DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 03/28 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 - - - 38.9 - - 44.2 - - 44.9 - - 40.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 322 - - 475 - - 226 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5249 - - 6448 - - 6384 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3704 - - 4817 - - 4396 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5314 - - 6513 - - 6449 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 668 - - 1123 - - 886 - - 5675 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 479 - - 582 - - 453 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 21 - - 19 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 320 - - 316 - - 340 Direction Wind Shear - - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -7 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 492 - - -344 - - -607 - - -5313 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4822 - - 6857 - - 7056 - - 5400 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 412 - - -6900 - - -7107 - - -11767 ODpotential blCL - - - 4902 - - 13413 - - 13556 - - 11854 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 74 - - 79 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.9 - - 44.2 - - 44.9 - - 40.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.3 - - 14.4 - - 14.2 - - 17.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.6 - - 42.3 - - 43.8 - - 41.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.3 - - 13.8 - - 13.8 - - 16.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 322 - - 475 - - 226 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5249 - - 6448 - - 6384 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 0 - - 16 - - 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] 96448 39 241 40 228 46 250 41 261 96448 89163 35 239 39 229 33 237 36 240 89163 83577 38 248 41 235 37 247 36 247 83577 78911 44 238 43 225 43 225 40 238 78911 74847 36 225 33 244 41 246 44 245 74847 71290 36 249 43 265 37 261 49 247 71290 68124 48 246 49 234 41 258 42 255 68124 65190 43 233 43 238 45 249 42 269 65190 62429 42 260 52 267 48 252 63 274 62429 59771 58 275 64 273 63 265 75 268 59771 57015 72 265 77 261 80 261 76 266 57015 54135 83 250 86 248 88 257 82 264 54135 51361 87 243 87 245 95 257 84 262 51361 48850 91 249 95 252 98 256 85 264 48850 46591 99 253 102 253 95 257 87 267 46591 44537 103 255 105 255 96 260 87 270 44537 42657 105 259 104 255 95 265 89 273 42657 40927 103 263 98 260 97 272 97 277 40927 39332 109 266 108 270 104 274 107 279 39332 37856 120 263 125 270 112 273 113 280 37856 36480 128 258 133 264 114 269 114 282 36480 35158 131 252 130 257 106 268 116 285 35158 33819 122 251 116 257 98 271 119 286 33819 32429 116 254 111 261 98 273 118 285 32429 30989 117 257 114 263 101 274 109 286 30989 29489 120 256 119 261 102 274 101 283 29489 27915 122 254 123 261 103 276 98 279 27915 26261 122 253 120 262 103 278 96 280 26261 24520 120 256 110 264 101 281 94 282 24520 22694 118 258 105 266 96 286 89 280 22694 20789 112 260 101 270 93 290 82 278 20789 18799 109 269 95 277 94 294 74 281 18799 16721 104 276 89 288 89 300 68 292 16721 14609 84 279 77 300 76 305 59 302 14609 12582 58 286 66 305 65 310 48 304 12582 10746 46 294 54 306 58 314 42 308 10746 9121 38 299 44 310 53 317 41 314 9121 7687 31 294 27*315 34*310 39 318 7687 6428 28*301 22*318 21*313 25 308 6428 5324 24*323 22 319 21 314 18 302 5324 4350 25 324 21 319 20 315 17 307 4350 3493 24 326 21 320 20 316 16 311 3493 2737 23 330 21 320 20 317 15 316 2737 2063 23 331 21 321 19 318 14 322 2063 1468 22 331 20 321 19 319 14 327 1468 973 21 332 20 321 18 319 13 331 973 594 21 332 19 321 18 319 11 335 594 334 20 333 18 321 17 320 9 336 334 177 18 333 17 321 16 319 7*337 177 87 14 333 14 321 13 319 3*340 87 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