DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/19 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0952z - - 1329z - - 1554z - - 1857z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 29.1 - - 32.5 - - 38.6 - - 38.8 - - 33.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 35 - - 284 - - 451 - - 168 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3108 - - 3636 - - 5361 - - 6319 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit 69 - - 2420 - - 3933 - - 4163 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top 3173 - - 3701 - - 5426 - - 6384 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1428 - - 1014 - - 911 - - 804 - - 5382 Hgt.Variab. W* 201 - - 409 - - 540 - - 410 - - 10 W* B/S 2 - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 22 - - 21 - - 21 - - 23 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 311 - - 301 - - 289 - - 292 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear 12 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -4 - - -3 - - -3 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -1244 - - -1888 - - -1645 - - 160 - - -3982 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 4417 - - 5589 - - 7071 - - 6224 - - 4068 sfcLCL ODpotential -17841 - - -15935 - - -11983 - - 88 - - -5036 ODpotential blCL 21014 - - 19636 - - 17409 - - 6296 - - 5122 blCL maxRH 50 - - 50 - - 64 - - 92 - - 39 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 29.1 - - 32.5 - - 38.6 - - 38.8 - - 33.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 10.1 - - 8.2 - - 7.4 - - 11.6 - - 16.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 29.1 - - 31.3 - - 36.7 - - 38.1 - - 34.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 8.8 - - 7.1 - - 6.2 - - 11.1 - - 15.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 35 - - 284 - - 451 - - 168 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 3108 - - 3636 - - 5361 - - 6319 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 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] 96683 17 274 15 313 15 292 16 272 17 282 96683 89481 3 336 2 141 9 233 14 256 13 329 89481 83929 2 333 5 119 9 167 10 230 7 294 83929 79302 1 292 6 192 8 173 6 205 7 207 79302 75305 10 234 3 176 11 173 8 194 10 212 75305 71757 12 242 14 249 11 208 9 205 12 212 71757 68534 19 228 26 216 22 228 20 239 20 227 68534 65572 14 212 26 222 32 219 31 223 28 220 65572 62845 23 273 26 244 28 226 30 232 35 230 62845 60221 47 249 42 247 43 244 43 249 36 240 60221 57479 66 235 58 239 64 237 68 241 57 246 57479 54625 78 236 73 238 75 232 79 230 76 230 54625 51862 83 236 81 237 80 238 77 230 77 225 51862 49327 82 244 85 240 88 244 84 241 82 239 49327 47036 95 253 89 244 105 244 103 243 99 244 47036 44948 112 247 101 246 115 239 114 239 116 241 44948 43019 120 241 111 244 117 234 115 236 120 240 43019 41221 119 241 116 242 115 236 118 237 118 242 41221 39548 119 242 118 241 119 239 118 240 123 244 39548 37992 122 242 120 239 125 240 127 244 131 244 37992 36541 127 242 119 239 129 240 134 243 137 244 36541 35154 128 238 120 240 125 238 128 239 137 243 35154 33760 124 235 122 240 122 239 122 239 135 241 33760 32323 121 233 124 238 127 241 129 243 139 240 32323 30849 117 233 122 235 131 240 137 243 144 240 30849 29321 115 233 120 234 131 238 142 240 148 240 29321 27719 117 232 121 236 133 239 145 240 144 242 27719 26037 120 233 121 235 133 238 146 240 142 241 26037 24270 123 236 119 234 129 237 138 238 144 243 24270 22417 122 236 117 234 121 236 129 235 130 241 22417 20492 117 235 107 233 107 235 120 236 112 236 20492 18502 106 234 97 233 93 237 94 240 81 242 18502 16450 95 233 86 235 79 241 66 244 49 254 16450 14371 81 237 71 238 65 245 51 252 37 269 14371 12377 64 242 55 241 52 247 47 260 31 279 12377 10572 52 245 46 244 44 251 44 262 26 299 10572 8974 44 248 39 248 40 250 37 265 24 313 8974 7562 39 254 33 265 34 264 25*280 25 307 7562 6324 37 267 30 279 23*283 23*291 25 296 6324 5239 29 287 27 295 21*288 23 292 23 294 5239 4282 24 301 23*301 21 289 23 292 23 298 4282 3441 25*305 22*301 21 289 24 293 22 302 3441 2697 24*308 22 301 21 289 23 293 22 306 2697 2034 24 310 21 301 21 289 23 293 22 309 2034 1448 23 311 21 301 21 289 23 293 22 312 1448 960 23 312 21 301 20 289 22 292 20 314 960 587 21 313 20 301 20 289 22 293 18 316 587 330 19 313 18 300 19 289 21 292 14 316 330 175 17 313 17 300 17 288 19 292 11 317 175 86 12 313 14 300 14 288 15 292 5*315 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