DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 02/03 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 - - - 27.5 - - 36.2 - - 34.5 - - 30.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 15 - - -4 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 123 - - 1036 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 188 - - 1101 - - 86 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 292 - - 3568 - - 3696 - - 1139 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 57 - - 108 - - 11 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 254 - - 251 - - 282 - - 212 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1301 - - -662 - - -1090 - - -574 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1489 - - 1763 - - 1177 - - 661 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3217 - - -1151 - - -1651 - - -2227 ODpotential blCL - - - 3405 - - 2252 - - 1737 - - 2313 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 100 - - 74 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 27.5 - - 36.2 - - 34.5 - - 30.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.7 - - 29.1 - - 30.1 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 27.3 - - 36.2 - - 35.4 - - 32.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.1 - - 28.0 - - 29.0 - - 28.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 22 - - 15 - - -4 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 123 - - 1036 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 32 - - 101 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96343 66 214 56 217 44 242 36 243 96343 89096 51 215 44 212 44 232 46 236 89096 83524 48 244 44 234 38 238 41 230 83524 78896 41 239 36 244 35 252 34 253 78896 74892 21 237 30 231 41 244 41 265 74892 71362 20 268 29 254 35 239 40 247 71362 68174 34 275 30 273 27 249 31 245 68174 65230 35 277 39 279 31 264 34 262 65230 62482 37 275 46 270 42 263 38 253 62482 59805 43 271 49 268 42 264 39 256 59805 56997 54 269 54 268 44 267 47 266 56997 54067 57 260 61 265 56 265 64 265 54067 51260 55 262 63 261 70 262 78 255 51260 48736 61 267 65 264 72 260 81 253 48736 46469 68 268 71 264 74 262 82 255 46469 44397 67 269 76 258 77 257 85 255 44397 42491 71 270 76 257 79 259 88 257 42491 40733 82 272 79 261 87 263 95 259 40733 39110 96 269 88 263 93 260 100 257 39110 37602 100 266 92 263 94 259 102 255 37602 36198 101 269 93 266 99 259 102 253 36198 34862 102 272 100 266 102 256 101 253 34862 33527 102 273 103 267 103 255 103 254 33527 32158 105 274 107 268 102 257 103 255 32158 30748 113 275 111 268 102 260 102 255 30748 29270 117 276 110 265 102 260 100 254 29270 27707 113 277 104 267 100 259 98 255 27707 26060 107 278 98 268 96 260 94 256 26060 24332 100 277 92 269 90 263 86 255 24332 22527 87 276 87 270 80 266 77 259 22527 20644 74 279 81 270 75 267 73 261 20644 18682 61 280 76 272 72 265 69 261 18682 16635 53 277 66 274 64 265 61 262 16635 14543 49 275 57 270 56 264 53 265 14543 12526 48 276 49 266 50 265 48 265 12526 10692 45 276 45 267 46 264 44 265 10692 9065 39 273 41 270 44 265 41 264 9065 7626 36 260 36 267 41 268 36 266 7626 6363 31 254 32 262 37 269 32 268 6363 5257 23 252 27 255 31 264 28 265 5257 4288 20 263 16 258 25 248 22 252 4288 3441 18 272 13 259 19 241 17 244 3441 2696 16 276 12 258 16 242 13 243 2696 2031 15 278 11 257 12 250 9 247 2031 1446 13 278 10*257 9 261 6 251 1446 959 11 279 9*255 7 269 4 250 959 586 10 268 7 250 6 276 3 250 586 330 6*256 6 249 5 279 3 242 330 174 4*256 5 248 4 280 2*219 174 86 3 253 5 250 3*282 2*212 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