DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/23 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 - - - 55.3 - - 48.4 - - 47.9 - - 42.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 36 - - 186 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1417 - - 1553 - - 3816 - - 213 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 70 - - 2364 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1482 - - 1618 - - 3881 - - 278 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 987 - - 732 - - 974 - - 5056 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 141 - - 160 - - 361 - - 37 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 21 - - 29 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 003 - - 329 - - 318 - - 334 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 11 - - 11 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -3 - - -8 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 299 - - 88 - - 334 - - -2702 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1183 - - 1530 - - 3547 - - 2980 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 188 - - -6539 - - 300 - - -2861 ODpotential blCL - - - 1294 - - 8157 - - 3581 - - 3139 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.3 - - 48.4 - - 47.9 - - 42.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 50.3 - - 42.0 - - 32.7 - - 29.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.0 - - 48.3 - - 47.2 - - 42.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 50.0 - - 41.5 - - 32.2 - - 29.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 36 - - 186 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1417 - - 1553 - - 3816 - - 213 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 100 - - 84 - - 90 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 5 - - 4 - - 3 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] 96447 16 278 17 243 22 251 18 265 96447 89288 11 230 12 239 11 239 15 232 89288 83790 8 213 7 234 8 245 10 227 83790 79201 10 228 7 193 13 234 17 244 79201 75228 7 216 10 203 16 227 19 242 75228 71701 11 236 12 234 12 209 20 222 71701 68493 20 225 22 241 27 244 26 239 68493 65548 26 228 30 236 36 233 29 239 65548 62818 31 242 37 247 35 244 37 252 62818 60177 36 242 39 239 41 247 42 240 60177 57396 37 248 41 242 45 236 42 255 57396 54500 44 251 54 247 55 245 61 255 54500 51756 45 250 60 243 71 238 70 242 51756 49268 52 255 58 233 66 231 62 245 49268 47004 60 250 56 231 62 243 72 252 47004 44938 64 247 63 251 74 246 71 247 44938 43043 69 252 74 250 71 242 63 250 43043 41301 71 261 66 250 71 265 71 265 41301 39697 82 267 75 263 92 270 88 267 39697 38212 96 263 90 264 104 262 96 260 38212 36824 102 254 98 258 102 256 95 256 36824 35487 104 248 107 253 98 257 94 259 35487 34139 108 248 107 251 95 260 99 267 34139 32750 107 248 94 251 92 261 105 270 32750 31312 100 246 87 258 89 262 104 268 31312 29803 94 247 90 262 89 264 101 264 29803 28208 87 249 90 261 88 263 97 264 28208 26527 84 253 87 259 88 261 93 267 26527 24761 77 255 86 258 87 258 88 269 24761 22913 70 258 84 257 85 258 81 268 22913 20985 65 261 80 257 82 261 76 266 20985 18973 61 262 73 258 78 263 72 266 18973 16872 57 260 64 257 71 264 67 267 16872 14726 50 261 56 253 62 262 61 268 14726 12661 42 252 52 249 55 256 53 267 12661 10789 38 254 48 243 54 252 48 263 10789 9137 32 265 42 238 52 254 46 266 9137 7685 30 265 39 251 47 269 46 284 7685 6414 30 275 39 268 42 292 43 303 6414 5304 32 286 35 280 35 306 38 316 5304 4334 29 292 29 293 29*316 36 320 4334 3482 18 300 26 306 29*317 34 324 3482 2730 6 322 23 324 30 318 33 327 2730 2059 5 351 23*330 30 318 32 329 2059 1466 5*001 23*330 30 319 31 330 1466 973 5*003 23 329 30 319 29 332 973 595 5 003 22 329 29 319 26 333 595 335 5 003 20 328 27 319 23*334 335 177 5 004 17 328 24 319 20*334 177 87 4 003 13 327 18 318 14 334 87 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