DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 25.1 - - 26.5 - - 20.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 54 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2947 - - 3387 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1792 - - 901 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3012 - - 3452 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1049 - - 1625 - - 2728 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 347 - - 231 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 15 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 282 - - 285 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2913 - - -2976 - - -4209 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5925 - - 6429 - - 4294 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -16576 - - -15698 - - -16910 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 19588 - - 19150 - - 16995 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 42 - - 40 - - 32 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 25.1 - - 26.5 - - 20.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -0.6 - - -1.5 - - 2.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 24.3 - - 26.2 - - 22.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -1.8 - - -2.5 - - 1.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 218 - - 54 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2947 - - 3387 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 95806 31 247 35 260 36 251 95806 88703 26 248 25 254 37 245 88703 83223 23 236 31 239 35 236 83223 78639 34 254 35 248 40 237 78639 74645 46 247 43 252 46 252 74645 71092 54 240 54 252 56 262 71092 67872 61 239 66 248 63 259 67872 64906 67 236 75 242 71 255 64906 62149 72 233 80 239 77 248 62149 59468 76 236 80 240 80 242 59468 56656 85 241 86 244 86 245 56656 53737 98 243 97 247 97 248 53737 50963 111 244 110 247 107 248 50963 48473 122 243 121 244 116 248 48473 46239 132 240 129 242 126 246 46239 44210 138 238 135 241 132 244 44210 42346 142 237 142 241 138 243 42346 40625 145 237 143 239 137 243 40625 39031 144 238 138 239 140 243 39031 37545 141 240 134 241 142 239 37545 36149 141 243 134 241 131 243 36149 34802 143 245 135 242 136 247 34802 33444 147 245 139 244 138 245 33444 32049 148 244 143 244 128 245 32049 30616 143 242 142 243 124 249 30616 29121 138 244 136 243 122 249 29121 27541 137 245 128 245 119 249 27541 25877 135 245 121 247 113 248 25877 24131 129 245 116 249 106 248 24131 22310 122 247 108 252 99 250 22310 20416 115 250 102 255 90 253 20416 18444 110 253 96 258 82 256 18444 16387 100 254 92 261 74 258 16387 14285 80 253 85 261 70 263 14285 12257 62 252 67 260 65 267 12257 10429 52 252 47 256 53 268 10429 8835 46 253 39 260 41 266 8835 7445 41 257 36 266 34 267 7445 6224 37 262 35 267 32 264 6224 5145 34 268 30 267 29 257 5145 4197 32 270 21*271 23 262 4197 3368 22*275 19*275 19 273 3368 2638 19*279 16 282 15 288 2638 1988 19 281 16 285 14 300 1988 1415 18 283 15 287 14 308 1415 939 18 283 15 288 13 316 939 574 17 284 14 289 12 321 574 324 16 284 13 290 10 329 324 172 15 284 12 290 8 334 172 85 12 284 9 290 4*345 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