DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/08 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 50.2 - - 41.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 110 - - -2 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2851 - - 1824 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1375 - - 71 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2916 - - 1889 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 740 - - 1550 - - 84 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 277 - - 41 - - 5 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 345 - - 327 - - 099 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -6 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -233 - - -1298 - - -1034 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3149 - - 3188 - - 1122 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8392 - - -11444 - - -12899 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11308 - - 13333 - - 12986 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 88 - - 77 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.3 - - 50.2 - - 41.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.1 - - 37.0 - - 37.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 49.6 - - 50.9 - - 44.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.2 - - 35.8 - - 37.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 110 - - -2 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2851 - - 1824 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 51 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96582 40 259 47 271 43 272 96582 89361 35 261 30 270 27 267 89361 83816 18 264 25 252 20 266 83816 79223 10 271 16 260 14 290 79223 75283 5 267 12 252 17 276 75283 71815 12 299 10 272 13 282 71815 68666 16 275 15 286 18 288 68666 65747 22 266 26 284 19 285 65747 63012 34 277 29 277 27 292 63012 60356 35 283 31 282 39 285 60356 57586 46 287 46 285 44 281 57586 54696 53 287 54 283 52 282 54696 51920 63 284 60 279 53 277 51920 49416 68 281 61 279 55 282 49416 47188 73 280 65 279 66 283 47188 45200 68 276 66 280 73 280 45200 43417 70 288 72 289 73 282 43417 41788 87 292 87 287 69 284 41788 40268 90 289 85 285 72 288 40268 38837 82 293 84 288 73 288 38837 37483 83 293 84 290 77 287 37483 36167 88 291 84 290 82 283 36167 34822 90 288 80 287 79 284 34822 33418 91 287 78 281 67 283 33418 31955 85 291 66 280 57 274 31955 30418 71 283 60 280 56 277 30418 28794 64 284 62 275 52 284 28794 27084 62 283 58 271 48 281 27084 25285 58 278 51 272 42 277 25285 23401 51 283 46 274 39 272 23401 21441 41 291 42 277 36 266 21441 19399 37 292 41 284 34 261 19399 17270 36 286 38 287 32 267 17270 15095 33 287 37 288 30 278 15095 12998 32 294 36 295 27 288 12998 11095 29 301 31 309 21 306 11095 9418 26 311 26 317 17 323 9418 7938 25 320 22 322 13 317 7938 6629 25 321 20 332 10 316 6629 5473 24 319 18 331 8 325 5473 4453 19 320 15 315 7 328 4453 3559 12*329 11 294 7 327 3559 2780 7*343 7 292 6 345 2780 2091 7 345 3*311 4 032 2091 1488 7 345 3*323 4 086 1488 986 7 345 3 326 5 099 986 602 7 345 3 327 5 099 602 338 6 345 3 330 6 100 338 178 6 345 2 332 6*100 178 87 5 344 2 333 5*099 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