DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/21 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 - - - - - - 54.8 - - 57.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 451 - - 196 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4876 - - 4409 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3549 - - 2830 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4941 - - 4474 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 883 - - 990 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 523 - - 385 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 9 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 281 - - 215 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3241 - - -4652 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8182 - - 9127 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11030 - - -12732 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15971 - - 17206 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 54 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 54.8 - - 57.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 19.2 - - 17.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 52.5 - - 56.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 18.1 - - 16.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 451 - - 196 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4876 - - 4409 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 79 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - 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] 97479 31 230 31 258 97479 90078 24 251 24 257 90078 84419 24 262 21 240 84419 79740 14 243 13 235 79740 75693 4 233 10 220 75693 72071 11 226 13 241 72071 68779 13 209 11 237 68779 65754 12 241 15 258 65754 62954 15 256 20 253 62954 60247 19 270 22 278 60247 57421 22 284 29 281 57421 54481 30 291 36 282 54481 51672 40 289 42 282 51672 49145 44 287 43 288 49145 46887 44 290 46 290 46887 44845 44 298 44 292 44845 42986 48 300 46 299 42986 41289 50 300 54 302 41289 39730 53 305 57 303 39730 38281 58 307 57 307 38281 36925 61 308 58 309 36925 35617 61 310 58 311 35617 34286 60 315 57 313 34286 32900 63 319 56 316 32900 31460 65 319 56 316 31460 29951 66 319 55 313 29951 28358 66 320 53 312 28358 26681 64 320 50 314 26681 24917 62 317 48 316 24917 23069 62 314 49 313 23069 21141 59 316 51 311 21141 19131 53 320 50 311 19131 17038 44 322 47 311 17038 14906 37 318 46 315 14906 12853 38 321 44 316 12853 10984 39 322 41 313 10984 9328 33 315 35 310 9328 7862 26 307 28 309 7862 6566 19 303 23 299 6566 5428 10*290 13*270 5428 4433 7*281 8*216 4433 3561 7 279 8 214 3561 2792 7 281 8 214 2792 2105 7 281 8 214 2105 1499 7 281 8 214 1499 994 6 283 7 215 994 607 6 284 7 215 607 341 6 284 6 216 341 180 6 284 6 216 180 87 5 284 5 216 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