DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - - 38.3 - - 42.2 - - 41.2 - - 33.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 264 - - 46 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2040 - - 3106 - - 2636 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 903 - - 1983 - - 70 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2105 - - 3171 - - 2701 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 743 - - 818 - - 1900 - - 3318 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 261 - - 375 - - 199 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 20 - - 20 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 273 - - 279 - - 322 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -7 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5313 - - -4928 - - -5325 - - -6813 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7419 - - 8099 - - 8026 - - 6900 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15807 - - -14475 - - -15415 - - -18696 ODpotential blCL - - - 17912 - - 17646 - - 18116 - - 18782 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 76 - - 70 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.3 - - 42.2 - - 41.2 - - 33.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.3 - - 7.0 - - 6.3 - - 4.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.6 - - 41.1 - - 41.2 - - 34.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.8 - - 6.5 - - 6.0 - - 3.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 135 - - 264 - - 46 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2040 - - 3106 - - 2636 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95363 98 227 94 241 91 237 108 234 95363 88335 75 240 81 237 86 242 85 241 88335 82924 68 242 73 236 79 241 71 250 82924 78419 63 237 64 239 73 239 69 247 78419 74506 57 238 61 241 66 241 66 247 74506 71020 50 244 60 240 63 242 64 252 71020 67855 52 254 58 244 62 252 65 253 67855 64933 58 254 62 253 68 258 71 256 64933 62207 64 252 70 250 75 257 76 258 62207 59554 73 250 76 249 79 254 80 259 59554 56781 83 248 84 253 84 253 87 261 56781 53907 94 252 96 256 93 256 98 261 53907 51170 107 253 110 255 107 259 107 260 51170 48694 119 252 120 253 119 256 115 259 48694 46457 125 250 124 251 123 253 121 258 46457 44416 125 249 126 252 126 254 126 258 44416 42547 125 249 128 252 131 256 131 258 42547 40824 127 250 128 250 136 255 136 257 40824 39230 124 251 125 248 137 253 139 255 39230 37750 120 254 123 249 138 252 138 254 37750 36371 120 254 123 251 139 252 135 256 36371 35055 122 251 123 251 135 250 134 256 35055 33729 116 249 121 250 130 250 139 255 33729 32350 113 248 120 251 127 253 146 256 32350 30915 113 246 118 251 127 255 145 257 30915 29411 114 245 116 248 126 254 136 257 29411 27827 112 247 115 247 121 252 125 257 27827 26164 106 248 113 246 115 250 117 257 26164 24420 101 249 108 247 109 251 111 257 24420 22597 98 249 103 250 106 252 106 256 22597 20697 95 249 98 250 102 253 102 255 20697 18712 91 250 92 252 95 253 96 254 18712 16636 84 251 86 254 88 254 91 252 16636 14519 73 249 79 251 78 254 84 252 14519 12485 66 247 69 246 69 252 74 251 12485 10645 60 246 61 242 65 248 68 250 10645 9024 52 248 56 242 61 250 63 253 9024 7599 46 249 53 249 58 256 54 258 7599 6347 42 250 50 257 50 262 43 256 6347 5245 39 252 45 263 42 262 34 246 5245 4274 37 260 38 267 36 263 29 258 4274 3425 36 272 27*269 28 268 27 283 3425 2683 33*282 21*271 24*273 28 306 2683 2023 25*289 21 272 23*276 30 317 2023 1441 21 291 20 273 22 278 31 319 1441 956 20 291 20 273 21 279 29 320 956 584 19 291 19 274 20 280 27 321 584 329 17 291 18 274 19 281 23 321 329 174 16 292 17 274 16 281 20*321 174 86 12 292 13 274 13 281 13*322 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