DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/27 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 - - - 15.6 - - 25.7 - - 25.0 - - 16.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 68 - - -15 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 900 - - 2374 - - 20 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 68 - - 69 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 965 - - 2439 - - 85 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1086 - - 1032 - - 3143 - - 76 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 124 - - 225 - - 15 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 15 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 253 - - 212 - - 212 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1845 - - -838 - - -2504 - - -1005 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2811 - - 3277 - - 2589 - - 1090 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16751 - - -9655 - - -9450 - - -4385 ODpotential blCL - - - 17716 - - 12094 - - 9535 - - 4470 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 65 - - 58 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 15.6 - - 25.7 - - 25.0 - - 16.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 3.9 - - 11.8 - - 14.1 - - 12.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.5 - - 25.3 - - 25.9 - - 19.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 2.7 - - 10.7 - - 13.1 - - 13.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - 68 - - -15 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 900 - - 2374 - - 20 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 96627 111 217 100 219 101 218 89 227 96627 89279 110 224 103 224 103 219 90 224 89279 83574 96 231 94 230 98 225 96 220 83574 78819 83 234 86 232 91 230 100 221 78819 74710 71 236 83 236 82 237 93 226 74710 71102 67 237 79 236 77 238 84 235 71102 67868 66 238 72 230 73 237 74 237 67868 64887 63 239 70 235 70 234 69 238 64887 62106 64 244 68 238 66 235 71 245 62106 59422 73 248 71 246 70 249 78 245 59422 56625 84 247 82 251 82 256 81 245 56625 53705 92 245 91 248 92 253 84 250 53705 50901 96 245 95 243 96 249 87 252 50901 48352 98 246 96 243 94 248 88 251 48352 46044 101 246 99 245 95 250 90 252 46044 43937 103 245 100 245 100 250 95 254 43937 42011 102 245 98 244 103 247 102 254 42011 40245 100 246 98 247 100 246 107 253 40245 38619 100 248 101 248 97 248 109 252 38619 37117 101 251 103 249 96 251 112 252 37117 35724 102 253 103 249 99 255 114 252 35724 34401 101 253 103 251 105 255 116 252 34401 33070 99 254 103 252 111 255 115 251 33070 31696 100 256 105 253 111 255 112 251 31696 30275 99 259 107 254 108 253 114 253 30275 28790 95 261 102 255 107 254 114 253 28790 27227 90 262 97 256 107 256 113 254 27227 25580 90 263 96 259 109 257 111 256 25580 23850 89 262 97 261 109 257 109 258 23850 22038 86 261 97 262 108 256 108 260 22038 20148 82 260 95 261 105 257 108 261 20148 18177 78 260 92 258 102 259 106 260 18177 16131 74 261 85 256 97 259 98 260 16131 14069 67 259 73 255 87 259 82 264 14069 12108 60 259 63 256 73 257 70 269 12108 10342 55 260 58 259 63 254 63 270 10342 8786 50 261 54 257 56 258 57 269 8786 7420 42 260 48 253 53 264 51 265 7420 6216 33 256 40 250 50 264 43 262 6216 5151 28 251 33 246 41 259 35 264 5151 4207 25 254 28 240 31 247 31 265 4207 3377 26 263 24 232 29 236 32 259 3377 2647 26 268 19*215 27 223 31 255 2647 1995 25 268 17*212 25 217 28 252 1995 1419 19*262 16 212 24 215 24 249 1419 941 15*256 16 212 22 214 22 249 941 575 13 254 15 212 20 213 19 249 575 324 11 251 14 212 17 213 15 248 324 171 10 250 13 211 15 213 11 245 171 85 8 249 10 212 10*212 4*243 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