DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/22 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 - - - 41.4 - - 36.9 - - 34.0 - - 32.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - 69 - - 10 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 531 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 70 - - 70 - - 69 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 86 - - 596 - - 86 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3132 - - 1364 - - 1976 - - 2306 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 136 - - 25 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 16 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 072 - - 064 - - 036 - - 357 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -932 - - 388 - - -112 - - -96 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1018 - - 208 - - 198 - - 182 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1657 - - 290 - - -199 - - -401 ODpotential blCL - - - 1743 - - 306 - - 285 - - 487 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.4 - - 36.9 - - 34.0 - - 32.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.4 - - 36.3 - - 33.5 - - 32.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 42.1 - - 36.4 - - 34.0 - - 33.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 35.8 - - 33.3 - - 31.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -14 - - 69 - - 10 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 531 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 102 - - 101 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96788 25 095 15 084 21 056 16 078 96788 89656 24 099 19 081 19 082 9 088 89656 84105 18 098 16 086 13 106 5 086 84105 79445 14 099 12 104 9 103 4 091 79445 75380 10 101 9 124 3 116 2 004 75380 71759 7 063 7 131 3 187 8 295 71759 68479 3 348 4 202 4 215 8 268 68479 65461 3 318 6 230 9 231 6 211 65461 62660 15 270 3 289 9 240 13 246 62660 59948 21 262 20 256 19 251 22 254 59948 57111 23 270 24 256 21 254 28 247 57111 54144 36 265 32 256 34 247 27 249 54144 51286 51 251 45 244 44 238 40 249 51286 48706 56 248 54 243 46 238 43 235 48706 46396 66 247 62 245 46 246 44 238 46396 44297 70 243 69 243 56 247 50 235 44297 42373 71 241 74 237 64 237 54 231 42373 40596 75 238 75 232 66 233 56 230 40596 38945 80 235 74 228 67 234 58 229 38945 37405 84 230 76 227 72 231 60 226 37405 35963 88 226 79 224 79 224 61 220 35963 34575 91 226 80 221 82 218 63 216 34575 33172 99 227 82 222 82 215 64 212 33172 31728 106 227 91 222 82 213 65 209 31728 30250 109 225 96 219 80 211 63 206 30250 28730 104 219 96 215 75 210 58 203 28730 27157 84 201 87 215 70 210 48 200 27157 25537 68 190 68 213 64 210 32 195 25537 23866 68 198 52 203 56 209 18 171 23866 22123 64 208 49 191 43 207 20 149 22123 20291 69 222 49 179 34 197 23 145 20291 18367 69 229 44 174 34 184 26 135 18367 16353 62 233 34 181 35 184 29 122 16353 14297 50 238 26 187 38 178 29 108 14297 12321 45 251 22 187 36 155 26 081 12321 10533 27 222 11 192 20 113 25 048 10533 8951 17 179 5 016 9 077 23 036 8951 7553 4 131 9 045 18 065 24 025 7553 6319 5 057 12 059 23 064 28 019 6319 5229 10 060 19 081 26 067 29 028 5229 4267 23 081 23 086 31 072 33 038 4267 3423 26 094 24 085 38 066 37 035 3423 2683 28 097 26 079 40 058 39 027 2683 2022 28 089 27 074 37 052 37 022 2022 1440 27 083 26 072 34 048 34 014 1440 956 25 080 23*068 30 044 31 007 956 584 20 076 19*065 26 041 27 003 584 329 17 074 17 063 22 039 22 360 329 175 14 073 15 063 19*037 19 358 175 86 10*072 11 062 14*036 14*357 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