DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/13 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.4 - - 45.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 239 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4271 - - 2232 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2845 - - 70 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4336 - - 2297 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 745 - - 1483 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 413 - - 202 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 37 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 179 - - 177 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 23 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -535 - - -1721 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4872 - - 4018 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9039 - - -10389 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13375 - - 12686 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.4 - - 45.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 26.3 - - 28.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.3 - - 45.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 25.1 - - 27.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 239 - - 51 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4271 - - 2232 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 50 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 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] 96155 22 252 12 242 96155 88986 18 244 15 236 88986 83467 12 219 17 225 83467 78896 16 244 18 233 78896 74928 19 224 18 230 74928 71395 18 221 21 241 71395 68191 26 241 29 235 68191 65238 31 234 33 241 65238 62488 39 228 35 241 62488 59814 29 232 29 246 59814 56997 24 257 34 257 56997 54059 65 248 50 241 54059 51246 74 242 53 243 51246 48687 79 251 67 253 48687 46386 93 259 88 253 46386 44337 101 255 98 251 44337 42507 97 250 104 253 42507 40837 87 251 113 253 40837 39286 81 253 113 252 39286 37837 97 266 104 255 37837 36480 112 269 105 262 36480 35177 119 268 115 265 35177 33859 119 267 121 263 33859 32492 111 267 116 258 32492 31073 106 268 112 255 31073 29582 103 267 111 253 29582 28008 99 267 110 253 28008 26352 96 265 107 254 26352 24612 90 259 104 256 24612 22792 80 257 102 258 22792 20892 74 255 99 259 20892 18909 74 256 94 258 18909 16840 72 257 84 256 16840 14732 68 251 75 253 14732 12698 64 244 70 256 12698 10848 60 240 68 255 10848 9207 54 238 67 245 9207 7754 50 233 64 237 7754 6468 41 217 58 232 6468 5339 31 196 55 220 5339 4354 27*181 50 204 4354 3493 27*180 47 190 3493 2739 27 180 45*183 2739 2065 26 179 43*179 2065 1471 26 179 41 178 1471 976 26 179 39 177 976 597 25 179 35 176 597 336 24 179 31 176 336 178 21 179 27 176 178 87 17 179 20 175 87 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