DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/05 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.1 - - 30.2 - - 27.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 216 - - 66 - - 41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1907 - - 1962 - - 1511 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1053 - - 70 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1972 - - 2027 - - 1576 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1333 - - 925 - - 956 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 303 - - 208 - - 163 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 358 - - 345 - - 346 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -384 - - 8 - - -335 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2357 - - 2019 - - 1911 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8437 - - -7502 - - -8378 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10409 - - 9529 - - 9954 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 79 - - 82 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.1 - - 30.2 - - 27.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 21.2 - - 21.8 - - 19.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 29.9 - - 29.7 - - 27.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 20.0 - - 20.6 - - 18.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 216 - - 66 - - 41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1907 - - 1962 - - 1511 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 17 - - 29 - - 11 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96135 57 223 53 239 48 234 96135 88914 39 226 42 247 35 238 88914 83378 25 232 30 234 31 247 83378 78768 24 262 25 235 35 257 78768 74775 31 280 25 262 33 259 74775 71223 34 270 30 271 35 261 71223 67992 37 262 30 262 33 263 67992 65022 40 257 31 254 33 259 65022 62265 40 256 31 255 31 265 62265 59582 46 256 38 261 36 274 59582 56770 50 252 46 257 43 271 56770 53838 51 250 50 252 48 262 53838 51020 53 253 50 251 50 251 51020 48466 56 253 51 251 52 244 48466 46168 62 250 53 251 53 242 46168 44083 67 244 58 251 53 243 44083 42180 67 240 62 248 56 244 42180 40430 65 238 63 242 60 241 40430 38812 66 240 62 238 60 236 38812 37307 70 238 59 234 60 233 37307 35897 72 233 56 233 60 228 35897 34540 65 231 53 236 55 225 34540 33173 57 229 53 239 45 231 33173 31778 45 233 45 237 38 239 31778 30356 26 245 27 230 32 247 30356 28882 12 276 21 248 26 247 28882 27334 13 297 21 261 21 256 27334 25706 15 287 21 267 21 268 25706 23997 21 252 17 262 19 270 23997 22207 30 237 23 250 20 261 22207 20341 34 238 31 242 23 249 20341 18399 31 244 33 237 27 241 18399 16375 27 247 28 239 26 239 16375 14311 25 252 24 245 21 246 14311 12325 22 261 21 261 16 257 12325 10527 17 265 18 272 12 272 10527 8936 12 272 16 282 10 284 8936 7527 9 279 13 295 8 302 7527 6281 5 313 8 314 4 312 6281 5183 6 353 6 344 1 005 5183 4221 9 360 7 358 3 358 4221 3381 11 001 7 002 5 353 3381 2645 11 003 7*359 7 351 2645 1993 9*003 7*354 8*356 1993 1420 9*001 7 347 8*355 1420 943 9 359 7 344 8 348 943 577 9 357 7 341 7 344 577 325 8 356 7 340 7 342 325 173 8 355 7 338 6 340 173 86 7 354 6 338 5 339 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