DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/20 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.5 - - 51.8 - - 51.1 - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 145 - - 107 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3844 - - 5140 - - 5804 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2252 - - 3196 - - 3452 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3909 - - 5205 - - 5869 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4152 - - 5817 - - 5066 - - 6457 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 334 - - 367 - - 345 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 18 - - 18 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 296 - - 309 - - 318 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 4 - - 12 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -230 - - 143 - - 74 - - -4287 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4139 - - 5062 - - 5795 - - 4375 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -780 - - -339 - - -160 - - -5180 ODpotential blCL - - - 4689 - - 5544 - - 6029 - - 5267 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 43 maxRH CAPE - - - 100 - - 120 - - 60 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.5 - - 51.8 - - 51.1 - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.9 - - 30.1 - - 26.1 - - 26.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.7 - - 51.2 - - 50.5 - - 46.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 29.5 - - 25.5 - - 25.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 145 - - 145 - - 107 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3844 - - 5140 - - 5804 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 101 - - 104 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97406 24 211 26 212 26 245 26 262 97406 90075 24 225 26 228 26 259 26 260 90075 84458 17 238 17 240 23 263 23 266 84458 79781 14 282 6 291 12 243 22 264 79781 75735 10 305 6 326 3 303 13 276 75735 72130 7 283 4 009 2 059 3 242 72130 68841 3 218 5 189 8 185 7 236 68841 65799 1 121 14 209 14 212 15 236 65799 62966 16 247 23 222 27 244 20 245 62966 60228 21 212 27 223 28 241 22 225 60228 57375 28 251 17 234 20 231 27 274 57375 54408 43 247 31 265 37 267 38 254 54408 51559 54 251 50 261 44 248 36 272 51559 48983 58 250 54 253 42 264 52 274 48983 46680 59 251 51 252 58 271 53 261 46680 44591 61 251 55 256 62 264 43 256 44591 42669 59 247 59 255 53 256 38 267 42669 40889 55 239 55 249 42 252 41 274 40889 39235 51 233 51 243 36 255 43 281 39235 37692 47 234 49 239 38 267 47 286 37692 36249 47 241 46 239 47 274 48 289 36249 34862 51 249 44 245 53 273 48 295 34862 33461 61 258 49 257 53 271 51 300 33461 32019 81 261 64 262 52 270 56 301 32019 30539 98 255 79 256 52 270 58 300 30539 29010 102 246 87 247 51 269 57 301 29010 27421 97 241 88 239 50 269 58 304 27421 25776 91 241 83 236 49 269 57 305 25776 24069 86 250 78 242 48 270 53 304 24069 22296 85 258 75 250 46 270 48 301 22296 20453 82 262 72 253 43 271 44 298 20453 18530 76 261 67 256 40 272 40 296 18530 16521 67 261 60 261 38 275 36 297 16521 14469 50 261 43 264 34 279 33 297 14469 12490 43 251 21 261 27 267 30 293 12490 10698 43 245 18 271 23 266 26 276 10698 9117 39 250 22 266 22 268 24 273 9117 7713 32 264 22 268 20 281 23 278 7713 6465 24 270 20 280 19*296 21 289 6465 5357 23 273 19*290 19*306 19 307 5357 4378 20*281 18*303 19 315 19 319 4378 3516 17*291 18 308 19 316 20 323 3516 2757 16 297 18 309 19 319 20 324 2757 2079 16 297 18 310 18 320 20 325 2079 1479 16 297 18 310 18 322 20 326 1479 981 16 298 17 310 17 322 19 327 981 599 15 297 17 310 17 323 17 328 599 337 14 297 16 311 16 323 14 328 337 177 13 296 15 311 15 323 11*327 177 87 11 296 12 310 11 323 7*327 87 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