DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/02 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 61.8 - - 55.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 446 - - 233 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5754 - - 6088 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4244 - - 4203 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5819 - - 6153 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1417 - - 1416 - - 7082 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 552 - - 455 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 316 - - 319 - - 321 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -989 - - -2134 - - -6874 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6809 - - 8287 - - 6963 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -5540 - - -8386 - - -12684 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11359 - - 14539 - - 12772 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 92 - - 95 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 61.8 - - 55.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 32.6 - - 25.3 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 60.2 - - 60.5 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 31.8 - - 24.5 - - 25.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 446 - - 233 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5754 - - 6088 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 68 - - 82 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 97764 10 210 17 267 12 268 97764 90422 17 250 16 257 13 275 90422 84752 15 222 15 232 16 248 84752 80025 10 208 11 230 14 228 80025 75944 12 207 10 218 7 247 75944 72328 15 203 13 209 12 247 72328 69053 13 209 12 204 10 198 69053 66038 13 195 17 218 12 242 66038 63235 17 218 29 214 27 230 63235 60515 26 226 31 228 31 232 60515 57666 36 235 38 237 35 240 57666 54704 45 240 45 243 46 243 54704 51877 53 247 54 239 54 239 51877 49335 63 239 57 238 59 231 49335 47054 62 236 59 241 59 232 47054 44979 68 241 68 244 65 239 44979 43077 79 240 77 243 78 236 43077 41332 86 240 89 237 87 233 41332 39723 100 238 103 234 99 231 39723 38235 116 232 116 231 111 227 38235 36850 121 231 120 230 117 225 36850 35517 120 232 120 229 118 224 35517 34160 116 231 119 229 118 223 34160 32747 113 230 117 229 118 223 32747 31279 113 229 114 228 119 224 31279 29740 113 230 112 226 119 224 29740 28121 116 230 111 222 117 225 28121 26426 117 230 112 220 106 226 26426 24665 106 232 107 225 86 226 24665 22832 84 230 88 231 74 220 22832 20918 78 223 69 229 68 219 20918 18920 73 226 64 221 59 224 18920 16845 56 233 53 231 49 227 16845 14736 45 237 43 234 41 230 14736 12709 40 236 36 231 31 233 12709 10872 38 236 31 233 24 237 10872 9251 34 235 24 239 20 248 9251 7823 25 240 12 259 9 281 7823 6560 11*266 9*320 9 344 6560 5442 9*315 11*325 12 339 5442 4451 9 317 12 324 13 336 4451 3578 10 318 13 321 14 334 3578 2807 10 318 13 319 15 332 2807 2117 11 317 14 318 16 331 2117 1508 11 316 14 316 17 330 1508 999 11 315 14 315 16 328 999 610 11 314 13 315 15 327 610 343 11 313 13 314 13 325 343 180 10 314 12 314 10*323 180 88 9 313 10 314 6*321 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