DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/27 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 47.3 - - 43.4 - - 43.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 35 - - 45 - - 17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2101 - - 2018 - - 1753 - - 1246 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2166 - - 2083 - - 1818 - - 1311 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1120 - - 818 - - 953 - - 1431 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 172 - - 179 - - 118 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 21 - - 17 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 000 - - 004 - - 007 - - 011 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - 9 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 6 - - -1 - - -7 - - 2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 527 - - 211 - - 881 - - 443 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1639 - - 1872 - - 937 - - 868 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 428 - - -11102 - - 455 - - 261 ODpotential blCL - - - 1738 - - 13185 - - 1363 - - 1050 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 30 - - 40 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 47.3 - - 43.4 - - 43.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.2 - - 39.6 - - 39.9 - - 40.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 47.2 - - 43.2 - - 43.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.9 - - 39.1 - - 39.0 - - 39.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 35 - - 45 - - 17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2101 - - 2018 - - 1753 - - 1246 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96495 32 247 33 248 42 252 43 255 96495 89214 23 242 28 228 30 237 28 258 89214 83647 28 233 25 235 36 244 31 252 83647 79043 25 237 24 210 34 230 29 236 79043 75075 22 247 24 234 23 224 32 235 75075 71559 28 251 31 252 31 244 38 228 71559 68370 30 240 38 254 42 252 41 243 68370 65456 27 243 31 245 41 258 48 262 65456 62775 35 261 32 270 38 260 53 262 62775 60172 35 261 47 276 47 262 59 256 60172 57468 46 273 54 273 58 263 63 258 57468 54680 48 270 62 272 67 262 68 258 54680 51999 54 275 62 270 71 255 69 256 51999 49548 60 276 66 270 70 253 70 264 49548 47329 64 272 70 269 70 265 76 265 47329 45305 64 270 73 270 75 265 81 260 45305 43448 66 274 76 271 80 260 85 251 43448 41743 74 274 79 271 81 250 82 252 41743 40181 80 269 77 268 81 257 86 262 40181 38737 77 258 77 266 85 264 93 264 38737 37377 76 249 79 264 86 264 98 260 37377 36053 76 252 80 258 87 263 95 257 36053 34697 73 254 81 250 87 259 92 256 34697 33283 67 252 80 248 88 258 91 255 33283 31812 62 250 78 248 86 256 92 255 31812 30267 61 249 75 251 83 255 93 255 30267 28637 64 255 73 256 80 255 93 254 28637 26927 65 261 74 257 77 256 88 250 26927 25135 62 266 75 254 75 258 85 250 25135 23259 64 275 73 249 73 258 84 252 23259 21300 69 272 70 253 75 260 81 251 21300 19255 76 264 62 268 75 255 78 255 19255 17124 82 256 48 262 64 247 74 261 17124 14957 78 249 48 248 49 250 65 257 14957 12868 69 245 48 249 46 254 59 251 12868 10967 61 248 46 259 45 254 56 248 10967 9287 52 261 43 258 48 256 49 253 9287 7809 41 262 38 251 45 253 43 266 7809 6510 33 254 27 242 26 236 34 274 6510 5369 24 254 15 216 9 288 27 290 5369 4371 17 284 4 058 18 337 11 320 4371 3502 15 338 21 018 16 012 7 092 3502 2740 21*002 24*013 18 026 10 076 2740 2064 21*002 24*008 19*014 10 036 2064 1470 20 001 23 006 19*010 11*017 1470 975 20 000 22 004 18 007 11*014 975 596 19 359 21 003 17 006 11 011 596 335 18 359 19 002 15 005 10 009 335 177 15 359 16 001 13 005 9 008 177 87 12 359 12 000 10 005 7 007 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