DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/07 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 - - - 11.6 - - 11.4 - - 10.7 - - 10.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 194 - - 312 - - -2 - - -79 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3459 - - 4117 - - 1486 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2126 - - 2821 - - 68 - - 68 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3524 - - 4182 - - 1551 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 835 - - 901 - - 3014 - - 4230 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 355 - - 439 - - 68 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 39 - - 41 - - 32 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 315 - - 309 - - 316 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 18 - - 18 - - 21 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - -1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 621 - - 1234 - - -299 - - -1531 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2903 - - 2949 - - 1850 - - 1616 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -433 - - 731 - - -956 - - -2260 ODpotential blCL - - - 3957 - - 3451 - - 2507 - - 2345 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 93 - - 101 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.6 - - 11.4 - - 10.7 - - 10.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -0.9 - - -1.3 - - 3.0 - - 3.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.0 - - 10.4 - - 10.8 - - 11.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -1.8 - - -2.3 - - 2.1 - - 3.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 194 - - 312 - - -2 - - -79 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3459 - - 4117 - - 1486 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 71 - - 105 - - 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] 96514 35 218 30 236 28 248 23 239 96514 89267 15 209 24 219 16 265 17 263 89267 83693 8 267 17 231 17 252 17 260 83693 79046 2 036 7 239 22 227 8 256 79046 75017 12 314 5 302 10 180 8 257 75017 71454 20 270 18 241 14 287 13 230 71454 68185 13 242 13 228 14 236 13 254 68185 65151 12 311 14 299 36 275 38 299 65151 62382 41 276 36 293 53 260 47 276 62382 59713 51 261 48 273 48 263 44 256 59713 56865 54 270 48 263 51 282 41 261 56865 53850 58 281 54 286 62 294 53 291 53850 50962 58 289 68 291 69 298 64 298 50962 48370 62 291 76 291 73 296 74 299 48370 46054 65 289 80 290 78 293 83 297 46054 43959 67 289 80 287 83 293 88 297 43959 42044 69 291 78 287 89 293 93 298 42044 40279 72 292 76 289 93 291 95 297 40279 38642 74 293 75 293 90 290 95 296 38642 37108 76 294 77 296 89 294 94 297 37108 35663 76 295 81 298 93 299 96 300 35663 34270 76 296 86 300 98 301 105 303 34270 32865 78 298 91 300 101 301 116 303 32865 31422 83 300 95 300 103 302 121 301 31422 29944 86 301 94 302 108 304 121 302 29944 28415 87 302 94 305 114 306 122 305 28415 26820 86 302 99 309 116 307 129 307 26820 25160 82 304 108 311 116 309 134 307 25160 23425 79 305 112 312 118 310 135 308 23425 21615 75 306 109 312 119 312 128 310 21615 19738 71 306 101 313 115 313 115 311 19738 17790 66 306 93 314 104 314 110 314 17790 15772 60 305 82 313 90 315 98 315 15772 13744 55 306 72 311 76 316 77 314 13744 11821 53 308 64 311 68 317 64 317 11821 10092 51 308 59 314 63 319 59 321 10092 8566 49 309 57 316 60 321 56 324 8566 7218 47 311 56 320 60 325 55 327 7218 6028 46 315 57 322 61 324 56 328 6028 4983 47 321 49*316 56 317 55 322 4983 4069 43*318 43*310 49 314 50 318 4069 3270 42*316 43 310 47 314 48 317 3270 2565 42 316 43 309 45 315 46 317 2565 1935 41 316 42 309 43*315 42 317 1935 1378 40 316 41 309 39*315 38 316 1378 916 39 315 40 309 36 316 34 316 916 560 37 315 38 309 32 316 29 315 560 317 34 315 36 309 28 316 25 315 317 169 30 314 32 309 24 316 21*315 169 85 23 314 25 308 18 316 14*314 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