DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 03/08 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 - - - 62.7 - - 69.1 - - 67.0 - - 61.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - 44 - - -15 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 23 - - 1871 - - 24 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 88 - - 1936 - - 89 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1281 - - 3263 - - 4646 - - 2132 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 193 - - 19 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 12 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 247 - - 269 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -525 - - -15 - - -1062 - - -697 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 613 - - 1951 - - 1151 - - 785 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2230 - - -1055 - - -1947 - - -2539 ODpotential blCL - - - 2318 - - 2991 - - 2036 - - 2627 blCL maxRH - - - 87 - - 88 - - 81 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 320 - - 590 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.7 - - 69.1 - - 67.0 - - 61.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.1 - - 60.7 - - 62.1 - - 57.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.4 - - 68.7 - - 67.9 - - 62.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.8 - - 59.5 - - 61.2 - - 57.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - 44 - - -15 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 23 - - 1871 - - 24 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 50 - - 51 - - 26 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 10 - - 12 - - 10 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] 95857 49 241 53 256 40 258 36 275 95857 88732 45 243 54 250 50 264 37 275 88732 83287 41 243 44 235 52 251 48 263 83287 78811 37 245 36 231 44 249 44 254 78811 74970 37 248 33 235 39 252 39 255 74970 71567 43 252 38 252 39 246 39 259 71567 68472 50 249 46 251 40 246 37 253 68472 65603 58 240 48 251 47 251 40 256 65603 62925 59 230 58 251 53 249 52 257 62925 60330 60 241 62 243 55 244 58 248 60330 57607 57 245 56 233 55 245 56 244 57607 54750 55 249 62 256 62 248 72 255 54750 52003 72 252 82 251 76 252 85 252 52003 49515 79 246 86 240 84 249 82 249 49515 47269 79 238 79 231 85 244 82 252 47269 45225 74 230 75 236 85 241 83 252 45225 43358 69 242 77 244 84 243 82 253 43358 41649 78 256 80 250 85 249 85 255 41649 40088 84 256 89 252 93 251 91 250 40088 38657 85 249 99 248 100 242 104 244 38657 37316 83 248 94 238 94 230 93 236 37316 36012 81 248 90 237 94 234 88 231 36012 34677 77 245 92 241 91 235 89 231 34677 33280 75 241 89 241 90 237 88 231 33280 31825 70 237 84 238 91 240 85 232 31825 30298 70 240 82 235 89 240 82 230 30298 28684 71 244 78 233 85 238 83 227 28684 26981 70 244 73 228 79 230 85 229 26981 25191 68 242 71 226 76 224 84 234 25191 23323 66 242 76 236 73 232 76 241 23323 21390 61 246 72 242 67 243 60 237 21390 19380 51 246 57 236 61 234 57 238 19380 17283 48 236 56 225 63 230 57 249 17283 15142 46 222 57 229 63 238 53 261 15142 13075 50 224 52 243 60 257 47 266 13075 11196 50 232 44 255 49 268 40 264 11196 9532 48 231 37 253 36 267 34 264 9532 8060 46 233 37 246 35 260 31 263 8060 6753 41 237 32 247 34 254 29 240 6753 5593 34 244 29 254 30 252 26 247 5593 4568 26 253 27 259 25 253 21 260 4568 3666 23 259 24 260 21 255 19 279 3666 2873 23 266 21 259 17 256 21 296 2873 2166 22 274 18*258 15 258 20 307 2166 1542 20 275 14*252 15 260 20 313 1542 1022 18 258 12 246 13 262 19 316 1022 623 17 249 11 245 11 264 18 318 623 349 14 245 11 245 10 266 15 319 349 183 11 244 10 244 8*267 12 319 183 88 7*243 8 244 6*269 4*315 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