DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - - 38.9 - - 46.7 - - 44.4 - - 39.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 61 - - -32 - - -67 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 299 - - 1035 - - 22 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 70 - - 71 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 364 - - 1100 - - 87 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 337 - - 1039 - - 1230 - - 327 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 99 - - 170 - - 20 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 13 - - 9 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 191 - - 167 - - 172 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1568 - - -1746 - - -2051 - - -1134 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1932 - - 2846 - - 2138 - - 1220 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10860 - - -9405 - - -9194 - - -9269 ODpotential blCL - - - 11224 - - 10505 - - 9281 - - 9355 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 64 - - 60 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 46.7 - - 44.4 - - 39.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.1 - - 34.7 - - 35.5 - - 34.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 46.4 - - 45.6 - - 41.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.0 - - 33.5 - - 34.3 - - 34.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 61 - - -32 - - -67 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 299 - - 1035 - - 22 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 94762 81 246 83 265 66 270 67 280 94762 87989 66 265 60 269 62 285 57 282 87989 82708 56 262 45 272 53 289 52 287 82708 78308 49 258 43 270 47 280 51 286 78308 74480 43 268 40 273 43 271 51 278 74480 71058 40 268 37 271 37 268 45 269 71058 67934 38 260 39 267 36 275 38 262 67934 65025 40 258 46 264 41 275 35 264 65025 62293 45 260 51 258 47 269 41 269 62293 59623 48 252 53 251 54 258 50 265 59623 56842 48 249 51 249 62 256 58 257 56842 53963 51 256 55 252 66 250 60 253 53963 51201 69 263 58 252 65 244 65 251 51201 48696 76 256 62 260 63 241 69 247 48696 46443 74 259 72 264 60 245 66 245 46443 44408 77 261 77 259 63 252 63 245 44408 42556 71 259 81 252 68 251 60 243 42556 40857 65 256 72 246 58 252 65 250 40857 39306 63 256 60 251 74 259 66 255 39306 37887 58 258 66 259 76 258 72 266 37887 36567 57 260 70 255 73 262 85 269 36567 35294 58 262 59 251 67 262 84 268 35294 33991 58 263 46 265 60 261 89 266 33991 32631 56 262 51 279 56 263 88 264 32631 31214 46 262 58 281 56 266 82 261 31214 29727 40 279 52 274 51 265 78 259 29727 28155 36 292 43 273 50 258 78 259 28155 26499 34 284 45 263 55 258 77 261 26499 24756 37 268 47 257 58 262 73 260 24756 22928 38 262 41 255 55 266 68 258 22928 21019 37 261 36 245 50 263 65 257 21019 19025 37 256 37 238 44 254 59 258 19025 16942 37 249 38 240 42 243 51 249 16942 14822 38 249 41 243 43 241 48 240 14822 12792 36 256 41 243 43 241 46 241 12792 10955 29 259 36 238 42 241 44 242 10955 9323 25 256 33 237 40 240 41 242 9323 7871 23 252 31 241 37 240 38 241 7871 6581 23 246 31 240 34 240 37 241 6581 5438 23 241 29 234 32 237 37 242 5438 4429 21 240 24 221 33 233 37 239 4429 3547 18 247 19 209 35 228 40 232 3547 2773 18 245 16 195 35 220 45 223 2773 2086 17 235 16 184 33 212 46 212 2086 1483 11 219 16*174 29 199 43 205 1483 981 9 203 14*169 24 186 38 201 981 597 10*194 14 167 19 178 32 195 597 335 9*192 13 167 17 174 22 188 335 177 8 191 11 167 14*173 18 186 177 86 6 191 9 166 9*172 10*184 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