DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/08 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 11.4 - - 15.2 - - 14.1 - - 13.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 334 - - 19 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2566 - - 3413 - - 3161 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1539 - - 2302 - - 68 - - 68 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2631 - - 3478 - - 3226 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 765 - - 864 - - 936 - - 3029 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 338 - - 419 - - 163 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 26 - - 27 - - 23 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 316 - - 315 - - 315 - - 324 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 10 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -952 - - -142 - - 1413 - - -2310 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3583 - - 3620 - - 1813 - - 2396 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16854 - - -14960 - - 778 - - -2300 ODpotential blCL - - - 19485 - - 18438 - - 2448 - - 2385 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 83 - - 101 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.4 - - 15.2 - - 14.1 - - 13.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -3.8 - - -0.3 - - 6.9 - - 4.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 10.5 - - 14.0 - - 14.1 - - 14.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -4.7 - - -0.8 - - 5.7 - - 3.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 334 - - 19 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2566 - - 3413 - - 3161 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 30 - - 104 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96540 24 226 27 230 26 252 24 250 96540 89324 17 222 19 248 13 257 12 257 89324 83764 10 268 11 239 10 251 18 263 83764 79119 3 282 2 193 8 219 13 236 79119 75062 5 203 5 234 8 257 13 303 75062 71485 10 278 10 253 22 261 27 294 71485 68279 11 229 9 166 17 221 18 279 68279 65303 29 310 23 329 18 330 26 307 65303 62525 52 287 49 290 42 304 36 298 62525 59827 52 275 59 272 48 295 41 295 59827 56999 48 279 56 275 52 286 46 289 56999 54045 48 290 59 280 58 284 55 285 54045 51211 54 296 67 283 67 283 64 284 51211 48651 62 297 73 286 73 284 70 285 48651 46353 70 295 75 287 75 284 74 284 46353 44265 77 294 72 288 75 285 76 284 44265 42346 80 291 72 289 77 286 75 287 42346 40571 80 289 74 291 79 289 76 293 40571 38924 80 290 80 293 83 293 82 297 38924 37388 84 292 86 294 88 296 87 296 37388 35951 86 291 88 293 93 296 89 296 35951 34573 86 293 88 295 96 295 90 296 34573 33187 91 296 91 297 97 295 90 294 33187 31762 101 297 95 298 100 297 90 295 31762 30303 112 295 98 298 105 298 91 298 30303 28794 121 294 99 299 105 299 90 299 28794 27222 122 294 99 299 100 299 87 299 27222 25581 116 296 98 299 95 299 80 303 25581 23864 111 297 97 300 90 301 80 306 23864 22066 107 299 97 301 87 302 81 307 22066 20192 106 299 99 302 87 305 78 309 20192 18237 106 299 99 303 85 307 73 312 18237 16202 99 302 95 304 78 311 61 316 16202 14136 89 303 94 305 65 317 45 322 14136 12151 84 306 89 306 53 324 41 328 12151 10351 74 308 75 308 42 335 39 332 10351 8761 56 310 58 309 37 345 35 334 8761 7361 43 314 44 310 35 344 31 335 7361 6131 38 321 37 313 31 334 28 335 6131 5051 37 327 33 318 28 327 25 338 5051 4108 39 328 31*317 29 313 27 337 4108 3289 37*326 28*314 28*313 29 324 3289 2576 32*322 28 314 27*314 27 320 2576 1942 28 317 28 315 26 314 26 321 1942 1383 26 315 27 315 25 315 25 322 1383 918 25 314 27 315 23 316 22 323 918 562 24 314 26 315 21 316 19 323 562 318 23 313 25 315 19 316 17 324 318 169 21 313 23 315 16 316 14*324 169 85 16 313 18 315 12 316 11*324 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