DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/07 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 - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.9 - - 55.6 - - 55.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 9 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 553 - - 393 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 618 - - 458 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 500 - - 656 - - 580 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 128 - - 65 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 11 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 192 - - 192 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 152 - - 86 - - -106 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 466 - - 372 - - 194 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 113 - - -39 - - -8097 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 505 - - 497 - - 8185 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 590 - - 350 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 50.9 - - 55.6 - - 55.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.4 - - 54.3 - - 55.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.6 - - 55.7 - - 56.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.0 - - 54.1 - - 55.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 9 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 553 - - 393 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 9 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] 95829 36 248 45 258 42 265 95829 88739 35 244 43 253 41 258 88739 83302 30 250 40 250 41 253 83302 78821 30 246 38 246 37 246 78821 74990 25 261 30 242 34 245 74990 71622 32 276 31 263 33 257 71622 68582 40 268 33 261 30 263 68582 65771 40 254 31 246 37 261 65771 63144 41 259 41 258 44 258 63144 60587 49 259 50 262 47 250 60587 57903 53 255 54 258 51 250 57903 55099 45 254 53 251 55 246 55099 52402 42 260 47 252 51 247 52402 49943 46 263 47 260 52 253 49943 47710 49 268 50 262 55 254 47710 45674 53 270 53 262 55 252 45674 43812 54 268 51 262 51 253 43812 42096 53 266 50 263 46 255 42096 40507 46 261 50 261 47 261 40507 39039 35 256 40 252 47 261 39039 37672 30 251 28 251 37 248 37672 36355 26 245 25 263 26 251 36355 35015 24 259 27 265 24 253 35015 33616 26 266 30 265 28 256 33616 32160 26 264 30 263 30 255 32160 30632 28 263 31 263 32 246 30632 29022 29 264 32 261 33 242 29022 27326 26 253 32 255 33 246 27326 25541 32 236 33 250 33 249 25541 23672 36 233 34 247 31 251 23672 21723 33 240 32 248 28 247 21723 19687 32 245 29 247 29 241 19687 17558 33 245 33 243 30 240 17558 15385 33 245 36 240 32 235 15385 13294 29 242 33 237 32 235 13294 11394 27 232 31 233 30 236 11394 9704 24 228 30 230 29 230 9704 8198 21 231 29 231 30 229 8198 6858 21 235 29 229 33 226 6858 5669 24 237 30 224 33 223 5669 4618 27 236 33 223 34 226 4618 3695 28 233 36 221 42 227 3695 2885 29 229 36 217 45 222 2885 2167 27 224 34 212 45 215 2167 1535 22 219 28 206 43 206 1535 1013 14*205 22 202 37 197 1013 616 7*193 15*194 28 187 616 345 6 192 13*193 19 180 345 181 6 191 11 192 16*178 181 88 5 190 8 191 10*177 88 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