DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/02 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 - - - 20.9 - - 27.3 - - 29.3 - - 21.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 65 - - 18 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 640 - - 1572 - - 1447 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 69 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 705 - - 1637 - - 1512 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 652 - - 740 - - 892 - - 193 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 153 - - 191 - - 125 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 15 - - 13 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 313 - - 297 - - 290 - - 250 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1605 - - -256 - - -345 - - -713 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2310 - - 1893 - - 1857 - - 798 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9291 - - -5593 - - -5296 - - -7722 ODpotential blCL - - - 9996 - - 7230 - - 6808 - - 7807 blCL maxRH - - - 65 - - 85 - - 81 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.9 - - 27.3 - - 29.3 - - 21.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 11.4 - - 19.6 - - 21.8 - - 19.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.5 - - 27.0 - - 29.4 - - 24.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.3 - - 18.4 - - 21.0 - - 19.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 65 - - 18 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 640 - - 1572 - - 1447 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 41 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 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] 96381 66 207 37 208 42 215 41 231 96381 89091 53 227 49 218 47 224 47 234 89091 83460 42 239 47 223 48 221 48 218 83460 78750 44 220 37 222 47 241 48 248 78750 74710 32 239 42 242 45 247 50 246 74710 71130 36 243 36 240 30 245 38 240 71130 67865 33 248 33 253 31 257 40 264 67865 64873 35 254 33 254 42 267 48 268 64873 62115 37 253 38 262 49 270 46 276 62115 59449 42 260 49 270 54 274 46 285 59449 56651 49 265 54 268 53 273 49 286 56651 53718 48 260 53 266 48 272 51 283 53718 50893 44 262 50 264 45 276 52 282 50893 48335 45 268 46 265 47 279 55 284 48335 46035 49 272 43 271 49 282 59 285 46035 43945 52 274 43 275 50 285 62 285 43945 42034 51 274 43 283 51 289 60 288 42034 40279 48 273 47 291 52 294 59 290 40279 38660 45 275 51 292 55 300 58 293 38660 37158 42 275 53 295 61 303 60 297 37158 35762 34 286 55 301 63 302 63 299 35762 34427 29 305 55 307 59 304 64 300 34427 33088 37 323 56 314 57 304 61 302 33088 31716 48 327 58 321 52 309 57 302 31716 30309 52 328 59 326 52 311 47 295 30309 28842 53 328 59 328 54 310 39 282 28842 27299 53 329 56 328 53 309 33 278 27299 25676 49 333 51 328 50 310 32 284 25676 23975 43 336 47 329 47 315 32 286 23975 22197 40 337 41 329 45 319 30 290 22197 20344 39 336 37 330 42 326 30 293 20344 18411 39 335 35 329 33 326 28 294 18411 16394 38 334 33 328 28 320 25 296 16394 14340 36 330 32 323 27 318 21 298 14340 12361 32 321 32 318 27 315 19 299 12361 10564 30 311 32 313 29 310 21 301 10564 8971 28 306 31 309 29 305 23 303 8971 7561 26 308 30 306 28 301 26 300 7561 6315 24 312 26 304 26 298 26 295 6315 5216 21 320 23 305 25 295 26 290 5216 4248 21 333 22 309 23 296 24 294 4248 3403 23 339 23 315 21 304 22 303 3403 2663 25 340 24 315 21 308 20 304 2663 2007 28 335 22*309 19*303 17 292 2007 1428 26 330 16*298 15*292 16 281 1428 947 22*323 16 297 14 290 16 273 947 579 17*315 15 297 13 290 16 264 579 325 14 313 14 296 12 289 14 257 325 173 13 311 13 296 11 288 11 254 173 85 10 310 11 295 8 288 5*250 85 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