DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/27 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 - - - - - - 77.2 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - 23 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1800 - - 1964 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1865 - - 2029 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2262 - - 2939 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 132 - - 172 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 272 - - 259 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -11 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 452 - - 661 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1413 - - 1368 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -424 - - -53 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2289 - - 2082 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1400 - - 1870 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 70.9 - - 72.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.3 - - 78.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 70.1 - - 71.1 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - 23 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1800 - - 1964 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 93 - - 100 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 16 - - - 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] 98443 10 122 6 024 98443 91006 7 066 8 021 91006 85285 10 061 9 049 85285 80534 11 077 9 073 80534 76446 11 082 8 063 76446 72843 13 054 8 060 72843 69581 8 034 11 059 69581 66562 8 008 6 039 66562 63768 7 296 9 330 63768 61092 10 273 14 283 61092 58323 14 280 17 286 58323 55452 27 265 29 276 55452 52710 32 263 36 264 52710 50253 41 261 45 262 50253 48071 58 257 65 258 48071 46113 70 248 77 246 46113 44325 77 250 74 240 44325 42659 84 256 72 250 42659 41099 89 252 86 254 41099 39633 88 244 94 249 39633 38243 87 239 95 246 38243 36888 83 240 92 249 36888 35506 76 246 75 250 35506 34073 70 247 65 250 34073 32586 70 246 60 254 32586 31026 69 248 58 254 31026 29377 66 251 57 251 29377 27641 57 253 56 251 27641 25819 52 254 53 253 25819 23915 46 265 46 253 23915 21931 38 266 41 255 21931 19863 35 262 40 256 19863 17710 37 265 39 264 17710 15518 46 275 39 271 15518 13409 50 276 37 273 13409 11490 42 272 33 277 11490 9787 31 267 26 273 9787 8277 27 264 28 266 8277 6935 23 268 27 265 6935 5746 20 269 26 269 5746 4696 17 274 27 266 4696 3773 16 280 26 263 3773 2958 15 280 22 260 2958 2230 15*279 18*258 2230 1588 13*274 14*258 1588 1052 12 272 13 258 1052 641 12 272 12 259 641 359 11 272 11 259 359 188 10 272 10 259 188 90 7 271 8 260 90 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