36 309 38 305 36 289 12597 10740 37 320 30 309 31 304 29 285 10740 9102 31 324 25 310 27 302 23 289 9102 7656 27 324 22 315 24 302 18 291 7656 6379 24 320 21 318 21 304 17 287 6379 5254 20 317 22 317 18 308 15 283 5254 4269 18 317 20 317 16 314 12 283 4269 3411 15 322 18 316 14 316 11 280 3411 2663 12 333 14 313 12 309 10 279 2663 2000 11 350 11*313 11 292 10 273 2000 1421 11*343 9*311 9*286 10 265 1421 942 8*326 9 312 8*286 9 261 942 576 8 325 9 311 8 287 7 264 576 324 8 323 9 311 8 287 6 266 324 172 7 323 8 312 7 287 5 268 172 85 7 322 7 310 6 287 3*268 85 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