DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/16 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 - - - 27.0 - - 34.3 - - 36.7 - - 30.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 253 - - 30 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2270 - - 3260 - - 2791 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1190 - - 2084 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2335 - - 3325 - - 2856 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 843 - - 669 - - 859 - - 536 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 292 - - 377 - - 179 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 14 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 276 - - 240 - - 200 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -5 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1886 - - -2307 - - -2993 - - -3044 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4221 - - 5632 - - 5850 - - 3130 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12712 - - -12321 - - -13091 - - -14179 ODpotential blCL - - - 15047 - - 15646 - - 15947 - - 14265 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 76 - - 78 - - 50 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.0 - - 34.3 - - 36.7 - - 30.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.8 - - 9.8 - - 11.4 - - 17.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.2 - - 33.1 - - 36.6 - - 32.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 8.7 - - 9.5 - - 11.0 - - 17.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 168 - - 253 - - 30 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2270 - - 3260 - - 2791 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 2 - - 11 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 95703 41 262 38 279 33 289 28 276 95703 88952 23 280 20 282 24 295 20 293 88952 83627 11 335 17 256 29 281 21 287 83627 79138 13 013 9 215 20 256 22 278 79138 75226 12 311 9 259 14 244 22 275 75226 71734 18 263 18 266 16 227 21 269 71734 68532 20 218 21 246 20 233 20 256 68532 65546 24 216 24 244 23 224 22 247 65546 62751 29 208 25 224 24 217 21 235 62751 60026 31 228 26 216 29 217 38 223 60026 57181 32 243 38 231 43 230 47 226 57181 54239 36 247 51 231 52 238 52 231 54239 51441 55 242 69 239 66 244 63 234 51441 48931 61 243 81 239 80 236 72 237 48931 46679 71 246 83 237 83 235 84 239 46679 44630 79 247 86 242 89 240 94 238 44630 42745 77 249 99 247 96 240 101 237 42745 40990 77 252 113 247 101 244 106 237 40990 39347 84 253 120 247 112 249 111 241 39347 37814 92 252 117 247 124 249 117 243 37814 36385 91 252 101 243 128 246 121 241 36385 35016 84 248 87 249 118 245 121 241 35016 33637 70 244 95 252 112 247 125 244 33637 32224 57 251 99 246 109 245 122 241 32224 30777 64 261 90 246 95 244 104 237 30777 29284 74 264 81 254 92 254 87 253 29284 27728 73 266 80 256 95 256 93 254 27728 26096 70 268 78 259 88 254 96 249 26096 24382 70 270 75 263 79 253 92 249 24382 22586 67 271 67 260 70 252 82 249 22586 20714 61 273 64 256 65 248 70 251 20714 18757 58 274 60 250 61 248 63 251 18757 16707 56 278 57 247 56 248 58 249 16707 14610 52 279 56 246 56 247 51 248 14610 12586 48 273 53 248 53 248 44 250 12586 10747 45 269 47 252 47 253 41 250 10747 9116 41 268 44 253 42 252 40 247 9116 7677 36 268 40 251 38 249 39 243 7677 6406 31 269 34 252 37 249 36 241 6406 5286 26 274 26 258 33 245 31 236 5286 4302 22 289 20 260 28 237 29 227 4302 3445 23 297 16*245 20*210 32 218 3445 2697 21*293 15*242 17*202 33 201 2697 2031 16*280 15 241 17 200 30 195 2031 1445 15 277 15 240 16 200 28 189 1445 957 15 275 14 239 15 199 26 181 957 584 14 275 14 239 14 198 23 172 584 329 13 274 13 239 13 198 17 162 329 174 12 274 12 239 12 197 14 160 174 86 10 273 10 238 9 197 7*157 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