DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/01 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1331z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.0 - - 41.7 - - 35.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 145 - - 18 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2562 - - 2298 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1357 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2627 - - 2363 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 581 - - 1162 - - 2799 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 296 - - 152 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 005 - - 351 - - 345 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 357 - - 578 - - -893 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2270 - - 1786 - - 979 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6472 - - 40 - - -1957 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9099 - - 2323 - - 2043 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 91 - - 100 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.0 - - 41.7 - - 35.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.6 - - 34.6 - - 32.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 41.7 - - 37.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.4 - - 33.4 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 145 - - 18 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2562 - - 2298 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 63 - - 99 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96585 11 117 7 169 7 201 96585 89458 9 167 12 204 11 186 89458 83908 16 197 18 215 11 216 83908 79240 25 210 22 217 17 231 79240 75169 30 207 23 219 18 218 75169 71543 25 205 24 221 20 228 71543 68263 17 227 26 230 18 247 68263 65259 22 230 28 241 22 241 65259 62471 29 236 29 239 25 252 62471 59771 32 233 30 244 33 248 59771 56964 35 241 36 247 31 250 56964 54058 46 240 36 248 43 263 54058 51288 56 238 49 253 55 259 51288 48790 58 231 55 249 62 253 48790 46549 50 239 53 247 62 254 46549 44526 56 252 50 251 63 255 44526 42690 63 254 61 257 67 252 42690 41012 71 254 73 255 68 249 41012 39471 77 252 74 251 69 251 39471 38050 77 253 72 252 71 252 38050 36725 76 258 73 257 72 253 36725 35441 74 264 73 262 73 254 35441 34125 74 271 76 269 74 254 34125 32746 74 273 81 273 75 255 32746 31306 72 271 85 274 78 256 31306 29794 69 265 87 275 79 259 29794 28196 68 260 80 275 78 264 28196 26513 68 258 68 269 80 271 26513 24745 68 258 63 259 80 275 24745 22894 66 259 64 256 73 271 22894 20966 62 258 64 261 66 267 20966 18960 58 256 62 263 63 264 18960 16868 55 255 57 262 61 265 16868 14734 56 256 53 261 58 266 14734 12679 58 258 54 263 57 267 12679 10816 62 263 58 267 54 268 10816 9173 65 272 55 270 49 268 9173 7724 49 274 42 273 43 270 7724 6447 32 275 30 280 34 280 6447 5323 25 282 21 290 25 299 5323 4336 19 292 15 307 16 310 4336 3474 16 324 15 339 14 359 3474 2721 14*360 16*346 17 006 2721 2051 14*002 16*349 18 003 2051 1460 14 004 15 351 18 001 1460 968 14 006 14 352 17 357 968 591 13 007 13 352 16 353 591 332 12 007 12 354 14 349 332 176 11 008 11 353 11 348 176 86 9 007 8 354 5*345 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