DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/26 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 - - - 22.5 - - 24.4 - - 23.6 - - 20.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 81 - - 2 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1702 - - 2640 - - 2985 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 958 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1767 - - 2705 - - 3050 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 905 - - 559 - - 856 - - 4790 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 171 - - 244 - - 97 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 24 - - 25 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 297 - - 287 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 11 - - 14 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -4 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -69 - - 906 - - 968 - - -1784 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1836 - - 1799 - - 2082 - - 1869 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14886 - - 455 - - 497 - - -2496 ODpotential blCL - - - 16653 - - 2250 - - 2553 - - 2581 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 97 - - 100 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.5 - - 24.4 - - 23.6 - - 20.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 14.8 - - 17.0 - - 15.0 - - 12.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 22.3 - - 24.2 - - 23.8 - - 22.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 14.0 - - 15.9 - - 14.2 - - 12.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 81 - - 2 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1702 - - 2640 - - 2985 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 87 - - 99 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96148 104 225 96 235 102 232 110 237 96148 88890 105 239 101 240 109 243 111 245 88890 83327 85 247 87 245 95 245 96 245 83327 78746 59 244 70 247 75 244 76 241 78746 74808 47 243 62 238 66 233 66 234 74808 71314 45 243 57 238 54 232 60 235 71314 68139 48 246 53 240 49 240 62 240 68139 65219 53 244 54 233 56 237 67 241 65219 62520 57 239 58 230 62 236 72 244 62520 59910 67 242 65 233 74 237 79 241 59910 57174 79 235 74 232 84 234 84 238 57174 54304 86 236 80 232 90 235 89 238 54304 51527 95 240 88 237 97 239 93 240 51527 48994 109 238 99 239 109 239 101 241 48994 46700 120 235 112 236 118 237 112 239 46700 44607 128 233 121 234 123 236 122 237 44607 42688 132 233 127 235 128 236 128 236 42688 40913 133 235 134 239 136 238 133 237 40913 39263 136 238 142 241 147 240 139 237 39263 37719 142 241 149 243 155 242 143 237 37719 36268 153 243 157 244 162 242 149 239 36268 34869 165 243 164 243 169 242 158 240 34869 33454 171 239 168 241 174 240 166 239 33454 31995 169 235 170 238 175 236 168 237 31995 30493 159 232 171 234 176 234 171 235 30493 28932 149 228 169 232 178 232 174 234 28932 27298 143 226 163 232 177 232 178 233 27298 25589 138 225 153 232 173 232 176 232 25589 23800 134 224 143 233 165 232 169 229 23800 21936 135 223 131 234 156 233 160 228 21936 20008 136 224 113 233 142 232 144 228 20008 18033 118 228 99 232 122 230 125 231 18033 16012 89 234 85 236 98 232 106 233 16012 13971 72 233 71 237 78 236 86 237 13971 12019 69 231 66 237 65 242 60 246 12019 10260 71 237 63 243 58 248 45 256 10260 8710 60 244 54 252 50 255 38 275 8710 7346 47 247 41 261 41 263 33 288 7346 6143 37 251 32 271 33 278 35 295 6143 5085 29 271 27 283 32 291 39 303 5085 4156 26 291 27 298 30 293 39 303 4156 3341 25 307 28*300 28*290 38 303 3341 2620 27 310 26*298 27*289 37 302 2620 1977 27*306 26 297 27 288 34 300 1977 1408 25*299 25 297 26 288 31 297 1408 935 24 296 24 297 25 287 28 294 935 572 22 295 23 297 23 286 24 292 572 322 20 294 22 297 21 286 19 290 322 172 18 293 19 296 18 285 16 289 172 85 13 292 15 296 14 285 11*288 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