DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/11 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 - - - 73.6 - - 82.9 - - 82.4 - - 75.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 102 - - 211 - - 51 - - -57 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 649 - - 2910 - - 3036 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 73 - - 1778 - - 664 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - 714 - - 2975 - - 3101 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 612 - - 2571 - - 1978 - - 600 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 166 - - 349 - - 227 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 20 - - 25 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 190 - - 201 - - 181 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 10 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3019 - - -3632 - - -2177 - - -3025 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3733 - - 6608 - - 5278 - - 3115 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5434 - - -5470 - - -4619 - - -6118 ODpotential blCL - - - 6148 - - 8445 - - 7720 - - 6208 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 76 - - 86 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 360 - - 20 - - 400 - - 1010 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 73.6 - - 82.9 - - 82.4 - - 75.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.7 - - 54.2 - - 59.4 - - 61.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.0 - - 81.7 - - 82.2 - - 77.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.2 - - 53.4 - - 59.0 - - 61.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 102 - - 211 - - 51 - - -57 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 649 - - 2910 - - 3036 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 5 - - 43 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 10 - - 12 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] 96338 13 281 7 256 19 281 16 312 96338 89281 3 307 9 263 9 285 8 285 89281 83804 2 043 4 280 5 263 7 252 83804 79236 8 317 8 284 6 281 7 288 79236 75322 10 264 9 253 9 266 9 290 75322 71872 13 247 17 285 12 286 2 277 71872 68727 18 269 19 266 19 263 6 293 68727 65822 19 263 17 260 21 252 19 272 65822 63141 23 272 23 264 20 259 22 250 63141 60543 32 271 23 263 25 265 24 256 60543 57819 42 261 37 264 32 248 37 251 57819 54985 56 260 45 264 45 252 47 249 54985 52267 63 257 55 266 50 257 53 257 52267 49812 67 261 64 266 61 270 56 259 49812 47604 65 262 70 268 72 267 65 263 47604 45600 63 263 71 260 76 262 80 260 45600 43787 60 271 62 258 61 256 73 247 43787 42138 61 286 56 258 52 258 60 241 42138 40609 57 279 54 263 57 266 50 249 40609 39173 60 269 52 262 50 260 48 249 39173 37812 63 280 46 261 44 257 45 241 37812 36487 69 290 37 260 44 253 46 243 36487 35133 69 283 37 254 47 255 46 252 35133 33718 67 279 44 252 46 257 48 259 33718 32250 57 269 54 252 43 254 46 260 32250 30713 56 267 56 255 43 247 45 254 30713 29094 50 271 50 260 44 245 42 245 29094 27392 43 271 49 268 46 251 39 242 27392 25605 36 263 54 270 47 253 39 243 25605 23733 36 256 49 268 49 252 40 237 23733 21781 37 249 39 261 50 255 44 241 21781 19746 32 227 32 257 48 255 50 247 19746 17622 33 231 36 253 43 248 55 251 17622 15452 29 247 41 246 43 244 53 249 15452 13363 28 258 38 245 45 248 50 246 13363 11466 29 248 37 242 46 252 48 244 11466 9782 29 233 34 235 43 253 42 242 9782 8282 28 228 33 229 39 253 38 237 8282 6948 31 228 33 226 36 250 37 230 6948 5762 34 229 31 223 35 242 41 219 5762 4712 34 225 29 216 32 227 42 216 4712 3786 32 218 26*207 30*209 42 213 3786 2969 27 213 23*198 29*205 42 210 2969 2237 24 214 21 191 28 203 41 207 2237 1590 21 214 21 189 25 200 39 203 1590 1052 19*211 20 188 24 199 36 197 1052 640 15*205 19 188 23 198 31 192 640 358 13 202 18 187 21 197 22 185 358 187 11 201 17 187 19 197 19*183 187 90 9 200 14 187 14 196 11*181 90 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