DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/11 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 - - - - - - 63.2 - - 63.6 - - 56.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 366 - - 154 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3990 - - 3941 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2786 - - 2365 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4055 - - 4006 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 860 - - 981 - - 3829 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 459 - - 345 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 12 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 328 - - 321 - - 353 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1040 - - -2262 - - -4248 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5095 - - 6269 - - 4336 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7773 - - -9456 - - -12432 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11828 - - 13462 - - 12520 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 55 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 63.2 - - 63.6 - - 56.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.5 - - 36.7 - - 38.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 61.3 - - 62.7 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.5 - - 35.7 - - 37.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 366 - - 154 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3990 - - 3941 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 97052 44 254 52 263 45 278 97052 89722 34 249 43 257 37 270 89722 84102 28 253 33 259 31 260 84102 79440 22 265 21 268 28 273 79440 75439 24 269 30 272 29 266 75439 71910 29 259 33 262 31 261 71910 68710 29 252 35 261 40 269 68710 65763 30 260 38 259 43 269 65763 63016 31 263 37 261 43 275 63016 60341 30 270 40 273 46 277 60341 57543 39 273 45 269 48 274 57543 54635 44 266 43 261 49 269 54635 51858 45 267 41 264 47 265 51858 49358 45 267 39 270 42 267 49358 47120 44 268 43 278 44 283 47120 45102 47 271 49 279 52 284 45102 43264 51 275 51 277 53 276 43264 41579 53 276 48 278 47 273 41579 40024 53 278 47 283 40 284 40024 38584 57 283 51 288 42 301 38584 37241 60 282 54 291 49 307 37241 35946 59 279 56 292 53 306 35946 34624 57 279 55 296 55 305 34624 33244 55 281 53 298 56 304 33244 31805 55 281 51 299 55 303 31805 30295 55 283 50 299 51 302 30295 28702 52 285 49 298 47 298 28702 27025 48 288 48 297 47 293 27025 25263 45 287 45 297 45 289 25263 23415 41 283 44 297 42 288 23415 21484 39 279 42 293 38 290 21484 19466 38 277 41 285 36 290 19466 17353 38 278 37 283 34 286 17353 15189 37 284 34 285 31 286 15189 13096 33 284 31 285 29 288 13096 11190 30 281 31 287 28 289 11190 9498 29 284 29 293 26 293 9498 8003 28 293 26 301 22 298 8003 6685 28 304 22 308 19 303 6685 5526 24 310 17 315 17 309 5526 4510 16*326 13*320 14 325 4510 3620 16*328 13*321 13 341 3620 2838 16 329 13 321 13 349 2838 2139 16 329 13 321 13 351 2139 1522 16 328 13 321 14 352 1522 1009 15 328 12 321 13 354 1009 615 15 328 12 321 13 355 615 345 14 328 12 321 11 355 345 181 13 328 11 320 9*355 181 88 11 327 9 320 4*353 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