DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/22 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 - - - - - - 68.9 - - 72.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - 22 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1092 - - 1835 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 72 - - 72 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1157 - - 1900 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2819 - - 4213 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 132 - - 145 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 4 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 225 - - 251 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4545 - - -4114 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5702 - - 6015 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7175 - - -5599 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8332 - - 7499 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 30 - - 40 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 72.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.4 - - 46.1 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 71.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.7 - - 45.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 28 - - 22 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1092 - - 1835 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 101 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 97491 27 250 31 259 97491 90037 30 243 30 248 90037 84331 24 229 24 238 84331 79619 22 216 21 241 79619 75563 19 206 17 214 75563 71961 9 229 13 201 71961 68683 13 215 10 222 68683 65667 5 231 7 225 65667 62868 13 297 10 288 62868 60176 18 288 17 285 60176 57371 18 289 15 304 57371 54436 31 297 30 306 54436 51630 39 287 36 297 51630 49111 37 284 41 293 49111 46869 35 292 44 286 46869 44860 38 296 42 288 44860 43037 37 302 41 293 43037 41363 38 310 38 296 41363 39814 40 314 39 301 39814 38370 39 315 39 307 38370 37010 40 315 42 315 37010 35693 42 313 46 321 35693 34354 42 310 48 322 34354 32965 43 304 49 319 32965 31528 47 297 49 317 31528 30028 46 297 46 313 30028 28452 42 300 43 304 28452 26797 40 298 42 300 26797 25057 39 295 39 299 25057 23231 40 294 37 299 23231 21324 39 290 35 299 21324 19332 38 285 32 298 19332 17250 39 282 29 291 17250 15123 38 281 28 283 15123 13072 35 279 30 282 13072 11210 34 278 31 286 11210 9558 34 272 31 287 9558 8088 31 265 31 279 8088 6780 25 266 30 266 6780 5620 21 264 27 260 5620 4593 20 264 23 256 4593 3689 20 261 19 253 3689 2892 19 255 15 253 2892 2180 18 249 10*253 2180 1552 15*237 6*252 1552 1029 12*228 5 252 1029 628 10 225 4 251 628 352 9 225 3 250 352 184 8 224 3 250 184 88 7 223 3 251 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