DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/23 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 - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 332 - - 127 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5146 - - 5742 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3655 - - 3581 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5211 - - 5807 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1828 - - 2417 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 487 - - 370 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 325 - - 297 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -8 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2119 - - -1377 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7331 - - 7184 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4442 - - -3482 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9653 - - 9289 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 58 - - 61 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.3 - - 78.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.4 - - 47.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 74.4 - - 77.5 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.2 - - 46.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 332 - - 127 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5146 - - 5742 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 97594 30 245 38 262 97594 90122 28 246 27 250 90122 84396 25 241 21 244 84396 79676 27 231 22 235 79676 75597 22 215 20 232 75597 71974 12 205 21 210 71974 68682 6 201 3 209 68682 65665 8 259 10 291 65665 62883 9 287 8 279 62883 60179 17 309 11 296 60179 57345 22 296 18 306 57345 54408 29 287 30 305 54408 51620 28 289 35 301 51620 49126 34 309 36 296 49126 46908 44 309 41 299 46908 44925 49 309 47 303 44925 43139 54 314 52 313 43139 41509 63 315 64 314 41509 40000 65 316 66 311 40000 38581 61 316 61 309 38581 37238 56 319 56 309 37238 35932 55 321 51 307 35932 34597 54 319 42 309 34597 33210 50 317 36 328 33210 31772 48 321 42 343 31772 30264 48 326 44 341 30264 28672 47 327 44 332 28672 26999 45 322 42 322 26999 25241 43 312 40 313 25241 23396 43 311 40 305 23396 21465 42 310 39 304 21465 19448 41 300 38 303 19448 17346 39 291 39 299 17346 15205 35 286 36 297 15205 13142 32 293 33 306 13142 11268 29 308 30 317 11268 9605 25 313 28 317 9605 8130 21 311 26 310 8130 6820 17 308 21*296 6820 5657 13*315 17*294 5657 4627 10*322 15 295 4627 3719 10 324 14 296 3719 2918 10 324 13 297 2918 2201 9 326 12 298 2201 1567 9 327 11 299 1567 1039 9 327 10 299 1039 634 9 328 10 300 634 355 8 328 9 300 355 186 8 328 9 300 186 89 7 328 7 300 89 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