DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/25 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 - - - 24.8 - - 32.0 - - 31.8 - - 32.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - -15 - - -49 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 270 - - 21 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 69 - - 69 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 335 - - 86 - - 86 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1337 - - 1581 - - 918 - - 626 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 45 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 14 - - 9 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 052 - - 058 - - 047 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -282 - - -272 - - -181 - - -93 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 617 - - 358 - - 267 - - 179 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -880 - - -629 - - -15860 - - -14805 ODpotential blCL - - - 1215 - - 715 - - 15946 - - 14891 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 40 - - 10 - - 40 - - 110 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 24.8 - - 32.0 - - 31.8 - - 32.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.9 - - 31.0 - - 31.1 - - 31.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.2 - - 32.9 - - 33.7 - - 33.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.8 - - 31.1 - - 32.3 - - 32.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - -15 - - -49 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 270 - - 21 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 89 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 95922 135 229 101 235 111 239 116 239 95922 88693 105 238 96 238 113 245 105 245 88693 83225 83 245 81 244 94 246 86 247 83225 78733 63 251 67 242 67 243 66 248 78733 74852 42 250 56 249 56 245 56 250 74852 71400 31 250 53 252 48 250 51 247 71400 68265 36 259 51 248 48 251 50 249 68265 65388 44 261 48 248 52 248 55 251 65388 62728 54 262 56 260 55 255 58 250 62728 60154 68 264 70 259 63 256 67 256 60154 57467 79 255 73 254 66 257 75 255 57467 54663 83 251 75 255 73 254 82 255 54663 51960 83 253 79 256 74 252 93 254 51960 49505 81 256 89 256 84 258 95 253 49505 47285 90 260 96 257 91 259 98 256 47285 45260 98 262 102 259 96 264 107 257 45260 43417 101 266 107 261 122 265 141 255 43417 41735 112 268 119 263 153 261 154 253 41735 40186 126 269 143 263 149 259 150 249 40186 38745 133 268 150 263 144 259 142 248 38745 37382 122 264 143 261 139 256 138 247 37382 36059 106 261 127 260 126 253 128 243 36059 34710 96 259 110 258 119 252 114 241 34710 33303 91 257 89 253 111 252 105 240 33303 31836 88 254 86 248 98 253 102 238 31836 30295 82 249 87 246 85 253 94 236 30295 28667 73 243 84 249 79 252 86 234 28667 26955 66 240 79 250 70 248 80 232 26955 25158 64 241 72 248 66 241 73 225 25158 23277 65 242 71 246 66 232 68 220 23277 21317 67 241 71 245 66 230 65 222 21317 19274 67 237 70 244 64 231 63 224 19274 17150 68 235 66 241 64 231 68 224 17150 14990 71 233 67 236 64 230 80 226 14990 12913 80 226 74 229 67 230 88 230 12913 11022 88 218 74 217 74 229 89 232 11022 9341 85 208 74 209 79 227 87 229 9341 7849 79 192 76 203 80 224 86 224 7849 6527 68 176 70 196 74 220 83 221 6527 5367 50 151 55 185 59 216 70 223 5367 4361 41 115 40 158 40 206 45 233 4361 3488 40 100 38 117 26 183 24 235 3488 2726 39 089 40 093 19 144 16 229 2726 2047 37 076 40 079 25 094 8 207 2047 1452 35 068 38 072 30 075 5 089 1452 960 30 062 34 067 29 067 10 046 960 586 25*056 28 063 24 058 13 024 586 330 22*053 24 061 19 054 11 005 330 174 18 051 20*059 16*051 9 360 174 86 13 050 14*058 9*047 5*353 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