DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/08 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 - - - 61.9 - - 67.0 - - 69.1 - - 63.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 314 - - 433 - - 188 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5471 - - 7407 - - 7446 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3876 - - 5558 - - 5126 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 5536 - - 7472 - - 7511 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1945 - - 1515 - - 2863 - - 2687 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 485 - - 596 - - 455 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 16 - - 15 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 285 - - 253 - - 249 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 8 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -7 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1827 - - -675 - - -629 - - -6654 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7364 - - 8147 - - 8141 - - 6743 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4165 - - -2546 - - -1154 - - -8432 ODpotential blCL - - - 9701 - - 10018 - - 8665 - - 8520 blCL maxRH - - - 63 - - 67 - - 81 - - 30 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.9 - - 67.0 - - 69.1 - - 63.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.7 - - 31.2 - - 33.4 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.2 - - 64.9 - - 68.0 - - 64.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.5 - - 30.1 - - 32.4 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 314 - - 433 - - 188 - - -37 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 5471 - - 7407 - - 7446 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 23 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 97479 8 054 7 035 4 041 13 241 97479 90186 2 065 5 346 6 319 5 297 90186 84558 6 219 3 230 7 278 7 288 84558 79849 10 233 7 269 14 280 5 289 79849 75776 16 212 14 212 13 257 9 244 75776 72173 12 269 15 236 12 262 8 273 72173 68915 21 249 19 243 18 248 19 256 68915 65910 21 234 18 243 22 245 20 257 65910 63096 23 233 30 246 34 251 34 258 63096 60361 30 238 36 235 37 250 37 263 60361 57505 43 255 37 251 37 252 42 262 57505 54545 55 256 46 260 46 258 52 257 54545 51732 60 256 59 264 58 260 58 258 51732 49206 68 256 74 260 67 262 64 263 49206 46951 76 258 80 258 73 266 75 269 46951 44911 80 258 84 260 89 267 93 270 44911 43052 84 259 88 260 103 262 106 262 43052 41349 90 262 90 261 108 261 109 258 41349 39777 96 263 99 263 113 263 107 258 39777 38313 100 265 108 263 117 266 106 260 38313 36938 110 269 106 265 118 268 107 262 36938 35612 117 268 108 269 116 269 106 264 35612 34269 110 266 110 270 113 271 105 263 34269 32876 98 266 107 270 105 271 102 262 32876 31429 87 266 100 272 99 270 97 262 31429 29914 79 267 92 272 94 270 91 262 29914 28320 79 267 88 272 88 269 81 266 28320 26646 81 266 88 271 83 268 74 268 26646 24889 81 267 86 273 82 268 72 267 24889 23048 80 269 78 274 81 269 73 269 23048 21134 76 270 72 271 77 273 71 274 21134 19137 71 273 66 269 69 274 65 278 19137 17050 64 275 58 271 60 272 59 277 17050 14923 51 276 52 276 53 282 51 276 14923 12886 42 275 47 282 49 287 45 282 12886 11047 33 266 41 277 40 285 37 277 11047 9421 29 271 34 276 31 280 26 269 9421 7978 27 277 24*271 24*274 21 268 7978 6691 24*285 18*259 21*270 17 267 6691 5548 20*287 18 258 19 266 14 263 5548 4535 17 287 18 257 16 256 12 251 4535 3642 14 286 17 253 14 245 11 232 3642 2854 11 283 16 251 14 239 14 216 2854 2150 9 282 16 249 13 235 17 205 2150 1530 8 281 15 248 13 233 21 194 1530 1014 7 280 15 248 13 232 21 190 1014 619 7 279 14 247 13 231 20 188 619 347 7 280 14 247 12 229 17 187 347 182 6 280 13 247 11 229 14 187 182 88 6 278 11 246 10 229 8*186 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