DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/26 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 - - - - - - 48.3 - - 51.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 53 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1756 - - 2138 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 71 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1821 - - 2203 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1148 - - 1349 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 223 - - 198 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 021 - - 019 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 8 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 565 - - 409 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1256 - - 1794 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 510 - - 404 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1311 - - 1799 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.3 - - 51.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.3 - - 43.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 47.8 - - 50.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.7 - - 43.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 91 - - 53 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1756 - - 2138 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 100 - - - 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] 97444 31 272 36 272 97444 90009 28 253 27 265 90009 84313 23 243 21 243 84313 79600 15 243 14 238 79600 75541 11 242 6 246 75541 71955 8 259 5 265 71955 68704 8 289 6 298 68704 65710 8 285 14 293 65710 62943 9 310 18 271 62943 60271 14 305 17 283 60271 57465 19 287 21 293 57465 54534 19 264 20 268 54534 51731 19 266 18 268 51731 49214 29 256 24 271 49214 46965 30 256 24 263 46965 44924 30 266 24 267 44924 43055 33 273 28 279 43055 41340 39 266 35 279 41340 39773 44 253 37 267 39773 38331 37 244 34 257 38331 36985 33 245 29 264 36985 35687 32 252 26 264 35687 34366 31 257 26 268 34366 32989 30 255 27 277 32989 31561 32 255 25 295 31561 30064 33 258 23 308 30064 28489 21 270 25 312 28489 26830 16 312 28 318 26830 25087 15 310 31 320 25087 23256 15 335 32 320 23256 21339 22 338 31 325 21339 19330 30 345 26 331 19330 17226 34 350 23 342 17226 15067 23 356 21 342 15067 12978 14 355 17 337 12978 11074 16 355 15 335 11074 9386 19 349 16 348 9386 7895 16 355 20 007 7895 6582 17 021 20 006 6582 5434 19 029 20 027 5434 4430 16 033 21 038 4430 3551 21 040 21 026 3551 2781 23 033 19*020 2781 2096 21*024 18*020 2096 1493 20*022 17 020 1493 990 19 021 17 019 990 605 18 021 16 020 605 340 17 020 15 019 340 179 15 020 13 020 179 87 11 020 10 019 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