DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/16 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 65.4 - - 64.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 21 - - -18 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1021 - - 24 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1086 - - 89 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1630 - - 1808 - - 1637 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 128 - - 16 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 33 - - 18 - - 17 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 170 - - 166 - - 174 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 437 - - -63 - - -40 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 649 - - 152 - - 129 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 42 - - -507 - - -740 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1044 - - 596 - - 829 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 700 - - 540 - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.6 - - 65.4 - - 64.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.4 - - 64.2 - - 62.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.6 - - 65.9 - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.0 - - 64.1 - - 62.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 21 - - -18 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1021 - - 24 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 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] 96580 22 268 20 256 25 279 96580 89379 16 263 22 267 17 296 89379 83847 10 255 16 256 15 288 83847 79258 6 270 8 239 12 269 79258 75273 3 289 5 273 12 259 75273 71721 2 293 6 247 13 245 71721 68489 2 271 4 237 11 207 68489 65503 8 199 6 230 7 177 65503 62726 15 211 15 212 11 222 62726 60035 27 195 21 208 24 228 60035 57244 29 224 37 220 29 218 57244 54352 52 227 47 223 35 223 54352 51573 57 214 67 219 62 217 51573 49068 62 212 70 209 71 207 49068 46829 67 212 71 212 73 209 46829 44810 75 216 81 211 83 209 44810 42995 84 216 87 213 92 201 42995 41350 91 215 96 210 96 203 41350 39836 95 209 98 202 108 206 39836 38422 94 202 95 200 111 201 38422 37078 93 200 95 199 111 194 37078 35765 93 202 93 198 108 190 35765 34427 94 204 87 196 99 188 34427 33037 90 206 84 192 89 186 33037 31594 85 207 83 190 88 186 31594 30079 81 207 81 189 87 187 30079 28482 79 206 83 193 86 188 28482 26800 77 204 82 197 86 189 26800 25036 75 204 78 199 84 191 25036 23192 72 203 75 200 82 195 23192 21272 66 200 70 198 80 200 21272 19272 64 197 66 195 81 205 19272 17191 62 194 69 196 81 208 17191 15068 59 190 69 200 79 208 15068 13021 55 189 62 201 75 210 13021 11162 55 189 61 199 67 208 11162 9511 56 191 61 196 74 202 9511 8048 58 193 62 192 81 200 8048 6749 59 190 62 188 81 200 6749 5594 61 189 62 183 77 199 5594 4574 59 185 61 180 72 196 4574 3676 57 181 60 177 63 191 3676 2881 55 179 57 174 55 188 2881 2171 51 177 53 173 50 185 2171 1545 47*175 48 173 47 183 1545 1024 40*172 41 170 40 179 1024 624 36 170 36 168 35 177 624 350 32 169 30 167 29 176 350 184 28 169 25*166 24*175 184 89 20 168 18*166 17*174 89 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