DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/14 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 - - - 48.7 - - 53.7 - - 54.1 - - 47.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 215 - - 357 - - 117 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3470 - - 4521 - - 3434 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2182 - - 3185 - - 1825 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3535 - - 4586 - - 3499 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1110 - - 1254 - - 1358 - - 2894 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 368 - - 473 - - 300 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 28 - - 25 - - 21 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 276 - - 298 - - 344 Direction Wind Shear - - - 15 - - 13 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -24 - - -21 - - -11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1887 - - -3103 - - -4593 - - -6193 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5423 - - 7689 - - 8093 - - 6280 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11749 - - -13285 - - -13450 - - -15796 ODpotential blCL - - - 15284 - - 17871 - - 16949 - - 15883 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 91 - - 78 - - 26 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.7 - - 53.7 - - 54.1 - - 47.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.3 - - 20.2 - - 19.0 - - 20.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.9 - - 52.2 - - 53.5 - - 49.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 24.2 - - 19.1 - - 17.9 - - 20.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 215 - - 357 - - 117 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3470 - - 4521 - - 3434 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 65 - - 11 - - 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] 96362 24 224 18 231 20 250 24 269 96362 89156 14 237 11 198 20 240 18 272 89156 83609 18 234 13 229 25 233 18 253 83609 79003 13 219 17 226 26 220 21 240 79003 75002 10 233 14 234 11 233 14 245 75002 71437 16 239 26 238 23 251 21 253 71437 68223 23 242 21 244 24 239 23 270 68223 65277 24 241 29 247 29 257 22 277 65277 62531 29 227 28 235 34 257 35 267 62531 59871 35 247 37 252 42 251 45 270 59871 57091 49 245 54 253 54 254 52 261 57091 54188 53 246 66 251 62 259 62 258 54188 51404 66 255 72 253 74 258 69 262 51404 48915 77 261 79 260 79 257 75 261 48915 46717 91 265 90 264 82 261 75 256 46717 44746 101 264 97 262 87 263 74 261 44746 42948 101 261 97 263 93 264 82 267 42948 41295 104 266 105 269 107 264 95 264 41295 39766 118 268 121 268 119 262 107 260 39766 38342 125 266 129 266 120 262 113 259 38342 36998 124 264 123 263 118 262 114 259 36998 35690 122 263 118 261 112 261 110 259 35690 34351 122 262 114 261 107 262 104 257 34351 32956 122 260 110 261 104 263 91 256 32956 31509 118 258 108 262 99 265 84 257 31509 29994 113 256 106 262 94 265 81 259 29994 28396 108 256 102 261 90 264 79 261 28396 26716 104 257 98 260 87 263 77 262 26716 24952 100 260 97 259 86 263 74 263 24952 23106 98 264 96 259 84 263 71 265 23106 21180 96 267 94 261 84 263 70 270 21180 19166 97 270 90 266 82 265 69 273 19166 17064 98 273 90 271 77 269 67 270 17064 14921 98 276 88 275 71 271 67 269 14921 12854 91 280 81 282 67 275 68 275 12854 10973 79 278 70 282 59 278 62 278 10973 9310 71 271 65 277 53 273 50 273 9310 7842 64 270 61 277 51 271 42 268 7842 6551 56 276 52 278 48 275 35 272 6551 5416 48 282 40*277 39 279 29 273 5416 4419 41*282 30*274 30 283 20 277 4419 3547 31*278 27 274 23*292 15 294 3547 2780 29 276 26 275 23*295 15 313 2780 2095 29 276 25 277 22 297 15 322 2095 1491 28 277 25 278 22 298 15 329 1491 989 27 277 24 279 21 299 15 333 989 604 26 277 23 279 20 300 14 336 604 339 25 277 22 279 19 300 12 338 339 178 22 277 20 280 17 300 9*340 178 87 17 277 16 280 14 300 4*344 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