DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 03/05 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 - - - - - - 54.7 - - 53.6 - - 50.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 31 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 875 - - 664 - - 138 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 940 - - 729 - - 203 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 321 - - 849 - - 763 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 178 - - 114 - - 44 W* B/S - - - - - - 13 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 234 - - 058 - - 087 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 372 - - 234 - - 61 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 568 - - 495 - - 142 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 393 - - 193 - - 62 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 547 - - 536 - - 141 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.7 - - 53.6 - - 50.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 52.7 - - 52.0 - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 54.2 - - 53.4 - - 50.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.0 - - 51.5 - - 50.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 92 - - 31 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 875 - - 664 - - 138 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 8 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] 96235 17 268 24 246 32 260 96235 89107 21 264 24 259 21 262 89107 83613 30 252 23 256 17 260 83613 79042 29 259 21 279 18 279 79042 75104 30 261 25 286 23 281 75104 71629 30 268 33 281 29 283 71629 68486 25 270 33 273 37 296 68486 65602 39 285 48 275 51 283 65602 62925 48 283 45 267 45 273 62925 60305 52 280 44 276 46 281 60305 57555 58 276 56 281 58 284 57555 54708 63 277 65 281 65 285 54708 51989 69 279 68 282 67 285 51989 49533 71 278 71 281 67 280 49533 47327 72 279 75 277 70 278 47327 45327 77 272 77 271 73 271 45327 43506 63 253 67 262 66 262 43506 41845 46 264 58 258 53 267 41845 40323 45 280 53 268 63 279 40323 38913 49 280 56 266 64 272 38913 37582 54 280 60 258 59 262 37582 36282 55 276 64 253 57 254 36282 34948 53 269 64 250 57 252 34948 33551 50 263 57 242 58 250 33551 32095 49 257 52 242 56 248 32095 30565 46 254 51 248 53 250 30565 28946 45 252 48 251 55 255 28946 27241 47 256 51 252 53 259 27241 25451 51 261 54 255 53 258 25451 23582 51 262 52 256 53 253 23582 21636 52 261 54 258 51 251 21636 19604 51 260 53 257 48 252 19604 17480 47 257 46 258 43 253 17480 15309 42 250 39 259 38 249 15309 13215 40 249 39 251 37 244 13215 11310 37 250 41 244 38 240 11310 9618 33 249 35 246 39 240 9618 8115 27 247 27 247 35 239 8115 6783 20 247 18 248 29 231 6783 5605 17 259 14 269 23 222 5605 4564 18 271 12 276 21 214 4564 3650 17 272 9 269 21 213 3650 2845 17 265 8 268 22 218 2845 2128 16 258 5 261 19 218 2128 1505 9 242 1 024 10 188 1505 995 3*228 6*061 8 132 995 606 3*230 7*059 9 095 606 340 3 233 7 058 9*091 340 179 2 237 6 059 8*089 179 87 2 236 6 057 6 086 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