DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/21 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 - - - 24.8 - - 33.0 - - 37.1 - - 32.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 16 - - -12 - - -71 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 140 - - 1020 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 69 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 205 - - 1085 - - 86 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 760 - - 1722 - - 2425 - - 376 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 68 - - 105 - - 18 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 14 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 131 - - 178 - - 172 - - 169 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2797 - - -1803 - - -4444 - - -1286 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3003 - - 2888 - - 4530 - - 1372 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14939 - - -10262 - - -13698 - - -9677 ODpotential blCL - - - 15144 - - 11347 - - 13784 - - 9763 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 65 - - 41 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.8 - - 33.0 - - 37.1 - - 32.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.6 - - 21.2 - - 18.0 - - 27.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 24.8 - - 33.1 - - 37.6 - - 34.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 12.2 - - 20.6 - - 16.9 - - 26.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 34 - - 16 - - -12 - - -71 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 140 - - 1020 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 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] 95777 52 244 55 254 55 259 45 249 95777 88694 40 244 45 248 45 262 42 256 88694 83222 44 253 40 249 45 259 45 257 83222 78665 47 246 47 253 48 258 47 258 78665 74722 51 253 53 253 49 261 48 257 74722 71216 55 258 58 249 50 258 48 258 71216 68013 54 260 56 247 52 252 48 261 68013 65053 56 259 50 252 56 248 56 259 65053 62308 57 254 53 257 58 243 66 251 62308 59644 74 256 66 258 61 246 69 245 59644 56841 90 250 80 252 76 248 76 247 56841 53926 93 247 93 248 90 245 93 244 53926 51150 99 245 100 247 105 243 104 246 51150 48653 106 245 112 247 114 244 118 247 48653 46418 111 246 121 245 119 245 126 246 46418 44400 115 246 125 243 123 245 131 245 44400 42567 120 246 129 240 130 244 135 243 42567 40890 125 247 130 238 139 240 137 240 40890 39338 128 248 127 240 138 238 134 239 39338 37890 128 248 127 244 132 240 133 242 37890 36530 126 248 130 246 132 244 134 244 36530 35219 122 247 131 246 136 245 135 245 35219 33886 118 246 128 244 137 244 133 244 33886 32503 115 246 124 243 137 242 129 243 32503 31069 112 245 119 241 133 241 121 242 31069 29567 108 245 110 240 122 241 112 242 29567 27989 97 245 104 241 105 243 104 242 27989 26333 86 244 96 243 97 246 98 243 26333 24598 81 243 87 244 91 246 93 246 24598 22782 77 245 80 245 81 241 88 247 22782 20887 73 248 77 246 73 243 79 246 20887 18909 66 251 74 245 67 247 70 247 18909 16841 59 251 70 241 62 249 61 245 16841 14731 53 251 63 237 60 247 52 242 14731 12701 48 253 53 235 57 244 50 242 12701 10861 44 256 49 236 53 240 49 242 10861 9228 37 259 45 233 50 238 47 239 9228 7780 32 256 39 227 48 235 44 235 7780 6494 28 254 35 226 47 231 42 232 6494 5356 23 249 32 228 46 226 43 230 5356 4357 20 238 29 228 43 217 46 225 4357 3487 17 214 28 221 39 203 47 217 3487 2727 17 193 26 204 36 186 42 205 2727 2052 19 174 22 191 34 176 39 198 2052 1459 17 154 20*186 32 174 38 192 1459 966 14 139 17*181 28 173 35 185 966 589 12 134 15 178 24 172 31 180 589 331 8*132 13 177 20 172 22 173 331 175 6*132 12 176 17 172 19 171 175 86 5 131 9 174 12*172 10*169 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