DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 02/19 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 - - - - - - 48.5 - - 43.8 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1445 - - 932 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 70 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1510 - - 997 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 513 - - 824 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 218 - - 118 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 086 - - 086 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 176 - - 253 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1334 - - 744 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5819 - - 144 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7329 - - 853 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.5 - - 43.8 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.2 - - 41.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 47.9 - - 43.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.4 - - 40.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 103 - - 24 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1445 - - 932 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 83 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 96587 26 085 26 079 96587 89450 26 084 24 074 89450 83904 20 087 16 083 83904 79281 14 057 9 065 79281 75263 11 010 3 046 75263 71687 8 217 7 332 71687 68446 2 194 6 290 68446 65464 6 334 7 291 65464 62694 24 265 20 297 62694 60006 29 257 31 264 60006 57197 22 254 31 256 57197 54272 41 254 38 257 54272 51477 57 265 47 268 51477 48969 75 266 58 272 48969 46719 87 263 82 264 46719 44681 92 257 88 256 44681 42826 85 253 89 256 42826 41128 93 259 92 259 41128 39567 121 261 104 259 39567 38122 126 255 118 257 38122 36773 116 253 122 256 36773 35473 111 257 120 258 35473 34153 117 261 119 258 34153 32778 114 259 118 256 32778 31348 111 258 117 257 31348 29847 105 257 114 257 29847 28263 98 255 107 256 28263 26597 93 256 101 255 26597 24847 87 259 94 256 24847 23015 74 260 81 259 23015 21107 63 253 64 258 21107 19113 58 246 54 252 19113 17022 57 243 53 248 17022 14880 54 249 53 243 14880 12813 24 277 46 230 12813 10938 1 233 32 223 10938 9284 9 133 16 264 9284 7828 12 140 7 014 7828 6545 13 161 11 067 6545 5411 12 156 9 109 5411 4410 9 137 13 157 4410 3529 10 103 19 163 3529 2755 18 094 20 143 2755 2070 22*093 20 109 2070 1472 20*090 20*091 1472 975 15 085 19*087 975 596 14 085 18 086 596 335 13 084 16 086 335 177 12 084 14 085 177 87 10 084 11 084 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