DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.5 - - 62.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 279 - - 131 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2901 - - 2883 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1867 - - 1507 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2966 - - 2948 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 641 - - 1008 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 379 - - 294 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 11 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 010 - - 007 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1215 - - -517 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4181 - - 3465 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5881 - - -4293 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8847 - - 7241 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 74 - - 85 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.5 - - 62.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.4 - - 47.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.7 - - 61.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.6 - - 46.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 279 - - 131 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2901 - - 2883 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 40 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - 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] 96570 22 248 18 241 96570 89418 8 233 15 237 89418 83906 3 329 7 203 83906 79319 8 226 6 258 79319 75359 6 271 2 236 75359 71854 13 253 10 297 71854 68680 5 206 17 245 68680 65744 12 350 10 200 65744 62993 27 324 19 323 62993 60322 36 290 33 303 60322 57515 33 272 32 295 57515 54563 22 283 36 292 54563 51731 37 299 41 289 51731 49192 42 291 43 290 49192 46919 43 298 44 295 46919 44858 45 302 46 298 44858 42971 56 304 53 300 42971 41241 61 300 58 298 41241 39652 60 302 59 301 39652 38187 69 309 73 308 38187 36827 80 307 79 303 36827 35523 76 302 74 300 35523 34197 68 303 68 302 34197 32818 67 305 63 303 32818 31387 71 305 67 303 31387 29887 75 304 71 300 29887 28301 76 305 74 300 28301 26632 73 304 73 300 26632 24883 73 305 67 301 24883 23055 72 305 65 300 23055 21152 64 304 59 302 21152 19167 59 313 43 304 19167 17098 44 311 30 299 17098 14986 34 292 27 285 14986 12946 29 283 29 283 12946 11088 22 270 28 279 11088 9437 17 273 26 268 9437 7973 12 299 24 260 7973 6673 8 327 19 255 6673 5521 6 005 13 257 5521 4505 8 022 8 250 4505 3616 8*022 1*144 3616 2835 8*016 2*043 2835 2138 8 013 5 012 2138 1523 8 011 5 008 1523 1010 9 009 6 004 1010 617 8 007 6 001 617 346 8 007 6 360 346 182 8 005 6 359 182 88 7 005 5 359 88 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