DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 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 - - - 34.0 - - 36.6 - - 36.4 - - 32.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 185 - - 77 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5118 - - 5620 - - 3782 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3108 - - 3736 - - 1793 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5183 - - 5685 - - 3847 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 509 - - 1292 - - 5048 - - 5998 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 354 - - 416 - - 276 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 20 - - 19 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 277 - - 268 - - 259 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -5 - - -8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 1792 - - 1993 - - 533 - - -1533 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3391 - - 3692 - - 3315 - - 1619 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 1168 - - 1184 - - -159 - - -2259 ODpotential blCL - - - 4015 - - 4501 - - 4006 - - 2345 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 70 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.0 - - 36.6 - - 36.4 - - 32.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.5 - - 20.7 - - 22.4 - - 26.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 35.7 - - 36.0 - - 33.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.5 - - 19.6 - - 21.3 - - 25.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 122 - - 185 - - 77 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5118 - - 5620 - - 3782 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 99 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96607 19 246 19 256 19 256 24 270 96607 89430 7 236 5 236 11 224 14 271 89430 83884 4 248 6 227 9 263 7 250 83884 79256 4 222 7 197 11 257 7 271 79256 75240 5 219 4 216 9 207 9 257 75240 71679 10 224 7 238 3 239 10 253 71679 68449 11 214 14 193 12 262 11 267 68449 65457 8 237 13 156 12 232 12 270 65457 62664 19 237 5 283 15 251 15 268 62664 59947 31 215 18 236 22 224 16 239 59947 57100 26 222 33 236 27 241 26 248 57100 54128 51 226 49 226 41 236 38 240 54128 51273 54 209 57 218 51 234 42 235 51273 48699 56 218 61 221 63 229 55 231 48699 46399 74 225 69 226 68 225 66 228 46399 44326 89 220 81 219 73 223 72 224 44326 42440 95 212 94 214 85 221 76 219 42440 40700 100 210 101 213 94 216 79 218 40700 39079 114 209 103 214 96 212 80 218 39079 37561 128 205 110 214 95 212 81 221 37561 36134 141 205 121 211 101 214 89 223 36134 34764 148 205 137 209 114 215 98 220 34764 33382 149 204 156 208 122 211 100 216 33382 31955 149 203 160 204 116 209 101 212 31955 30484 148 203 155 202 124 216 107 210 30484 28955 146 203 149 203 132 214 116 208 28955 27355 142 203 144 207 128 211 124 208 27355 25684 142 204 133 210 123 209 126 209 25684 23935 145 206 120 209 119 210 126 211 23935 22109 133 209 113 211 116 210 125 211 22109 20209 118 211 111 213 112 211 119 211 20209 18227 105 210 110 214 108 210 107 213 18227 16169 100 209 103 217 99 208 88 217 16169 14101 88 212 87 218 84 214 72 223 14101 12158 69 217 75 219 66 228 48 234 12158 10421 56 225 54 230 48 242 34 246 10421 8879 41 236 40 241 31 253 28 252 8879 7510 32 251 30 256 28 263 22 269 7510 6295 27*276 22*272 27 264 22 285 6295 5219 24*283 22*274 26 265 23 285 5219 4266 24 283 21 276 24*266 24 283 4266 3428 24 283 21 277 21*268 24 282 3428 2689 23 283 20 277 20 268 24 279 2689 2028 23 282 20 278 20 269 24 277 2028 1444 22 282 20 278 20 269 24 275 1444 958 21 281 19 278 19 269 22 272 958 585 21 281 18 278 18 269 19 268 585 330 19 281 17 278 17 269 15 264 330 175 18 281 16 278 16 269 12*262 175 86 14 281 13 277 12 269 7*259 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