DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.2 - - 68.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 327 - - 111 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3876 - - 3656 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2658 - - 1973 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3941 - - 3721 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 877 - - 1297 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 438 - - 305 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 155 - - 178 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2428 - - -3530 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6369 - - 7251 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9175 - - -9673 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13116 - - 13394 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 78 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.2 - - 68.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.1 - - 37.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.5 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.9 - - 36.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 327 - - 111 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3876 - - 3656 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96926 36 257 44 259 96926 89612 25 262 34 258 89612 83981 21 278 35 258 83981 79334 33 275 34 271 79334 75360 33 247 38 272 75360 71877 30 258 35 264 71877 68719 32 283 26 272 68719 65785 41 291 40 281 65785 63051 50 283 51 278 63051 60402 52 277 50 280 60402 57635 48 273 49 284 57635 54760 43 281 49 285 54760 52019 52 291 57 289 52019 49561 59 292 61 286 49561 47367 59 293 52 288 47367 45389 57 296 49 302 45389 43597 50 305 66 311 43597 41966 57 316 103 327 41966 40459 71 316 107 327 40459 39040 78 315 96 327 39040 37694 77 317 79 321 37694 36384 74 317 73 309 36384 35043 70 321 68 305 35043 33640 57 318 61 304 33640 32179 47 306 57 300 32179 30644 47 290 48 299 30644 29023 42 297 39 294 29023 27315 31 298 39 291 27315 25518 30 295 38 281 25518 23637 33 295 36 280 23637 21675 28 298 34 288 21675 19624 29 290 32 288 19624 17483 31 277 28 280 17483 15299 27 277 26 270 15299 13196 18 280 23 264 13196 11288 16 284 19 266 11288 9593 14 276 19 271 9593 8089 11 266 19 269 8089 6756 19 270 20 259 6756 5582 22 249 18 231 5582 4555 13*201 16*191 4555 3655 10*175 15*177 3655 2864 10 169 15 177 2864 2159 9 155 15 177 2159 1536 9 150 15 178 1536 1019 9 145 15 179 1019 621 9 142 15 179 621 348 8 140 14 179 348 183 8 139 13 179 183 88 7 139 10 179 88 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