DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/06 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 - - - 26.5 - - 30.6 - - 30.7 - - 23.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 30 - - 0 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 1024 - - 899 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 70 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 406 - - 1089 - - 964 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1048 - - 1305 - - 1831 - - 1485 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 101 - - 132 - - 46 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 6 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 260 - - 320 - - 049 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1150 - - -833 - - -449 - - -545 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1556 - - 1923 - - 1413 - - 630 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7279 - - -4667 - - -1845 - - -2204 ODpotential blCL - - - 7685 - - 5756 - - 2809 - - 2289 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 87 - - 87 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.5 - - 30.6 - - 30.7 - - 23.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.0 - - 22.5 - - 24.8 - - 21.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.3 - - 30.3 - - 30.8 - - 26.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.1 - - 21.3 - - 23.6 - - 22.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 30 - - 0 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 341 - - 1024 - - 899 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 3 - - 47 - - 48 - - 40 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 96202 45 225 42 226 38 247 30 248 96202 89012 29 238 30 220 31 243 25 250 89012 83484 25 246 24 246 28 248 29 258 83484 78893 27 258 25 256 24 257 22 256 78893 74905 19 269 20 261 19 255 22 265 74905 71338 23 297 19 279 17 260 31 267 71338 68097 28 286 24 280 31 271 33 264 68097 65116 26 271 28 278 32 263 32 260 65116 62343 29 270 29 273 26 272 27 266 62343 59632 30 268 34 279 28 296 34 281 59632 56780 37 273 40 280 49 290 48 279 56780 53805 44 269 44 277 55 270 56 270 53805 50950 43 270 47 273 50 260 56 270 50950 48361 43 273 51 271 49 269 60 272 48361 46023 43 271 52 271 52 271 59 270 46023 43892 44 269 53 270 56 274 55 273 43892 41938 48 267 52 268 57 277 56 278 41938 40140 51 265 50 267 55 276 57 278 40140 38478 50 265 47 267 52 272 57 276 38478 36935 46 263 44 267 51 271 56 274 36935 35495 42 261 42 265 50 270 54 276 35495 34114 41 258 43 262 49 270 52 278 34114 32722 41 257 44 262 48 270 50 277 32722 31291 41 253 44 261 45 269 45 275 31291 29825 39 256 41 253 44 267 42 274 29825 28324 36 257 40 254 46 265 35 285 28324 26784 35 260 44 265 46 262 28 284 26784 25199 37 263 46 266 49 263 28 273 25199 23545 37 272 40 263 49 265 23 257 23545 21814 34 278 39 271 43 267 22 260 21814 20003 33 274 39 275 39 261 23 265 20003 18106 34 269 38 275 43 253 27 269 18106 16120 33 268 36 277 43 252 27 272 16120 14094 31 273 30 272 38 257 28 277 14094 12147 27 271 26 270 30 263 28 273 12147 10383 23 258 23 263 27 259 29 275 10383 8823 23 252 24 253 28 245 29 279 8823 7446 20 245 24 246 30 237 27 278 7446 6232 15 243 19 242 29 240 25 280 6232 5161 11 240 13 243 24 242 23 280 5161 4214 9 237 10 251 19 234 22 256 4214 3383 6 254 10 268 13 228 18 235 3383 2652 5 283 10 277 9 233 14 226 2652 2000 4 277 10 270 6 250 10 213 2000 1425 3 276 8*258 4*266 6 197 1425 946 4 271 6*258 3*294 3 179 946 578 3*256 6 260 2 322 2 113 578 326 2*244 5 261 2 328 2 062 326 173 2 241 5 260 2 331 3 052 173 85 1 238 5 261 2 336 3*049 85 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