DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/10 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 - - - 65.7 - - 77.5 - - 81.0 - - 66.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 203 - - 25 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 307 - - 1346 - - 4069 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 632 - - 73 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 372 - - 1411 - - 4134 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 248 - - 3858 - - 3170 - - 101 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 132 - - 264 - - 207 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 12 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 4 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 257 - - 220 - - 206 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3810 - - -6001 - - -5328 - - -4221 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4182 - - 7412 - - 9462 - - 4310 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8086 - - -8667 - - -8929 - - -9138 ODpotential blCL - - - 8458 - - 10078 - - 13063 - - 9227 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 55 - - 39 - - 41 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.7 - - 77.5 - - 81.0 - - 66.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.2 - - 45.5 - - 39.9 - - 48.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 64.9 - - 76.1 - - 80.8 - - 68.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.4 - - 44.5 - - 38.6 - - 48.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 203 - - 25 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 307 - - 1346 - - 4069 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 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] 96366 15 252 8 293 19 276 13 296 96366 89265 7 239 4 271 14 291 8 322 89265 83778 4 256 8 244 14 299 14 320 83778 79233 11 235 12 269 12 288 15 296 79233 75320 11 249 19 263 18 245 18 282 75320 71863 14 259 24 265 17 249 24 279 71863 68739 22 266 29 260 23 270 28 264 68739 65871 34 263 30 255 30 269 30 264 65871 63208 35 252 32 251 32 254 30 247 63208 60606 32 251 31 237 32 251 27 257 60606 57860 38 248 37 258 43 263 42 276 57860 55000 44 268 56 266 55 269 65 272 55000 52262 69 263 69 263 71 267 74 266 52262 49775 68 257 71 263 76 266 70 267 49775 47534 59 262 71 270 78 268 64 278 47534 45506 58 266 81 276 71 274 72 285 45506 43669 59 270 79 274 69 280 71 282 43669 41997 46 273 65 274 61 278 59 279 41997 40456 33 272 53 279 49 278 48 286 40456 39011 26 279 46 287 42 284 43 292 39011 37644 25 282 31 285 44 297 46 295 37644 36317 14 279 23 292 41 293 48 295 36317 34963 10 263 24 293 34 285 47 293 34963 33552 11 245 19 287 31 283 44 292 33552 32088 14 216 14 260 31 283 43 289 32088 30557 13 181 12 248 30 285 38 288 30557 28949 7 184 14 255 27 284 32 282 28949 27263 2 239 13 252 23 288 29 274 27263 25493 4 348 10 262 17 283 28 270 25493 23635 6 358 8 286 15 294 24 267 23635 21690 2 296 8 302 13 302 22 266 21690 19656 7 232 7 287 9 292 21 271 19656 17531 10 245 6 262 9 245 17 272 17531 15362 11 279 13 268 13 259 13 258 15362 13276 17 265 18 270 16 264 11 250 13276 11383 20 272 17 267 18 285 15 294 11383 9700 19 281 14 271 23 278 21 299 9700 8203 17 279 17 265 21 258 16 282 8203 6874 14 283 17 257 19 245 16 250 6874 5695 14 297 13 245 18 234 18 238 5695 4652 15 308 8 232 15*214 20 234 4652 3735 13 312 7 225 15*208 22 229 3735 2926 9 304 7 227 15 207 23 224 2926 2204 9 276 7 230 14 206 22 216 2204 1566 11 263 6*228 14 206 21 208 1566 1036 11 262 5*221 13 206 20 195 1036 631 8*263 4 220 13 206 19 187 631 352 4*258 4 220 12 206 17 184 352 184 4 256 4 220 11 205 15*182 184 89 3 258 3 220 9 206 6*176 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