DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 02/25 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 - - - 38.8 - - 42.2 - - 40.0 - - 36.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -26 - - -10 - - -33 - - -75 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 22 - - 21 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 87 - - 86 - - 86 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1194 - - 2591 - - 126 - - 85 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 17 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 9 - - 6 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 209 - - 184 - - 191 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1428 - - -1090 - - -332 - - -439 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1515 - - 1176 - - 418 - - 525 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4214 - - -1886 - - -3381 - - -5420 ODpotential blCL - - - 4301 - - 1972 - - 3467 - - 5506 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 76 - - 75 - - 73 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.8 - - 42.2 - - 40.0 - - 36.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.5 - - 37.3 - - 38.4 - - 34.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 40.5 - - 43.2 - - 43.0 - - 39.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.9 - - 36.8 - - 39.1 - - 35.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -26 - - -10 - - -33 - - -75 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 22 - - 21 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96473 7 059 8 095 9 115 8 086 96473 89322 7 099 3 143 6 123 2 060 89322 83757 13 174 13 182 10 231 8 215 83757 79091 13 184 15 191 17 228 9 252 79091 75023 8 233 16 212 21 230 16 237 75023 71401 22 243 17 228 15 228 12 251 71401 68129 18 241 20 254 18 259 22 252 68129 65115 27 241 25 223 20 213 21 261 65115 62301 31 241 31 261 21 251 34 260 62301 59581 44 257 45 265 41 267 38 244 59581 56717 49 257 50 261 46 262 36 260 56717 53720 46 251 51 250 50 257 53 264 53720 50875 45 252 49 249 54 253 63 256 50875 48329 52 263 55 255 60 251 66 258 48329 46071 66 263 65 257 64 254 70 262 46071 44051 74 253 72 254 73 257 76 261 44051 42222 71 251 74 255 81 258 83 259 42222 40546 77 260 82 259 89 258 91 257 40546 38995 92 261 95 259 95 259 99 258 38995 37553 103 258 105 256 103 261 108 261 37553 36203 109 259 111 256 112 263 120 261 36203 34902 117 260 118 256 120 262 125 259 34902 33577 123 259 124 255 124 261 125 258 33577 32198 123 257 128 254 124 260 123 259 32198 30765 119 256 128 252 122 259 122 259 30765 29266 116 256 127 251 120 259 121 259 29266 27689 112 255 127 249 115 259 119 257 27689 26032 103 255 123 250 105 258 116 255 26032 24296 83 255 114 253 96 258 114 256 24296 22485 63 243 96 256 82 259 110 262 22485 20606 65 239 76 252 65 259 97 266 20606 18658 60 239 71 245 61 258 78 263 18658 16634 54 243 70 244 68 255 68 257 16634 14575 49 247 63 250 63 258 63 259 14575 12594 45 248 54 254 55 262 59 263 12594 10795 46 242 49 253 47 256 55 263 10795 9199 54 230 46 250 34 252 55 259 9199 7784 50 221 43 249 33 256 53 257 7784 6526 39 230 38 252 35 254 47 257 6526 5409 33 246 33 255 34 246 44 254 5409 4420 32 249 29 253 32 239 44 250 4420 3549 33 249 27 246 33 234 44 246 3549 2780 36 246 28 235 34 227 42 241 2780 2093 40 238 29 225 32 222 41 233 2093 1487 41 226 27 222 29 218 39 226 1487 984 35 215 24 217 25 214 36 219 984 599 29 211 20 214 21 209 31 212 599 336 24 209 16 212 17 202 23 201 336 177 21*208 14 210 14 197 19 198 177 86 14*207 9*209 6*184 9*191 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