DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/05 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 61.6 - - 53.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 30 - - -13 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1577 - - 1583 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1642 - - 1648 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1809 - - 1620 - - 3123 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 167 - - 98 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 24 - - 21 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 230 - - 296 - - 303 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 16 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 14 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 711 - - 587 - - -1645 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 931 - - 1061 - - 1732 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 194 - - -279 - - -2273 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1448 - - 1927 - - 2360 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 530 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.9 - - 61.6 - - 53.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 64.7 - - 57.1 - - 46.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.8 - - 62.0 - - 54.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.1 - - 56.3 - - 45.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 30 - - -13 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1577 - - 1583 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 99 - - 100 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 9 - - 7 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] 96730 32 247 33 257 39 272 96730 89438 18 252 22 271 19 261 89438 83863 11 268 18 278 15 265 83863 79270 14 261 13 285 11 278 79270 75326 9 274 12 301 11 286 75326 71840 11 300 10 303 9 290 71840 68681 13 311 13 311 16 314 68681 65754 17 317 18 300 19 300 65754 63014 16 302 15 271 23 278 63014 60343 11 284 17 258 21 266 60343 57551 16 276 22 275 27 266 57551 54663 24 275 29 271 31 265 54663 51906 30 265 30 259 36 260 51906 49413 27 253 32 262 40 251 49413 47167 36 259 44 259 49 248 47167 45132 62 232 63 241 55 244 45132 43282 54 201 59 230 68 243 43282 41602 67 241 74 241 80 237 41602 40069 75 240 86 236 84 231 40069 38644 74 233 83 230 89 223 38644 37298 74 232 85 230 96 220 37298 35985 71 229 83 228 97 222 35985 34639 67 222 78 222 94 226 34639 33234 65 218 78 219 90 226 33234 31772 65 220 77 220 86 223 31772 30237 63 219 74 220 84 220 30237 28618 61 218 70 219 81 218 28618 26918 62 222 65 219 80 218 26918 25135 62 224 63 222 81 221 25135 23269 60 225 63 223 82 225 23269 21324 58 227 61 220 78 229 21324 19295 56 227 61 224 69 232 19295 17180 54 225 65 237 61 237 17180 15027 54 223 58 246 56 240 15027 12958 55 221 49 248 50 237 12958 11080 57 220 46 245 48 236 11080 9416 57 224 47 247 44 239 9416 7943 52 230 46 248 38 242 7943 6637 45 232 38 243 35 233 6637 5482 41 230 24 242 33 236 5482 4466 37 228 18 256 30 254 4466 3578 34 228 18 270 29 285 3578 2803 32 229 21 286 31 303 2803 2114 31*230 23*294 32 306 2114 1505 30*230 23*296 31 305 1505 999 27 230 23 296 29 305 999 610 24 230 22 296 25 305 610 342 22 230 19 296 21 304 342 180 19 230 17 296 18 303 180 87 14 230 12 295 11*303 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