DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/29 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 18.3 - - 18.4 - - 17.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 20 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2541 - - 3298 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1100 - - 68 - - 68 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2606 - - 3363 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1631 - - 891 - - 4309 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 260 - - 170 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 21 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 291 - - 267 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 275 - - 981 - - -1568 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2331 - - 2382 - - 1654 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -981 - - 525 - - -2151 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3587 - - 2838 - - 2236 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 100 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 18.3 - - 18.4 - - 17.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 8.6 - - 8.6 - - 10.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 17.8 - - 18.6 - - 18.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 7.7 - - 7.7 - - 10.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 20 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2541 - - 3298 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 35 - - 99 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96294 35 222 34 215 52 221 96294 88878 72 222 72 222 76 231 88878 83155 79 221 79 225 68 236 83155 78390 74 229 69 232 65 239 78390 74255 65 239 59 243 68 242 74255 70603 70 252 62 254 75 249 70603 67345 76 252 69 255 80 253 67345 64393 78 252 73 257 76 256 64393 61669 79 256 78 263 77 264 61669 59025 83 261 85 265 86 265 59025 56263 87 263 91 264 90 261 56263 53383 91 265 94 262 90 260 53383 50608 96 265 92 261 91 261 50608 48086 97 264 93 263 93 263 48086 45808 96 262 94 260 96 262 45808 43732 94 262 91 257 99 262 43732 41831 94 263 86 260 102 262 41831 40084 96 265 91 264 102 261 40084 38472 100 269 99 264 101 260 38472 36979 108 270 105 267 102 263 36979 35585 116 271 117 267 106 265 35585 34251 119 271 115 264 101 265 34251 32913 119 272 111 265 96 263 32913 31540 119 274 115 266 86 264 31540 30126 119 273 119 265 82 266 30126 28647 120 269 122 263 85 267 28647 27090 119 269 119 264 88 268 27090 25454 116 271 104 266 89 267 25454 23734 114 273 92 269 89 268 23734 21932 109 275 91 271 89 270 21932 20054 103 279 89 272 88 271 20054 18102 90 282 83 275 82 274 18102 16083 72 285 69 275 70 276 16083 14043 62 290 58 279 60 276 14043 12084 53 291 56 285 55 278 12084 10309 44 291 52 288 50 283 10309 8739 37 292 45 289 43 287 8739 7355 32 291 37 290 36 288 7355 6136 28 287 30 291 30 288 6136 5066 24 285 26 289 26 293 5066 4134 22 290 24*291 23 299 4134 3322 22*295 23*291 23 298 3322 2605 20*294 22 291 22 296 2605 1964 19 291 22 291 21 293 1964 1399 18 291 21 291 20 288 1399 929 17 291 20 291 19 282 929 568 16 291 19 291 16 278 568 321 15 291 18 290 13 272 321 171 14 291 16 290 10*270 171 85 11 290 12 289 6*267 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