DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/21 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0656z - - 0956z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1858z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 8.7 - - 11.8 - - 17.0 - - 17.5 - - 15.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 7 - - 235 - - 321 - - 108 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2792 - - 3294 - - 3848 - - 3547 - - 11 BL Depth Hcrit 59 - - 2075 - - 2618 - - 1816 - - 60 Hcrit BL Top 2857 - - 3359 - - 3913 - - 3612 - - 76 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1025 - - 768 - - 1082 - - 1253 - - 3640 Hgt.Variab. W* 113 - - 368 - - 430 - - 291 - - 0 W* B/S 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 31 - - 34 - - 31 - - 30 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 302 - - 303 - - 308 - - 309 - - 301 Direction Wind Shear 21 - - 24 - - 23 - - 20 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -3 - - -2 - - 3 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -38 - - -178 - - -560 - - -720 - - -3306 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 2896 - - 3537 - - 4473 - - 4332 - - 3383 sfcLCL ODpotential -5041 - - -4054 - - -5071 - - -8994 - - -12840 ODpotential blCL 7898 - - 7413 - - 8984 - - 12606 - - 12916 blCL maxRH 81 - - 79 - - 68 - - 72 - - 55 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 8.7 - - 11.8 - - 17.0 - - 17.5 - - 15.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m -3.5 - - -3.4 - - -2.4 - - -1.2 - - 1.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 8.7 - - 10.9 - - 15.7 - - 17.0 - - 15.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot -3.9 - - -4.1 - - -2.9 - - -1.3 - - 1.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 7 - - 235 - - 321 - - 108 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 2792 - - 3294 - - 3848 - - 3547 - - 11 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 24 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95446 54 242 46 242 54 231 76 239 69 254 95446 88187 48 246 43 237 43 236 56 243 54 259 88187 82785 36 251 38 238 37 231 44 250 33 250 82785 78323 32 252 31 239 38 239 30 241 21 255 78323 74437 37 251 29 237 34 220 36 253 38 265 74437 71021 28 245 26 212 33 250 47 248 39 252 71021 67941 24 253 35 245 44 242 34 239 33 235 67941 65066 40 254 41 245 20 238 31 212 30 272 65066 62357 46 248 30 242 20 271 36 271 45 275 62357 59711 44 246 24 254 47 278 54 270 49 270 59711 56916 42 246 39 271 55 270 56 264 47 265 56916 53966 44 245 54 262 51 257 52 260 47 266 53966 51112 49 248 67 247 48 248 51 264 54 272 51112 48525 53 249 64 247 47 252 60 270 64 278 48525 46197 55 246 54 248 51 262 68 270 77 278 46197 44081 53 244 47 246 57 268 70 269 81 274 44081 42142 50 249 44 254 63 273 71 272 77 274 42142 40359 50 258 49 265 71 277 76 275 83 282 40359 38717 52 264 56 273 77 279 77 278 92 282 38717 37192 54 267 60 276 80 280 80 284 89 282 37192 35767 52 265 62 278 78 281 89 288 93 290 35767 34404 49 263 64 280 79 285 97 290 107 295 34404 33033 50 263 67 281 84 287 103 291 117 297 33033 31624 57 267 71 283 90 289 110 292 125 298 31624 30181 66 267 77 284 95 290 115 293 129 296 30181 28684 66 264 80 286 100 292 115 295 127 296 28684 27114 63 269 82 288 102 294 116 298 128 299 27114 25468 68 273 85 289 101 294 118 298 128 302 25468 23743 71 272 85 290 99 294 113 298 119 302 23743 21944 72 269 87 296 94 295 106 298 107 301 21944 20074 70 268 88 298 92 299 99 298 99 303 20074 18128 67 266 82 298 93 301 90 301 91 306 18128 16105 62 265 72 296 89 302 84 304 81 308 16105 14049 55 266 63 296 76 304 77 307 72 310 14049 12077 49 272 55 299 60 305 69 311 64 311 12077 10291 45 278 47 303 50 308 61 314 58 314 10291 8715 42 285 42 307 46 308 52 315 52 316 8715 7328 41 294 40 309 42 308 46 318 46 318 7328 6110 43 301 40 311 42 314 44 323 42 320 6110 5043 44 307 43 313 43 316 43 321 41 322 5043 4108 44 307 43*311 43*314 42*319 40 320 4108 3294 41*305 43*309 40*312 36*313 37 315 3294 2580 37*302 38 303 34 308 33 310 33 308 2580 1943 35 302 36 302 32 308 31 309 31 306 1943 1382 34 302 35 301 31 308 30 308 29 305 1382 914 31 302 33 301 29 308 28 308 26 304 914 556 28 301 30 301 27 307 26 307 23 303 556 310 25 301 27 300 25 307 24 307 19 302 310 161 22 301 24 300 22 307 21 306 17 301 161 76 16 301 19 300 18 307 16 306 11*301 76 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