DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/28 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 - - - 15.1 - - 19.9 - - 21.3 - - 17.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 89 - - 10 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 878 - - 2081 - - 2307 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 68 - - 579 - - 69 - - 68 Hcrit BL Top - - - 943 - - 2146 - - 2372 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1369 - - 1262 - - 2409 - - 2524 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 124 - - 231 - - 120 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 300 - - 291 - - 270 - - 328 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1139 - - -691 - - -27 - - -616 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2082 - - 2837 - - 2399 - - 701 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11426 - - -11086 - - -456 - - -1397 ODpotential blCL - - - 12369 - - 13232 - - 2828 - - 1482 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 75 - - 100 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 15.1 - - 19.9 - - 21.3 - - 17.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.7 - - 8.0 - - 11.3 - - 14.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 15.0 - - 19.3 - - 21.3 - - 18.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.6 - - 6.9 - - 10.3 - - 15.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 32 - - 89 - - 10 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 878 - - 2081 - - 2307 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 101 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 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] 96383 88 204 92 199 79 205 88 208 96383 89105 91 209 102 205 88 212 87 208 89105 83412 85 218 99 210 87 214 89 212 83412 78626 88 222 93 218 85 216 89 217 78626 74472 93 226 90 224 86 219 90 224 74472 70803 90 229 82 235 83 227 87 226 70803 67485 86 232 80 238 84 237 85 236 67485 64422 83 233 81 239 87 239 90 243 64422 61590 81 233 86 241 88 240 92 249 61590 58862 83 236 90 241 90 244 95 253 58862 56030 89 241 91 243 93 247 99 252 56030 53097 93 245 96 246 99 249 100 251 53097 50297 96 247 100 248 101 250 96 251 50297 47774 98 246 102 247 99 251 89 251 47774 45507 100 246 102 247 95 249 82 254 45507 43444 101 247 101 246 90 248 83 259 43444 41555 101 247 98 244 87 251 88 261 41555 39817 100 247 92 244 90 253 92 260 39817 38208 100 249 90 248 93 252 92 259 38208 36708 103 251 92 249 93 249 90 259 36708 35301 105 251 93 248 91 247 88 259 35301 33948 104 250 94 248 88 249 87 260 33948 32580 101 250 97 248 90 253 87 260 32580 31171 96 248 99 247 95 254 87 260 31171 29723 93 248 94 250 99 251 87 259 29723 28221 91 250 91 252 100 247 87 258 28221 26655 87 252 90 251 100 245 89 256 26655 25027 85 253 89 251 100 245 90 255 25027 23336 83 253 87 249 97 245 88 256 23336 21579 80 253 86 249 93 245 81 255 21579 19759 77 254 83 251 87 248 79 251 19759 17872 74 260 77 254 77 251 79 250 17872 15908 65 266 67 254 67 253 73 252 15908 13900 46 259 58 251 62 253 63 255 13900 11968 34 248 50 248 58 253 53 257 11968 10222 33 251 45 246 52 250 45 262 10222 8684 32 258 41 248 45 243 42 262 8684 7333 27 265 38 250 38 241 38 252 7333 6140 24 271 35 253 33 242 32 252 6140 5082 18 281 31 253 29 245 28 252 5082 4149 12 278 26 254 22 253 21 253 4149 3330 8 273 21 263 17 259 14 254 3330 2610 9 292 16*277 13*264 11 265 2610 1967 14 307 9*287 11*268 10 285 1967 1401 16*305 8 290 10 269 11 300 1401 930 15*303 8 291 9 271 11 307 930 569 13 300 7 293 8 272 10 312 569 321 11 298 7 294 8 272 9 317 321 171 10 296 7 294 7 273 7*322 171 85 7 296 6 294 6 272 3*328 85 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