DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/20 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.0 - - 54.2 - - 48.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 12 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 669 - - 731 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 734 - - 796 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 896 - - 488 - - 287 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 131 - - 93 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 206 - - 234 - - 213 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 370 - - 198 - - -104 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 364 - - 598 - - 191 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 135 - - -5379 - - -4437 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 599 - - 6175 - - 4524 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 96 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 53.0 - - 54.2 - - 48.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.4 - - 51.6 - - 48.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.8 - - 54.2 - - 50.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 50.7 - - 51.1 - - 48.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 46 - - 12 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 669 - - 731 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 84 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 7 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] 96735 27 085 23 070 28 068 96735 89590 21 080 23 077 22 082 89590 84024 19 078 19 078 18 079 84024 79357 12 072 12 074 14 065 79357 75307 9 067 8 095 10 050 75307 71718 6 073 6 117 2 329 71718 68477 6 046 1 109 7 328 68477 65504 8 352 2 093 4 270 65504 62758 11 316 4 301 6 302 62758 60101 20 286 14 257 26 265 60101 57328 23 270 27 274 25 240 57328 54433 32 266 35 274 33 257 54433 51659 51 270 43 275 46 264 51659 49170 66 274 74 268 65 268 49170 46956 79 264 93 261 90 258 46956 44975 87 264 108 264 111 258 44975 43168 116 267 126 266 131 259 43168 41498 141 266 141 264 138 256 41498 39947 148 261 145 260 144 253 39947 38494 142 257 144 257 146 250 38494 37120 135 254 138 255 145 250 37120 35785 132 255 133 253 143 250 35785 34423 131 257 131 253 141 250 34423 33005 129 259 128 254 139 250 33005 31530 127 260 124 255 137 250 31530 29987 123 258 121 255 134 251 29987 28366 119 257 117 254 130 251 28366 26670 116 256 114 254 125 252 26670 24898 107 254 110 255 119 252 24898 23049 92 249 103 254 115 252 23049 21127 86 245 94 251 112 252 21127 19128 84 247 86 249 107 253 19128 17049 76 251 79 251 95 258 17049 14930 65 251 73 256 83 263 14930 12886 57 250 69 261 75 264 12886 11029 53 252 62 264 70 262 11029 9384 47 254 54 265 67 262 9384 7930 38 255 46 264 62 263 7930 6648 33 251 41 263 54 262 6648 5515 32 255 40 262 48 259 5515 4511 31 260 40 261 46 256 4511 3624 34 252 36 261 46 256 3624 2841 33 244 33 260 46 254 2841 2139 29 241 30 254 45 250 2139 1519 20 230 26 250 44 240 1519 1004 15*218 17*239 39 232 1004 611 11*208 13*235 30 224 611 342 10 206 12 234 20 218 342 180 9 205 10 234 17 216 180 87 7 204 8 233 8*213 87 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