DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 05/24 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 - - - 0653z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 64.2 - - 74.4 - - 63.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 36 - - 92 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 298 - - 504 - - 1978 - - 380 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 72 - - 637 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 363 - - 569 - - 2043 - - 445 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 713 - - 666 - - 1864 - - 817 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 63 - - 109 - - 236 - - 49 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 16 - - 10 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 055 - - 326 - - 089 - - 034 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 99 - - 158 - - 284 - - 154 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 264 - - 411 - - 1759 - - 291 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 110 - - 156 - - 160 - - 64 ODpotential blCL - - - 253 - - 413 - - 1883 - - 381 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 270 - - 160 - - 140 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.9 - - 64.2 - - 74.4 - - 63.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.1 - - 62.7 - - 66.9 - - 62.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.8 - - 63.9 - - 73.7 - - 63.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.0 - - 62.4 - - 66.3 - - 62.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 36 - - 92 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 298 - - 504 - - 1978 - - 380 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 95 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 12 - - 14 - - 12 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] 98500 8 075 20 069 9 035 14 049 98500 91036 11 126 6 091 7 088 10 048 91036 85260 14 095 3 139 9 092 8 067 85260 80462 15 071 8 129 8 103 7 035 80462 76359 12 067 11 095 10 093 5 037 76359 72763 12 067 9 070 6 066 7 014 72763 69516 7 038 10 062 2 019 8 357 69516 66531 3 328 4 014 5 344 6 334 66531 63765 4 326 4 319 8 311 8 325 63765 61097 4 295 5 276 11 269 12 308 61097 58325 10 306 5 307 13 268 15 280 58325 55442 20 281 17 283 14 270 15 256 55442 52694 27 255 25 259 24 279 23 266 52694 50260 26 252 30 272 36 271 29 271 50260 48132 33 269 41 266 42 263 43 266 48132 46228 31 279 36 258 38 259 46 259 46228 44477 27 299 29 293 33 278 42 264 44477 42842 38 314 45 295 42 285 51 271 42842 41306 46 308 36 296 49 282 55 265 41306 39853 46 297 35 279 43 279 45 261 39853 38472 46 287 41 268 37 270 45 263 38472 37124 45 290 42 268 36 263 40 261 37124 35743 43 295 38 266 40 265 36 257 35743 34297 35 306 33 265 41 270 31 253 34297 32791 24 304 28 262 39 261 34 253 32791 31212 21 290 25 256 40 254 36 251 31212 29550 20 257 28 258 39 250 36 250 29550 27804 19 241 28 271 37 249 34 254 27804 25969 20 230 25 270 30 254 31 253 25969 24047 21 231 21 249 21 249 24 244 24047 22043 23 236 21 233 23 241 22 233 22043 19954 20 226 18 228 23 244 25 238 19954 17779 16 212 21 224 21 243 22 238 17779 15563 22 246 20 222 17 232 21 226 15563 13431 22 248 21 231 16 230 20 232 13431 11494 25 233 22 234 15 226 16 226 11494 9775 22 229 18 238 14 231 17 224 9775 8251 19 236 14 234 13 236 17 225 8251 6899 16 231 13 219 12 232 15 223 6899 5702 17 219 12 213 10 223 11 214 5702 4646 17 215 11 222 9 195 9 203 4646 3718 17 219 11 218 9 174 9 198 3718 2904 17 207 12 216 8 169 9 196 2904 2181 15 185 10 211 5*138 8 188 2181 1546 12 145 8 173 4*099 4 180 1546 1022 9 117 4 172 4 092 4 045 1022 623 4*083 1*324 4 086 4*037 623 349 3*061 1*330 4 084 4*035 349 183 2 053 1 324 4 082 4 034 183 89 2 051 1 326 4 082 3 032 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