DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 02/23 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 - - - - - - 36.1 - - 35.4 - - 32.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 3 - - -26 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 882 - - 119 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 947 - - 184 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3985 - - 4709 - - 4624 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 77 - - 28 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 16 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 312 - - 307 - - 304 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 12 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -606 - - -1121 - - -960 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1553 - - 1305 - - 1046 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1045 - - -1725 - - -2011 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1992 - - 1909 - - 2097 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 89 - - 76 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.1 - - 35.4 - - 32.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 29.6 - - 30.0 - - 27.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.2 - - 36.9 - - 34.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.0 - - 29.5 - - 27.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 3 - - -26 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 882 - - 119 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 54 - - 6 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96586 20 100 17 113 7 089 96586 89433 18 104 10 103 7 073 89433 83842 11 138 9 108 7 131 83842 79159 5 155 8 160 1 132 79159 75101 5 161 6 173 11 235 75101 71509 7 167 3 160 15 192 71509 68247 9 223 8 289 9 224 68247 65237 12 218 15 255 16 256 65237 62444 11 247 17 239 12 253 62444 59720 20 272 20 254 17 263 59720 56854 25 255 23 244 25 257 56854 53854 27 249 25 241 30 247 53854 50964 35 248 30 246 30 249 50964 48351 40 242 37 249 35 254 48351 46010 41 238 40 247 39 251 46010 43886 39 237 39 248 39 248 43886 41943 34 241 37 249 39 245 41943 40157 32 248 36 251 34 244 40157 38507 35 250 38 250 32 253 38507 36976 36 246 37 247 34 255 36976 35545 32 242 34 243 31 248 35545 34172 27 241 27 241 25 242 34172 32795 23 248 23 249 18 245 32795 31389 17 238 20 247 16 267 31389 29963 6 337 6 167 22 250 29963 28502 5 158 1 024 22 225 28502 26984 11 175 6 259 18 271 26984 25386 4 033 13 314 10 325 25386 23704 19 354 27 339 18 340 23704 21943 28 340 28 340 23 328 21943 20105 31 356 25 334 26 326 20105 18189 28 350 27 329 29 326 18189 16193 25 344 27 334 29 322 16193 14165 26 346 24 331 30 314 14165 12222 28 343 24 327 30 312 12222 10463 27 337 25 323 26 314 10463 8904 28 336 25 326 23 321 8904 7524 30 338 26 333 24 328 7524 6300 35 341 30 337 31 331 6300 5219 41 335 35 333 40 326 5219 4266 41 328 38 322 43 319 4266 3429 40 324 38 319 42 319 3429 2690 39 322 37 318 40 318 2690 2029 36 319 35 316 37 315 2029 1445 33 316 32 313 34 313 1445 959 30*314 29 311 30 310 959 586 27*313 26 309 26 308 586 330 25 312 23*308 21 306 330 175 21 311 19*308 17*305 175 86 16 310 14 307 11*304 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