DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/15 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 - - - 58.1 - - 64.5 - - 67.2 - - 63.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 379 - - 226 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4418 - - 5521 - - 5497 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 3008 - - 3995 - - 3731 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4483 - - 5586 - - 5562 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1474 - - 1505 - - 1033 - - 6049 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 434 - - 517 - - 435 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 17 - - 17 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 301 - - 308 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -10 - - -13 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 566 - - 234 - - -254 - - -4507 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3917 - - 5352 - - 5816 - - 4596 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -208 - - 233 - - -6351 - - -5554 ODpotential blCL - - - 4691 - - 5353 - - 11913 - - 5642 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 99 - - 86 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.1 - - 64.5 - - 67.2 - - 63.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.3 - - 41.3 - - 42.0 - - 44.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.8 - - 62.7 - - 66.1 - - 65.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 40.7 - - 41.5 - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 275 - - 379 - - 226 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4418 - - 5521 - - 5497 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 40 - - 97 - - 44 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98229 5 069 10 114 5 334 7 312 98229 90824 3 076 1 127 8 312 9 312 90824 85120 5 256 6 248 4 305 7 313 85120 80380 9 251 7 222 5 266 7 299 80380 76290 9 234 5 191 8 248 12 289 76290 72664 5 205 6 109 10 217 11 261 72664 69372 6 272 4 054 7 208 8 264 69372 66342 3 235 4 278 9 223 9 284 66342 63531 2 323 11 271 6 231 8 285 63531 60801 10 245 19 260 15 264 16 283 60801 57948 13 250 20 252 9 272 11 284 57948 54990 18 280 18 262 22 305 17 312 54990 52185 24 277 25 268 37 290 31 301 52185 49683 23 273 28 278 36 277 34 298 49683 47452 29 287 32 302 33 285 39 298 47452 45442 32 294 37 306 34 296 39 293 45442 43611 37 303 44 307 39 309 34 294 43611 41928 39 306 49 307 48 332 43 310 41928 40375 38 312 54 315 67 335 45 313 40375 38936 44 321 67 331 81 323 61 308 38936 37586 52 329 92 340 85 317 73 299 37586 36275 66 333 108 331 87 314 70 294 36275 34931 76 331 113 324 86 314 65 297 34931 33525 82 328 112 323 83 317 56 298 33525 32061 82 325 105 326 79 315 51 296 32061 30523 73 325 98 326 74 318 52 294 30523 28899 66 331 97 323 75 317 55 290 28899 27187 62 336 97 326 75 315 56 298 27187 25388 59 342 82 327 73 314 55 300 25388 23504 54 345 71 323 71 315 52 296 23504 21544 48 347 65 325 66 324 48 301 21544 19500 44 348 61 327 50 324 38 312 19500 17363 38 346 54 328 44 331 35 309 17363 15181 34 342 49 327 39 327 33 307 15181 13083 32 336 44 327 36 321 31 310 13083 11179 33 330 38 326 36 319 31 313 11179 9497 32 331 32 329 34 323 28 315 9497 8016 31 340 26 332 28 326 20 311 8016 6713 27 342 19*318 20*318 19 306 6713 5565 21*333 18*310 17*311 17 310 5565 4550 20*326 18 306 17 310 15 313 4550 3656 20 324 17 303 17 309 14 313 3656 2867 20 324 17 301 17 308 14 314 2867 2162 20 323 17 299 17 307 13 314 2162 1539 19 323 17 298 17 307 12 313 1539 1020 19 322 17 296 16 306 12 313 1020 622 18 322 16 295 16 305 11 310 622 349 17 322 16 294 15 306 9 307 349 183 16 322 15 294 14 305 7 303 183 88 13 322 12 294 11 305 4*297 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