DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 63.3 - - 60.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 266 - - 22 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4672 - - 5445 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3187 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4737 - - 5510 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1065 - - 1263 - - 7867 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 437 - - 208 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 328 - - 318 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1313 - - -653 - - -5964 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6051 - - 6163 - - 6052 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6583 - - -6117 - - -7083 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11320 - - 11627 - - 7171 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 130 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 64.1 - - 63.3 - - 60.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.7 - - 36.5 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 62.6 - - 63.2 - - 63.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.8 - - 35.8 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 266 - - 22 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4672 - - 5445 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 97618 8 273 16 297 19 348 97618 90315 5 338 10 285 16 302 90315 84697 8 275 3 291 10 252 84697 80003 11 282 5 294 8 215 80003 75906 17 250 17 259 9 272 75906 72278 14 244 18 252 18 262 72278 69012 21 249 21 258 21 259 69012 66025 20 248 25 264 33 255 66025 63258 37 263 36 255 36 257 63258 60559 53 258 44 251 44 260 60559 57730 60 239 56 246 58 243 57730 54782 56 238 56 243 61 231 54782 51942 64 261 67 256 63 257 51942 49394 93 261 91 258 86 261 49394 47144 110 253 106 253 99 254 47144 45117 122 248 115 248 98 249 45117 43264 128 246 118 244 95 246 43264 41553 135 247 122 242 92 245 41553 39961 140 246 127 242 90 246 39961 38470 140 245 133 242 93 249 38470 37066 140 244 138 242 100 253 37066 35711 139 243 142 242 104 255 35711 34338 137 241 143 242 104 255 34338 32920 134 237 142 240 102 255 32920 31455 131 234 137 238 100 254 31455 29926 126 232 131 235 95 253 29926 28318 120 230 126 234 92 253 28318 26628 117 227 123 234 87 252 26628 24854 115 227 117 236 82 252 24854 23005 115 230 106 238 75 250 23005 21086 109 238 92 236 70 248 21086 19093 95 245 84 237 64 243 19093 17019 81 248 76 239 59 238 17019 14899 64 250 67 242 59 234 14899 12849 47 249 49 241 57 234 12849 10984 45 234 48 243 59 247 10984 9340 47 233 40 259 37 274 9340 7897 42 249 31 273 19 309 7897 6626 31 268 17*297 12 331 6626 5496 16*298 9*326 10 338 5496 4496 9*330 9 325 7 345 4496 3614 8 330 9 324 5 347 3614 2835 8 329 8 320 4 345 2835 2138 8 328 8 315 3 336 2138 1523 8 328 7 312 2 318 1523 1010 7 325 7 309 1 287 1010 617 7 324 7 306 1 262 617 346 6 324 7 305 1 242 346 182 6 324 6 304 2 228 182 88 5 322 5 304 2*222 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