DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/19 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.2 - - 36.3 - - 30.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - -10 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3519 - - 3034 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1946 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3584 - - 3099 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1010 - - 2403 - - 216 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 312 - - 96 - - 8 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 17 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 245 - - 235 - - 263 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -69 - - -56 - - -1146 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3653 - - 3155 - - 1232 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9438 - - -1307 - - -2969 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13022 - - 4406 - - 3055 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 77 - - 81 - - 62 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.2 - - 36.3 - - 30.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 20.6 - - 22.9 - - 25.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.6 - - 36.8 - - 32.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 19.4 - - 21.8 - - 25.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - -10 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3519 - - 3034 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 9 - - 23 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95903 11 284 19 296 14 250 95903 88869 9 261 9 265 15 239 88869 83402 13 228 13 247 17 262 83402 78832 26 206 29 237 22 262 78832 74872 25 210 27 221 26 245 74872 71350 28 233 28 230 28 248 71350 68132 38 229 33 236 37 237 68132 65160 41 225 37 234 43 234 65160 62386 39 221 45 228 52 239 62386 59683 49 226 59 230 66 236 59683 56854 65 231 75 232 73 233 56854 53911 82 234 85 230 84 236 53911 51108 95 232 95 234 101 235 51108 48595 102 232 112 235 112 233 48595 46340 111 233 118 233 119 232 46340 44289 119 233 121 233 127 233 44289 42410 121 232 124 233 133 233 42410 40679 122 232 126 234 138 233 40679 39076 124 230 126 233 141 232 39076 37586 123 229 124 232 140 231 37586 36195 122 229 120 230 137 230 36195 34864 121 229 116 229 134 230 34864 33523 116 229 110 227 132 230 33523 32136 112 230 106 228 129 231 32136 30701 112 231 107 230 128 232 30701 29198 113 230 109 230 125 233 29198 27612 115 228 109 230 120 234 27612 25945 114 230 107 232 114 235 25945 24196 113 232 105 235 108 236 24196 22375 113 232 103 235 105 239 22375 20486 107 236 99 233 104 242 20486 18522 96 244 90 235 99 245 18522 16473 85 250 82 242 87 245 16473 14385 77 252 75 245 77 236 14385 12372 73 252 69 246 76 235 12372 10550 68 250 65 246 68 244 10550 8948 59 247 61 251 58 254 8948 7548 51 246 55 257 43 250 7548 6323 43 248 41 258 26 245 6323 5242 35 250 27 249 20 257 5242 4285 26*251 22 240 18 267 4285 3443 18*245 20*238 18 275 3443 2699 18 244 18*236 18 279 2699 2035 17 245 17 235 18 279 2035 1449 17 245 17 235 17 279 1449 961 16 245 16 234 16 276 961 587 16 245 14 234 14 271 587 330 15 245 13 233 11 262 330 175 14 245 11 233 8 258 175 86 11 245 8 232 4*263 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