DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 83.3 - - 82.7 - - 73.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 326 - - 102 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2139 - - 6575 - - 6571 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1308 - - 4771 - - 4067 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2204 - - 6640 - - 6636 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2088 - - 4365 - - 3209 - - 1139 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 343 - - 526 - - 367 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 23 - - 30 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 221 - - 207 - - 202 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 14 - - 16 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4417 - - -1834 - - -3052 - - -6258 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6621 - - 8475 - - 9689 - - 6348 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6338 - - -3196 - - -5968 - - -8581 ODpotential blCL - - - 8542 - - 9836 - - 12604 - - 8670 blCL maxRH - - - 53 - - 54 - - 57 - - 33 maxRH CAPE - - - 170 - - 200 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.0 - - 83.3 - - 82.7 - - 73.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.4 - - 46.3 - - 40.2 - - 46.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.4 - - 81.8 - - 82.1 - - 75.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 47.6 - - 45.2 - - 39.1 - - 46.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 282 - - 326 - - 102 - - -62 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2139 - - 6575 - - 6571 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 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] 98029 4 163 7 218 11 295 4 277 98029 90639 3 246 10 217 15 248 12 278 90639 84930 3 184 14 214 19 240 15 255 84930 80174 13 235 12 204 17 232 19 236 80174 76055 21 223 12 220 13 233 14 211 76055 72390 22 205 22 227 13 239 9 242 72390 69059 16 198 21 217 12 235 16 241 69059 65999 9 213 17 201 13 223 20 243 65999 63156 18 228 19 234 20 234 22 249 63156 60398 25 236 31 245 22 246 34 251 60398 57538 30 240 29 245 32 253 31 244 57538 54577 29 246 28 247 32 259 22 251 54577 51758 31 245 34 254 31 280 38 276 51758 49233 36 250 35 257 48 277 51 274 49233 47009 41 256 37 263 57 265 62 275 47009 45038 36 263 44 265 54 271 67 280 45038 43242 36 270 42 262 55 279 65 284 43242 41579 39 265 32 266 52 278 62 287 41579 40034 28 260 33 273 39 275 56 290 40034 38596 22 267 38 272 34 283 52 293 38596 37254 21 270 35 272 46 295 47 284 37254 35962 23 265 32 275 55 295 43 267 35962 34642 29 263 30 280 53 292 40 260 34642 33260 33 252 33 290 47 290 39 257 33260 31819 32 241 37 293 41 288 36 250 31819 30306 32 238 40 291 38 280 28 245 30306 28712 30 240 38 289 37 268 24 237 28712 27034 28 243 30 297 33 254 32 232 27034 25269 28 242 23 292 28 248 37 231 25269 23419 30 246 25 287 22 257 39 228 23419 21489 36 254 32 284 25 240 35 226 21489 19479 39 250 32 276 31 251 30 225 19479 17387 38 242 37 253 35 259 27 234 17387 15251 40 234 38 235 37 255 30 239 15251 13191 40 229 41 232 38 242 32 239 13191 11315 35 219 42 226 43 235 32 240 11315 9651 32 213 42 227 44 230 32 234 9651 8175 30 212 41 226 39 222 33 225 8175 6861 26 211 34*221 35*215 34 220 6861 5691 23 217 28*213 33*208 35 216 5691 4654 20 237 25 208 32 206 36 213 4654 3740 21 256 24 207 31 204 36 210 3740 2932 20*252 23 206 31 202 36 207 2932 2210 18*240 23 206 30 200 35 205 2210 1572 15 220 22 206 29 199 33 201 1572 1041 15 218 22 205 29 199 30 194 1041 634 15 217 21 205 27 198 25 187 634 355 14 216 20 205 26 198 20 182 355 186 13 215 18 205 22 197 17*179 186 89 11 215 15 205 17 196 10*177 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