DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.0 - - 48.7 - - 48.0 - - 37.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 102 - - -20 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 332 - - 3850 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 70 - - 2068 - - 71 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 397 - - 3915 - - 87 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 486 - - 980 - - 5216 - - 130 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 86 - - 304 - - 16 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 18 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 256 - - 257 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2549 - - -255 - - -4574 - - -2201 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2946 - - 4170 - - 4662 - - 2288 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4753 - - -6645 - - -9647 - - -8735 ODpotential blCL - - - 5150 - - 10560 - - 9734 - - 8822 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 74 - - 40 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.0 - - 48.7 - - 48.0 - - 37.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.8 - - 30.9 - - 28.1 - - 28.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.0 - - 48.3 - - 49.0 - - 41.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.6 - - 29.7 - - 27.0 - - 27.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 102 - - -20 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 332 - - 3850 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 56 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95348 51 243 53 237 60 241 78 240 95348 88323 51 245 54 238 54 242 63 248 88323 82959 44 244 50 238 55 245 56 245 82959 78474 39 253 48 240 60 246 60 250 78474 74578 48 261 49 237 59 240 59 253 74578 71113 52 261 51 244 53 240 52 251 71113 67937 55 257 53 250 57 253 52 248 67937 64985 59 253 61 253 60 246 57 246 64985 62228 64 249 65 247 60 235 57 247 62228 59542 68 248 67 242 67 256 68 254 59542 56740 76 249 73 250 85 252 82 250 56740 53835 89 246 93 248 96 245 88 248 53835 51060 100 241 101 244 99 246 96 250 51060 48567 105 239 108 246 106 248 107 250 48567 46338 109 241 117 248 116 248 116 249 46338 44319 117 243 128 248 125 246 122 248 44319 42470 125 242 135 246 130 245 125 247 42470 40768 128 242 134 242 132 242 127 246 40768 39193 127 241 127 239 129 239 127 243 39193 37729 125 240 119 236 125 238 124 242 37729 36361 123 237 112 237 126 240 124 242 36361 35048 118 236 108 240 128 242 125 242 35048 33723 110 237 106 242 130 244 125 242 33723 32350 104 242 106 243 131 243 126 243 32350 30925 104 243 107 244 128 244 127 244 30925 29432 102 241 108 244 122 244 126 244 29432 27858 96 239 108 244 115 243 121 244 27858 26206 92 241 105 243 109 239 113 244 26206 24474 90 240 100 243 104 233 107 244 24474 22661 87 238 94 243 109 231 103 242 22661 20772 83 236 90 241 111 235 96 241 20772 18803 80 236 86 239 97 243 86 245 18803 16752 76 236 81 240 80 247 76 248 16752 14661 73 238 75 244 70 252 63 250 14661 12651 71 244 66 249 62 254 50 248 12651 10824 65 246 60 252 55 257 44 256 10824 9202 60 244 54 256 52 260 41 266 9202 7764 55 246 50 257 49 261 41 270 7764 6492 49 253 46 257 44 260 39 268 6492 5370 38 257 39 259 33 257 34 262 5370 4383 28 257 24*256 25 255 27 250 4383 3517 24 258 20*256 23 257 23 247 3517 2755 22 261 19 256 22 258 20 257 2755 2075 20 267 18 256 20 260 20 270 2075 1477 19 272 18 257 19 261 20 281 1477 979 19 271 17 257 17 262 19 287 979 597 17*268 16 257 15 262 18 291 597 335 11*262 15 257 12 260 15 295 335 177 10 262 14 258 10 259 12*295 177 87 7 260 11 257 6*257 4*291 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