DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/09 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 - - - 62.7 - - 70.5 - - 72.6 - - 60.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 211 - - 70 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 363 - - 2790 - - 3962 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 1682 - - 1784 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 428 - - 2855 - - 4027 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 888 - - 1843 - - 1735 - - 220 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 121 - - 342 - - 268 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 38 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 2 - - 5 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 351 - - 233 - - 200 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2845 - - -4249 - - -3603 - - -2955 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3274 - - 7104 - - 7631 - - 3043 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5499 - - -11342 - - -10014 - - -9714 ODpotential blCL - - - 5927 - - 14197 - - 14041 - - 9802 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 66 - - 49 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 70.5 - - 72.6 - - 60.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 49.0 - - 39.7 - - 39.5 - - 47.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 62.4 - - 69.2 - - 72.0 - - 63.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.8 - - 38.7 - - 38.7 - - 47.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 64 - - 211 - - 70 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 363 - - 2790 - - 3962 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 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] 96245 28 269 36 256 30 287 15 291 96245 89069 18 275 18 248 27 265 18 312 89069 83577 17 245 11 231 22 269 21 301 83577 79070 16 236 14 225 20 253 19 299 79070 75197 17 253 14 228 27 229 28 266 75197 71760 27 250 20 249 30 232 33 251 71760 68645 33 241 27 262 29 240 30 247 68645 65775 35 252 35 267 30 255 29 257 65775 63109 47 260 44 260 41 266 41 267 63109 60530 51 251 54 250 51 252 49 258 60530 57827 46 249 55 250 51 252 52 249 57827 54992 53 262 62 261 57 268 54 258 54992 52248 67 263 73 261 68 267 59 256 52248 49754 67 263 78 256 71 257 67 254 49754 47503 57 263 76 254 75 254 69 255 47503 45451 52 256 66 255 73 253 64 259 45451 43575 50 246 61 257 64 249 59 260 43575 41860 50 254 59 253 54 248 56 249 41860 40290 37 259 50 244 47 248 42 239 40290 38847 34 295 33 247 45 243 38 244 38847 37493 49 297 37 277 42 236 41 244 37493 36177 49 297 43 283 35 244 43 233 36177 34831 41 298 40 278 33 254 35 230 34831 33429 33 298 38 275 33 260 31 240 33429 31974 28 298 38 276 34 262 31 243 31974 30448 27 294 36 273 34 263 29 241 30448 28839 27 289 36 265 35 261 26 248 28839 27147 27 283 34 258 35 257 25 249 27147 25373 25 280 31 246 34 249 26 251 25373 23520 23 269 30 240 33 245 24 263 23520 21585 24 251 32 245 33 254 23 268 21585 19561 27 260 28 264 28 261 24 267 19561 17439 27 268 24 268 24 262 21 268 17439 15267 21 264 20 260 21 266 17 263 15267 13172 18 260 18 250 18 264 16 249 13172 11269 22 255 19 245 19 256 19 255 11269 9584 20 248 20 235 19 253 21 270 9584 8093 16 242 19 231 19 247 21 274 8093 6773 14 221 17 232 20 241 18 262 6773 5605 16 201 16 221 16 228 14 248 5605 4578 10 209 15 208 12*216 10 221 4578 3676 4 287 8 214 7*205 8 205 3676 2881 3 137 2*217 6 203 9 208 2881 2171 7 147 2*219 5 200 10 212 2171 1544 7 149 2 227 5 198 11 213 1544 1023 3 131 2 234 4 196 12 208 1023 623 2*001 2 239 4 195 11 197 623 349 3*352 2 246 4 194 9 181 349 183 3 350 1 246 4 194 7 165 183 88 2 353 1 244 3 194 4*150 88 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