DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/24 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 - - - 26.7 - - 30.1 - - 31.9 - - 22.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 45 - - -1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2764 - - 4156 - - 1920 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 1350 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2829 - - 4221 - - 1985 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 937 - - 434 - - 2701 - - 84 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 217 - - 239 - - 74 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 20 - - 13 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 297 - - 285 - - 272 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 11 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -3 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 765 - - 1756 - - -271 - - -1204 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2064 - - 2465 - - 2256 - - 1289 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 41 - - 841 - - -1005 - - -9909 ODpotential blCL - - - 2788 - - 3380 - - 2990 - - 9994 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 98 - - 100 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.7 - - 30.1 - - 31.9 - - 22.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.1 - - 19.7 - - 22.5 - - 17.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.5 - - 30.0 - - 32.2 - - 27.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.0 - - 18.6 - - 21.3 - - 21.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 45 - - -1 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2764 - - 4156 - - 1920 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 79 - - 92 - - 101 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96489 14 103 4 082 8 088 4 044 96489 89329 11 127 6 149 3 126 3 136 89329 83727 14 186 8 161 4 205 5 186 83727 79043 13 204 9 183 12 228 6 236 79043 74992 12 189 13 202 17 223 10 263 74992 71402 4 190 14 202 14 245 15 245 71402 68133 12 211 21 238 19 234 13 252 68133 65102 15 226 24 231 18 256 26 240 65102 62278 18 237 23 245 30 249 22 250 62278 59536 25 245 26 241 29 239 36 250 59536 56664 25 239 21 245 22 246 29 236 56664 53648 30 249 25 262 28 260 27 268 53648 50754 32 243 36 261 32 265 37 270 50754 48165 26 237 40 253 41 268 44 264 48165 45856 29 257 39 246 50 261 49 270 45856 43770 39 263 34 247 48 262 53 270 43770 41868 39 260 33 256 39 268 51 273 41868 40130 33 263 35 263 42 277 50 278 40130 38532 37 272 33 271 44 272 49 284 38532 37049 39 274 33 276 39 276 58 289 37049 35666 35 275 36 281 42 285 63 288 35666 34345 31 289 41 285 56 288 65 289 34345 33021 35 300 44 289 60 286 62 293 33021 31667 43 299 55 292 60 295 63 300 31667 30281 47 299 65 293 62 300 65 299 30281 28838 51 305 66 292 60 299 52 294 28838 27320 58 310 66 292 59 296 33 291 27320 25727 65 319 65 294 56 293 32 291 25727 24051 76 328 61 296 51 297 40 289 24051 22292 67 325 56 301 49 301 35 285 22292 20449 62 314 54 305 49 296 31 281 20449 18517 63 310 49 307 51 292 32 275 18517 16490 56 310 45 304 50 292 34 268 16490 14416 46 311 42 296 45 295 36 267 14416 12416 39 309 40 292 43 298 34 275 12416 10603 34 299 37 291 40 292 37 281 10603 9000 32 287 35 287 39 284 39 282 9000 7581 28 276 33 284 39 280 37 277 7581 6327 25 279 32 284 36 280 38 271 6327 5226 24 294 27*285 28 277 37 261 5226 4262 27 305 23*286 23 275 32 255 4262 3419 27*303 22 285 21 275 25 254 3419 2680 25*298 21 285 20 275 20 253 2680 2019 24 297 20 285 17*274 15 249 2019 1437 24 297 20 285 15*274 11 243 1437 953 23 297 19 284 14 273 9 233 953 582 21 297 18 284 13 272 7 221 582 328 20 296 17 283 12 272 7 207 328 173 18 296 15 283 10 271 6 192 173 85 14 295 12 282 8 271 4*186 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