DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 03/18 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 - - - 30.8 - - 37.5 - - 39.8 - - 34.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 355 - - 177 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2811 - - 5275 - - 5382 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1248 - - 3771 - - 3493 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2876 - - 5340 - - 5447 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1106 - - 962 - - 1190 - - 4431 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 264 - - 497 - - 396 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 18 - - 15 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 032 - - 147 - - 185 - - 151 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - -1 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1424 - - -108 - - -479 - - -3604 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4300 - - 5449 - - 5926 - - 3690 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14516 - - -11657 - - -10864 - - -14298 ODpotential blCL - - - 17392 - - 16997 - - 16311 - - 14384 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 81 - - 73 - - 42 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 37.5 - - 39.8 - - 34.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 12.5 - - 14.0 - - 14.1 - - 19.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.1 - - 35.7 - - 38.8 - - 36.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 11.4 - - 12.8 - - 13.1 - - 18.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 97 - - 355 - - 177 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2811 - - 5275 - - 5382 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 22 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 96644 9 260 11 245 21 257 22 274 96644 89502 6 251 12 220 8 248 7 299 89502 83989 7 254 10 221 8 243 4 282 83989 79385 9 260 3 216 9 228 8 214 79385 75387 9 223 3 260 7 239 3 234 75387 71828 6 235 6 228 10 264 13 291 71828 68606 13 276 3 185 8 248 14 265 68606 65632 19 266 6 302 7 223 9 214 65632 62833 19 257 21 279 19 272 13 295 62833 60099 20 251 29 261 27 270 24 289 60099 57253 19 253 28 255 27 268 25 278 57253 54302 26 263 26 256 27 260 25 261 54302 51480 34 262 29 257 29 261 26 255 51480 48933 48 259 39 255 40 258 32 257 48933 46651 55 248 48 245 48 246 40 253 46651 44586 57 241 51 239 50 238 42 248 44586 42704 60 232 55 236 51 236 46 243 42704 40972 61 228 60 231 56 236 53 235 40972 39363 64 227 60 227 58 234 55 228 39363 37863 64 227 62 230 61 231 54 227 37863 36463 64 229 70 232 66 230 57 228 36463 35122 68 231 76 229 73 230 59 226 35122 33770 78 228 80 227 77 229 58 226 33770 32373 89 223 80 225 77 226 58 228 32373 30933 92 218 76 221 72 224 55 229 30933 29435 82 221 69 222 68 226 46 233 29435 27865 68 224 70 223 65 227 36 240 27865 26218 66 219 69 222 58 231 32 244 26218 24485 68 221 67 228 52 233 33 247 24485 22665 60 230 62 231 49 234 33 250 22665 20761 50 236 54 233 43 237 32 252 20761 18770 46 235 45 239 36 243 31 254 18770 16687 44 227 42 243 37 245 32 253 16687 14558 44 227 37 241 36 246 30 250 14558 12510 39 233 32 246 32 250 26 249 12510 10660 30 237 28 262 27 259 21 256 10660 9035 21 244 25 280 24 274 18 268 9035 7608 18 246 18 283 18 286 14 269 7608 6356 12 248 7*262 6*220 10 242 6356 5257 4 278 5*155 6*196 14 204 5257 4292 5 013 5 151 5 191 9 191 4292 3447 8*031 5 149 5 188 5 185 3447 2702 8*033 5 147 5 184 5 184 2702 2037 8 033 5 145 5 181 5 183 2037 1451 7 032 5 145 5 179 5 181 1451 962 7 032 5 142 4 176 5 177 962 588 7 032 5 143 4 175 5 172 588 331 6 032 5 142 4 174 5 165 331 175 6 033 5 142 4 173 4 156 175 86 5 033 4 141 3 173 3*151 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