DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/24 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.8 - - 50.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 438 - - 189 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5250 - - 4764 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3830 - - 3065 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5315 - - 4829 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 548 - - 824 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 529 - - 388 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 27 - - 18 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 014 - - 221 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1730 - - -2530 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7045 - - 7360 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -10474 - - -10375 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15789 - - 15204 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 54 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.8 - - 50.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 17.2 - - 18.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.7 - - 49.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 16.6 - - 17.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 438 - - 189 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5250 - - 4764 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 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] 96380 22 218 18 253 96380 89165 16 226 24 248 89165 83622 19 225 21 239 83622 79015 18 239 20 243 79015 75020 25 235 25 249 75020 71482 22 219 30 238 71482 68261 25 243 25 230 68261 65278 31 251 29 253 65278 62521 34 256 37 250 62521 59853 37 260 36 254 59853 57055 48 260 46 256 57055 54146 57 255 56 254 54146 51363 61 254 58 254 51363 48849 59 259 62 260 48849 46595 66 262 69 263 46595 44556 69 262 72 262 44556 42699 69 263 71 265 42699 40995 71 266 73 264 40995 39416 77 267 75 263 39416 37944 82 263 80 266 37944 36576 84 258 85 263 36576 35274 84 256 80 259 35274 33957 80 256 64 264 33957 32586 74 264 60 284 32586 31164 78 270 63 291 31164 29676 79 271 63 291 29676 28105 77 271 60 289 28105 26449 74 271 59 285 26449 24706 71 272 63 282 24706 22877 68 275 64 281 22877 20968 62 277 59 281 20968 18977 56 278 53 282 18977 16899 53 280 46 287 16899 14774 45 289 42 291 14774 12726 39 296 34 296 12726 10869 36 293 30 299 10869 9224 24 306 29 297 9224 7768 16 336 22 299 7768 6485 11 351 10 306 6485 5362 4*008 4*227 5362 4381 4*012 4*219 4381 3519 4 013 4 218 3519 2760 4 014 4 220 2760 2081 4 016 4 220 2081 1482 4 013 4 222 1482 983 3 012 4 223 983 600 3 014 4 223 600 338 3 014 4 224 338 178 3 013 4 226 178 87 3 011 3 226 87 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