DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/04 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 74.8 - - 66.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 365 - - 145 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6672 - - 8032 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4895 - - 5405 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6737 - - 8097 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2162 - - 1694 - - 1059 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 546 - - 432 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 230 - - 230 - - 166 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -9 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1673 - - -720 - - -6273 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8410 - - 8817 - - 6361 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3931 - - -3972 - - -8838 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10668 - - 12069 - - 8926 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 60 - - 68 - - 31 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.9 - - 74.8 - - 66.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.0 - - 36.1 - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.1 - - 73.9 - - 69.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.9 - - 34.9 - - 39.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 365 - - 145 - - -50 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6672 - - 8032 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 97857 15 208 10 261 10 290 97857 90449 9 202 15 226 14 256 90449 84758 14 226 9 231 8 231 84758 80010 20 213 17 241 16 235 80010 75898 22 197 18 223 16 239 75898 72242 15 203 19 219 18 232 72242 68919 17 210 23 213 21 219 68919 65862 18 220 19 231 17 216 65862 63022 24 226 27 228 19 232 63022 60266 26 229 29 235 22 245 60266 57385 32 235 35 245 30 248 57385 54398 36 240 34 247 34 250 54398 51555 39 244 37 254 35 248 51555 49009 41 249 39 254 36 256 49009 46742 45 250 44 255 42 258 46742 44695 49 250 43 251 45 255 44695 42833 47 250 43 260 47 254 42833 41132 44 256 50 266 44 254 41132 39584 51 257 52 263 33 257 39584 38153 56 248 44 261 30 270 38153 36803 44 263 33 280 32 280 36803 35495 56 289 39 284 29 268 35495 34171 63 281 38 280 28 264 34171 32803 50 273 36 284 24 270 32803 31390 40 290 36 286 20 284 31390 29910 44 301 38 288 22 289 29910 28350 45 298 41 288 24 286 28350 26708 42 294 42 286 25 281 26708 24980 40 292 41 283 25 283 24980 23168 38 292 40 281 24 286 23168 21276 35 290 38 282 24 278 21276 19295 32 282 33 277 23 265 19295 17220 30 273 31 266 26 258 17220 15093 30 268 35 262 30 261 15093 13042 31 266 32 268 35 278 13042 11184 28 264 29 274 34 277 11184 9537 28 265 25*262 28 262 9537 8075 26*265 20*244 27 243 8075 6773 20*253 19 240 26 233 6773 5617 17 235 18 238 25 226 5617 4592 16 227 16 229 25 219 4592 3689 16 226 15 224 25 212 3689 2892 16 226 14 221 24 205 2892 2179 15 225 14 219 24 197 2179 1551 15 225 13 218 24 185 1551 1027 15 225 13 216 23 177 1027 626 14 225 12 216 21 173 626 350 13 226 12 216 18 170 350 184 13 225 11 215 14 168 184 88 11 225 9 215 7*166 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