DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/03 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 - - - 39.3 - - 44.4 - - 45.3 - - 40.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 3 - - 4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 236 - - 276 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 70 - - 71 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 86 - - 301 - - 341 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 767 - - 879 - - 666 - - 681 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 22 - - 39 - - 44 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 111 - - 169 - - 183 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -428 - - -57 - - -7 - - -188 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 514 - - 358 - - 348 - - 274 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7502 - - -185 - - 6 - - -8264 ODpotential blCL - - - 7588 - - 486 - - 335 - - 8350 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 10 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.3 - - 44.4 - - 45.3 - - 40.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 38.0 - - 43.6 - - 44.5 - - 39.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 44.5 - - 45.4 - - 40.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 37.7 - - 43.5 - - 44.4 - - 39.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 3 - - 4 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 236 - - 276 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 101 - - 102 - - 97 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96378 16 193 23 214 21 237 18 231 96378 89237 14 211 20 193 25 213 24 229 89237 83718 17 220 17 206 26 214 22 227 83718 79104 19 229 25 218 28 227 25 246 79104 75094 21 244 25 242 28 246 30 238 75094 71534 27 251 28 253 26 269 30 266 71534 68328 23 257 24 264 26 259 34 268 68328 65398 31 275 29 266 25 267 33 271 65398 62674 35 268 40 271 30 274 35 269 62674 60023 40 269 47 273 44 282 44 263 60023 57256 49 274 60 272 61 277 46 268 57256 54389 53 273 64 269 62 272 64 281 54389 51670 55 277 66 273 64 274 78 276 51670 49234 64 279 67 271 77 276 77 267 49234 47042 69 276 70 269 81 274 71 262 47042 45037 74 271 71 268 77 271 68 263 45037 43197 73 270 70 272 75 267 69 270 43197 41516 75 280 72 272 72 268 75 278 41516 39978 75 282 78 276 76 272 87 280 39978 38558 78 286 83 277 81 271 93 278 38558 37225 82 281 82 278 77 267 91 277 37225 35929 80 280 78 277 75 267 88 276 35929 34602 75 280 74 277 73 267 75 272 34602 33222 73 273 73 277 71 267 68 266 33222 31784 70 273 72 275 72 271 69 259 31784 30273 64 278 67 273 73 275 67 260 30273 28673 52 270 63 273 69 274 66 270 28673 26986 40 267 58 272 64 273 57 275 26986 25211 37 268 55 272 65 278 53 271 25211 23350 37 269 51 270 59 284 56 270 23350 21406 31 261 45 265 49 276 52 268 21406 19375 30 253 38 259 44 267 47 264 19375 17252 34 247 34 258 43 264 41 257 17252 15085 31 243 33 254 38 259 36 257 15085 13001 30 248 32 246 36 254 29 251 13001 11116 32 246 31 248 35 248 31 227 11116 9449 34 239 27 251 31 236 38 218 9449 7971 37 237 25 246 37 225 38 222 7971 6660 33 226 28 241 42 223 42 231 6660 5499 33 221 36 237 41 217 45 235 5499 4474 26 224 32 234 37 216 43 235 4474 3574 22 220 25 212 30 214 40 237 3574 2786 22 190 24 197 28 213 36 238 2786 2088 23 156 23 180 29 205 30 229 2088 1478 22 144 19 165 26 185 28 216 1478 975 18 134 16 165 21 181 25 217 975 594 12 122 11 164 13*183 17 218 594 334 7 113 7*166 9*183 11 219 334 176 6 111 5*168 7 184 9 219 176 86 5*111 4 170 6 183 6*218 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