DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/06 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 - - - 48.4 - - 54.9 - - 57.3 - - 54.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 333 - - 137 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3402 - - 5339 - - 4877 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2195 - - 3805 - - 2982 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3467 - - 5404 - - 4942 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 867 - - 1098 - - 3430 - - 7237 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 384 - - 493 - - 357 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 12 - - 12 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 306 - - 280 - - 276 - - 226 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 8 - - 12 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -9 - - -13 - - -7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -848 - - -318 - - -1136 - - -4720 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4316 - - 5722 - - 6078 - - 4808 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6844 - - -3137 - - -1948 - - -5848 ODpotential blCL - - - 10311 - - 8541 - - 6890 - - 5936 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 71 - - 80 - - 37 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.4 - - 54.9 - - 57.3 - - 54.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.9 - - 30.1 - - 31.0 - - 34.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.0 - - 53.2 - - 56.5 - - 56.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 28.9 - - 29.8 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 243 - - 333 - - 137 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3402 - - 5339 - - 4877 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 21 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96638 25 242 25 231 29 255 29 264 96638 89301 23 236 20 247 20 248 28 250 89301 83724 18 234 11 228 18 237 23 253 83724 79116 16 247 12 208 17 239 19 250 79116 75136 14 225 11 225 17 237 14 244 75136 71595 14 260 15 243 16 234 20 237 71595 68386 15 227 19 214 23 221 28 226 68386 65425 15 221 19 225 26 227 28 223 65425 62652 25 209 27 223 29 243 29 226 62652 59961 30 252 31 245 34 242 35 231 59961 57161 42 251 38 247 36 247 42 250 57161 54259 45 248 47 247 50 252 57 250 54259 51481 53 252 57 245 59 250 63 244 51481 48966 64 253 64 251 65 251 63 246 48966 46702 73 252 72 255 71 251 68 253 46702 44655 78 245 80 253 76 249 75 254 44655 42797 77 240 83 247 81 248 86 251 42797 41102 77 242 89 244 93 248 102 245 41102 39550 91 250 102 244 111 245 118 237 39550 38115 116 253 119 243 134 244 130 237 38115 36765 130 251 137 244 152 244 138 238 36765 35454 134 248 150 246 154 242 142 238 35454 34110 132 245 145 245 153 241 143 237 34110 32700 125 244 133 243 149 243 143 238 32700 31229 116 246 119 244 131 244 145 241 31229 29688 110 248 110 246 110 246 125 246 29688 28079 104 248 105 248 100 249 107 251 28079 26401 96 247 98 249 96 251 98 253 26401 24648 91 247 92 252 94 256 94 257 24648 22819 89 246 86 254 89 260 90 260 22819 20915 87 247 80 257 81 261 84 264 20915 18930 82 250 76 259 75 259 77 264 18930 16861 74 252 72 261 71 258 71 263 16861 14749 66 257 69 262 68 260 66 265 14749 12717 60 263 66 265 64 264 60 266 12717 10883 51 271 58 269 57 270 49 258 10883 9272 42 279 48 277 43 273 37 256 9272 7849 39 289 39 284 34 276 31 261 7849 6582 37 297 28*293 30 277 25 272 6582 5456 30 305 17*289 23*278 23 282 5456 4460 24 311 13 280 19*278 21 289 4460 3583 16*308 13 279 15 277 19 292 3583 2809 14*307 12 279 12 276 16 292 2809 2117 13 305 12 279 10 275 13 288 2117 1507 13 305 12 278 10 275 9 281 1507 999 12 306 11 279 9 275 6 272 999 610 12 306 11 279 9 275 4 262 610 342 11 306 10 278 8 275 3 252 342 180 10 305 10 279 8 275 2*239 180 88 9 305 8 279 7 274 1*226 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