DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/21 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 - - - - - - 72.8 - - 70.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 208 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3021 - - 3168 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2019 - - 1937 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3086 - - 3233 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 772 - - 854 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 408 - - 351 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 053 - - 046 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2420 - - -1388 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5506 - - 4621 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7403 - - -6321 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10489 - - 9554 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 97 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - 170 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.8 - - 70.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 49.2 - - 50.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 70.9 - - 69.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 48.8 - - 50.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 208 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3021 - - 3168 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 88 - - 88 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 98219 11 108 5 172 98219 90777 8 119 10 110 90777 85037 6 086 8 092 85037 80294 9 063 1 089 80294 76234 3 072 2 096 76234 72646 3 183 4 277 72646 69404 4 239 6 286 69404 66431 7 281 9 275 66431 63670 11 250 11 265 63670 60992 14 226 17 254 60992 58203 14 228 18 227 58203 55321 18 261 19 245 55321 52592 28 256 32 250 52592 50152 31 235 39 235 50152 47980 23 242 41 247 47980 46038 41 261 40 245 46038 44267 42 256 37 249 44267 42623 37 257 45 262 42623 41081 42 264 51 258 41081 39629 49 268 50 252 39629 38251 50 267 45 249 38251 36908 46 264 44 245 36908 35532 42 260 43 244 35532 34093 41 258 43 248 34093 32594 37 248 40 250 32594 31021 35 246 37 251 31021 29361 33 251 36 253 29361 27614 32 248 35 243 27614 25782 30 243 37 241 25782 23866 30 245 36 244 23866 21870 31 244 34 245 21870 19792 29 244 33 240 19792 17630 26 237 29 230 17630 15433 23 231 24 224 15433 13319 21 232 20 236 13319 11399 22 236 20 255 11399 9693 22 238 21 253 9693 8176 19 239 19 245 8176 6824 18 232 20 239 6824 5627 16 223 15 223 5627 4579 7 182 3 132 4579 3671 9*084 12*057 3671 2877 12*066 13*053 2877 2169 12 058 15 048 2169 1544 13 052 15 047 1544 1023 13 050 15 045 1023 624 13 047 15 044 624 350 12 045 15 043 350 184 12 044 14 043 184 89 10 044 11 042 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