DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 03/02 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 - - - 34.5 - - 37.4 - - 36.1 - - 32.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 156 - - 99 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1982 - - 2351 - - 2027 - - 1002 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 850 - - 1220 - - 665 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2047 - - 2416 - - 2092 - - 1067 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 448 - - 745 - - 682 - - 751 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 257 - - 290 - - 237 - - 71 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 7 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 8 - - 9 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 063 - - 075 - - 082 - - 071 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 3 - - 7 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -5 - - 1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -805 - - -581 - - -13 - - -954 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2852 - - 2997 - - 2105 - - 2021 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11764 - - -10759 - - -10239 - - -12303 ODpotential blCL - - - 13811 - - 13175 - - 12331 - - 13370 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 97 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 37.4 - - 36.1 - - 32.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.0 - - 25.2 - - 27.8 - - 25.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 36.5 - - 35.5 - - 33.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.8 - - 24.1 - - 27.0 - - 24.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 127 - - 156 - - 99 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1982 - - 2351 - - 2027 - - 1002 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 89 - - 88 - - 100 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] 96386 9 159 16 165 17 193 11 207 96386 89250 6 186 17 183 17 209 13 229 89250 83726 15 196 20 201 18 210 18 209 83726 79071 20 201 26 227 25 229 22 220 79071 75014 22 216 28 224 28 227 30 230 75014 71432 20 241 23 235 23 237 21 228 71432 68197 26 242 24 240 27 251 24 259 68197 65226 30 258 32 251 33 255 34 261 65226 62475 33 255 33 248 33 266 37 270 62475 59812 27 262 39 268 45 268 44 263 59812 57021 46 272 45 264 42 255 45 270 57021 54123 50 260 44 270 49 273 63 275 54123 51373 49 268 65 273 67 270 67 266 51373 48900 66 270 72 265 66 265 61 261 48900 46666 70 264 64 263 60 273 58 273 46666 44636 67 269 60 274 66 282 72 288 44636 42795 71 273 69 281 75 285 84 288 42795 41119 77 270 77 277 81 284 87 284 41119 39579 76 263 76 269 82 281 84 282 39579 38152 73 261 76 266 80 277 81 281 38152 36819 72 263 77 261 78 274 80 279 36819 35533 76 265 75 260 76 273 80 277 35533 34217 84 267 78 257 77 273 82 278 34217 32841 89 265 84 253 75 271 82 280 32841 31407 87 260 80 258 70 270 76 284 31407 29904 83 257 77 260 63 270 67 281 29904 28319 76 253 73 254 60 264 61 277 28319 26650 71 251 68 246 60 265 58 274 26650 24894 69 256 63 251 55 266 57 271 24894 23050 65 262 58 264 53 263 53 270 23050 21121 60 261 58 264 41 255 51 270 21121 19106 56 263 53 262 40 255 40 278 19106 17003 51 267 51 261 41 256 30 278 17003 14854 47 268 50 258 42 254 30 260 14854 12782 46 267 47 255 41 256 27 247 12782 10905 49 266 43 253 37 262 23 260 10905 9242 50 259 38 255 34 262 30 265 9242 7767 49 274 35 262 28 242 33 246 7767 6465 35 289 26 271 22 257 29 222 6465 5326 11 267 11 251 20 255 18 220 5326 4327 6 199 12 199 15 208 15 218 4327 3457 6 161 7 178 11 173 5 198 3457 2697 9*108 6*085 7*122 10 107 2697 2025 14*066 7*078 9*086 15 085 2025 1439 15 064 8 076 10 084 15*073 1439 954 15 063 8 075 10 082 14*072 954 584 14 062 8 074 9 080 13 070 584 329 14 062 8 074 9 080 12 070 329 174 13 061 7 073 8 079 10 070 174 86 10 061 6 072 7 078 8 070 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