DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/25 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.3 - - 71.3 - - 70.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - 1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 651 - - 642 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 716 - - 707 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1242 - - 1878 - - 1986 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 92 - - 47 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 254 - - 173 - - 097 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 162 - - 120 - - -141 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 554 - - 587 - - 230 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -302 - - -234 - - -835 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1018 - - 941 - - 924 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 97 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - 270 - - 200 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.3 - - 71.3 - - 70.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 68.9 - - 69.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.2 - - 71.4 - - 70.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 68.6 - - 68.6 - - 69.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 15 - - 1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 651 - - 642 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 92 - - 88 - - 75 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 15 - - 15 - - 15 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] 98634 19 090 16 069 15 024 98634 91138 15 083 15 082 6 073 91138 85349 13 086 16 085 11 108 85349 80541 11 116 8 082 14 072 80541 76416 13 102 7 115 12 060 76416 72798 14 086 10 119 10 065 72798 69544 8 076 6 112 7 044 69544 66567 3 065 3 085 2 100 66567 63812 1 318 6 351 1 355 63812 61146 4 228 9 282 10 318 61146 58362 9 313 9 263 14 278 58362 55479 17 287 19 281 19 269 55479 52746 33 256 32 269 27 266 52746 50309 37 254 40 266 41 271 50309 48169 57 258 59 261 62 266 48169 46261 62 257 62 261 70 262 46261 44507 69 261 66 262 72 265 44507 42867 77 259 71 261 71 263 42867 41323 79 261 71 260 70 261 41323 39863 79 262 69 258 68 260 39863 38477 77 260 68 258 63 259 38477 37126 71 258 68 257 59 257 37126 35743 64 251 67 255 56 253 35743 34297 59 248 63 253 54 251 34297 32793 54 246 57 248 53 253 32793 31213 50 244 51 243 51 251 31213 29547 46 240 44 237 50 243 29547 27794 42 237 42 231 48 239 27794 25956 42 237 40 235 49 239 25956 24034 41 237 41 243 44 237 24034 22031 38 240 42 243 41 239 22031 19943 33 241 39 237 35 242 19943 17768 29 241 30 238 36 258 17768 15553 27 238 28 245 30 270 15553 13420 28 238 23 258 25 272 13420 11484 32 229 20 270 18 269 11484 9769 31 228 17 274 14 256 9769 8251 26 227 17 256 11 248 8251 6906 20 236 16 236 13 242 6906 5715 16 244 13 223 14 232 5715 4664 12 261 8 215 8 215 4664 3741 10 278 4 187 5 174 3741 2930 12 274 1 163 5 154 2930 2206 14 262 1 303 5 147 2206 1569 13 256 2 236 5 140 1569 1039 12*254 3*204 5 133 1039 633 8*254 3*174 4 118 633 355 7 254 3 174 4 105 355 186 6 254 3 172 4 098 186 89 5 254 2 174 3*097 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