DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/22 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 76.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 258 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1244 - - 2009 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 643 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1309 - - 2074 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 582 - - 1479 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 279 - - 206 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 19 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 200 - - 202 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2947 - - -2771 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4257 - - 4845 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6804 - - -5889 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8113 - - 7963 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 62 - - 61 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 360 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 76.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.2 - - 55.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 76.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.5 - - 55.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 258 - - 58 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1244 - - 2009 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - 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] 96749 30 251 21 267 96749 89528 11 224 14 251 89528 83979 3 228 10 234 83979 79391 3 229 11 222 79391 75430 1 004 2 227 75430 71922 12 278 7 283 71922 68754 20 213 14 255 68754 65854 11 232 21 253 65854 63164 12 246 18 236 63164 60538 17 288 15 248 60538 57776 31 284 24 274 57776 54896 34 272 34 269 54896 52137 32 283 34 269 52137 49639 43 299 41 288 49639 47386 55 299 53 288 47386 45327 57 296 56 285 45327 43428 59 294 56 287 43428 41675 64 298 63 291 41675 40068 72 296 75 288 40068 38606 71 288 74 281 38606 37253 66 291 64 275 37253 35947 64 294 61 278 35947 34613 73 293 65 282 34613 33220 78 293 67 285 33220 31773 74 295 63 285 31773 30258 68 295 59 283 30258 28665 61 297 57 283 28665 26989 56 304 54 286 26989 25230 48 303 47 293 25230 23394 42 292 41 302 23394 21482 34 284 35 300 21482 19482 34 275 32 294 19482 17392 33 275 29 283 17392 15259 31 279 25 275 15259 13203 27 279 27 276 13203 11330 25 278 27 275 11330 9662 25 272 27 265 9662 8176 22 254 27 258 8176 6854 25 230 26 241 6854 5679 27 225 29 229 5679 4639 25 228 31 231 4639 3725 23 231 31 227 3725 2921 22 229 29 219 2921 2203 22 223 25*211 2203 1569 21*218 21*204 1569 1040 16*202 20 203 1040 635 15 201 19 202 635 355 14 200 18 201 355 186 13 199 16 201 186 89 11 199 12 201 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