DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 03/06 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 = 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 - - - - - - 47.6 - - 47.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 964 - - 1038 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 71 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1029 - - 1103 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 294 - - 577 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 180 - - 149 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 056 - - 085 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 4 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 133 - - 254 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 896 - - 849 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 223 - - 267 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 806 - - 836 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 47.6 - - 47.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.4 - - 44.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 46.9 - - 47.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.5 - - 43.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 89 - - 45 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 964 - - 1038 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 96018 36 242 34 251 96018 88906 24 240 29 241 88906 83446 20 249 24 241 83446 78955 15 295 15 236 78955 75106 28 297 19 293 75106 71716 32 278 23 290 71716 68636 36 282 29 290 68636 65789 41 287 41 289 65789 63145 44 294 50 291 63145 60573 56 294 56 290 60573 57876 61 289 58 289 57876 55058 61 289 62 289 55058 52341 60 285 61 284 52341 49872 59 283 59 279 49872 47640 62 282 57 279 47640 45604 61 279 58 282 45604 43743 57 280 57 283 43743 42041 58 278 56 276 42041 40480 55 275 47 272 40480 39040 47 275 28 285 39040 37691 43 281 22 288 37691 36380 46 284 23 281 36380 35040 45 284 28 277 35040 33641 42 283 33 281 33641 32184 41 282 36 278 32184 30652 43 276 36 277 30652 29032 44 272 33 283 29032 27325 43 270 32 289 27325 25535 38 273 30 283 25535 23660 30 275 29 270 23660 21700 26 271 27 261 21700 19648 24 266 24 256 19648 17502 27 259 24 260 17502 15312 31 257 28 266 15312 13204 31 260 32 261 13204 11289 30 265 34 260 11289 9588 30 265 32 261 9588 8078 27 266 28 263 8078 6738 24 268 21 262 6738 5553 22 269 21 261 5553 4510 18 258 21 246 4510 3594 14 238 18 240 3594 2792 8 239 12 234 2792 2089 4 008 10 091 2089 1482 8*056 11*087 1482 982 8*056 11*085 982 600 8 056 10 085 600 338 7 055 9 085 338 178 7 055 9 084 178 87 6 056 7 085 87 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