DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/20 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.6 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 37 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1848 - - 1697 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1069 - - 72 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1913 - - 1762 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 763 - - 2011 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 317 - - 168 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 26 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 184 - - 189 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 14 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3163 - - -2936 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5077 - - 4698 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6412 - - -6477 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8325 - - 8239 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 61.6 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.9 - - 43.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.3 - - 63.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.9 - - 43.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 254 - - 37 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1848 - - 1697 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - 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] 96506 17 244 16 231 96506 89346 10 203 11 266 89346 83843 9 161 9 222 83843 79267 2 191 2 088 79267 75305 4 282 5 292 75305 71792 12 319 4 204 71792 68591 17 283 12 293 68591 65636 11 282 13 265 65636 62869 21 300 11 281 62869 60153 25 288 19 286 60153 57298 29 287 27 286 57298 54330 35 274 30 267 54330 51495 30 261 28 266 51495 48942 29 284 38 280 48942 46667 38 278 37 269 46667 44614 30 269 28 263 44614 42734 30 300 29 300 42734 41005 44 294 41 293 41005 39417 43 282 35 277 39417 37949 38 291 43 303 37949 36585 46 310 65 308 36585 35284 53 313 77 303 35284 33971 57 312 75 301 33971 32614 59 310 65 297 32614 31208 60 308 61 287 31208 29735 58 307 56 289 29735 28179 48 308 48 293 28179 26537 39 301 44 288 26537 24807 37 293 44 278 24807 22994 34 290 39 265 22994 21104 27 271 32 252 21104 19131 31 257 30 247 19131 17069 32 253 31 252 17069 14964 31 261 35 255 14964 12937 33 260 38 254 12937 11093 35 255 37 258 11093 9452 37 252 34 263 9452 7991 34 249 32 263 7991 6691 30 243 34 254 6691 5539 27 234 38 244 5539 4523 27 227 38 229 4523 3630 29 222 38 217 3630 2845 29 215 36 206 2845 2144 25*202 34*199 2144 1527 22*187 30*192 1527 1012 21 185 29 190 1012 618 21 184 27 188 618 347 20 183 25 187 347 182 18 183 22 187 182 88 14 183 16 186 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