DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - - 12.7 - - 19.5 - - 20.4 - - 17.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 108 - - 26 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 573 - - 2298 - - 2109 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 68 - - 958 - - 68 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 638 - - 2363 - - 2174 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1086 - - 887 - - 777 - - 2664 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 134 - - 255 - - 156 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 005 - - 013 - - 006 - - 001 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1008 - - 345 - - 257 - - -1134 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1646 - - 2018 - - 1917 - - 1219 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11738 - - 55 - - -236 - - -1721 ODpotential blCL - - - 12376 - - 2308 - - 2410 - - 1806 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 91 - - 94 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.7 - - 19.5 - - 20.4 - - 17.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.2 - - 11.3 - - 12.5 - - 13.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.3 - - 18.8 - - 20.2 - - 19.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 5.3 - - 10.2 - - 11.7 - - 12.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 108 - - 26 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 573 - - 2298 - - 2109 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 64 - - 78 - - 12 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] 96285 65 219 59 214 58 229 55 215 96285 88938 59 216 77 211 69 218 71 213 88938 83236 49 230 67 212 65 212 68 219 83236 78495 59 238 61 221 63 232 68 232 78495 74422 57 243 58 238 69 235 70 241 74422 70857 57 240 61 241 67 219 65 234 70857 67620 53 229 58 243 59 228 56 220 67620 64600 55 241 62 245 63 245 52 232 64600 61780 70 247 66 239 73 246 61 244 61780 59069 77 240 69 233 80 238 69 242 59069 56251 75 239 68 235 80 230 71 234 56251 53312 79 245 71 242 77 230 72 229 53312 50487 85 244 81 244 78 232 74 231 50487 47941 91 239 91 241 79 232 80 232 47941 45663 93 237 94 235 79 231 83 229 45663 43602 91 237 94 231 78 230 83 223 43602 41722 86 237 92 228 78 228 82 217 41722 39994 85 235 89 228 79 227 82 214 39994 38391 88 233 90 229 81 225 79 213 38391 36899 90 231 94 227 83 224 79 214 36899 35503 89 229 97 224 85 223 80 213 35503 34163 85 228 97 221 88 221 81 211 34163 32815 83 230 92 220 89 219 84 210 32815 31434 86 230 86 221 88 218 85 208 31434 30024 92 227 84 222 89 218 81 207 30024 28568 95 226 84 222 88 217 77 206 28568 27044 95 227 85 221 87 216 73 205 27044 25444 92 228 85 220 83 217 71 204 25444 23761 83 226 79 218 78 216 67 202 23761 21999 78 222 71 215 68 211 62 198 21999 20164 71 224 64 213 59 204 59 194 20164 18246 61 225 56 216 54 203 59 191 18246 16240 52 225 49 216 50 205 52 192 16240 14190 44 230 42 214 43 211 44 204 14190 12215 39 235 37 220 36 221 29 233 12215 10426 31 244 28 235 26 240 19 290 10426 8840 24 253 22 252 19 262 18 317 8840 7436 19 262 16 275 14 281 14 337 7436 6199 14 284 14 305 11 315 13 004 6199 5111 10 305 13 331 12 352 15 027 5111 4157 12 340 14 357 17 008 20 035 4157 3327 11 005 15 010 19 011 23 021 3327 2604 11 032 11*016 16*008 26 009 2604 1964 14 030 10*015 15*007 25 007 1964 1400 15 023 10 013 14 007 24 008 1400 929 14*012 9 013 13 006 22 007 929 568 13*009 9 012 12 006 19 006 568 321 10 005 8 011 11 006 15 004 321 171 9 004 8 011 10 006 12*002 171 85 7 002 7 011 8 006 8*001 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