DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/24 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 19.6 - - 21.1 - - 19.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 323 - - 84 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2748 - - 3151 - - 651 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1786 - - 1313 - - 68 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2813 - - 3216 - - 716 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 753 - - 538 - - 2772 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 384 - - 257 - - 13 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 359 - - 005 - - 025 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4454 - - -4689 - - -6074 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7267 - - 7906 - - 6790 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -24321 - - -23696 - - -25514 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 27134 - - 26912 - - 26230 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 78 - - 89 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 19.6 - - 21.1 - - 19.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - -11.8 - - -13.0 - - -10.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 18.1 - - 20.5 - - 19.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - -11.8 - - -13.0 - - -10.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 323 - - 84 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2748 - - 3151 - - 651 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 13 - - 56 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 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] 95448 113 238 112 244 117 249 95448 88398 86 240 88 243 91 251 88398 83005 63 237 68 244 73 246 83005 78513 49 247 55 248 58 245 78513 74616 45 254 50 250 54 245 74616 71161 45 257 47 251 58 251 71161 68035 50 257 55 253 60 256 68035 65165 55 254 58 250 64 257 65165 62500 59 253 62 255 66 250 62500 59907 65 260 66 253 69 255 59907 57193 70 256 67 253 75 253 57193 54348 73 252 80 259 79 257 54348 51605 81 260 89 259 94 261 51605 49128 96 265 98 261 100 258 49128 46898 108 262 109 261 105 260 46898 44865 118 259 116 262 117 259 44865 42994 123 257 120 258 118 254 42994 41258 124 254 115 252 108 255 41258 39652 121 256 107 250 112 265 39652 38187 122 260 117 260 130 265 38187 36841 125 258 132 261 129 264 36841 35545 121 258 129 260 125 265 35545 34219 119 257 127 263 126 265 34219 32832 118 256 123 264 128 264 32832 31384 121 254 116 263 125 263 31384 29860 121 255 108 257 121 262 29860 28245 120 257 109 255 111 260 28245 26542 118 260 109 255 107 262 26542 24749 115 263 109 257 102 262 24749 22869 103 264 109 259 99 259 22869 20901 95 259 98 260 98 257 20901 18842 96 260 86 259 90 255 18842 16697 90 265 81 261 80 256 16697 14518 73 267 73 265 68 255 14518 12434 59 257 57 264 57 255 12434 10556 49 258 49 256 49 252 10556 8908 41 266 41 259 41 257 8908 7467 32 272 32 268 30 269 7467 6206 21 284 22 270 20 269 6206 5106 13 308 12 282 9 259 5106 4150 8 347 7 350 3 043 4150 3325 9*001 9*006 10 046 3325 2604 9*000 10*006 12 039 2604 1963 9 000 10 005 12 034 1963 1398 9 360 10 005 12 030 1398 928 9 359 10 005 11*027 928 567 9 358 9 004 10*025 567 320 8 358 9 004 9 024 320 170 8 357 9 005 7 024 170 85 7 357 7 005 5 025 85 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