DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/09 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 - - - - - - 51.7 - - 56.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 297 - - 147 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2853 - - 2870 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1846 - - 1552 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2918 - - 2935 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 429 - - 803 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 382 - - 303 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 129 - - 137 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -107 - - -1236 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3026 - - 4171 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 249 - - -8202 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2669 - - 11137 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 74 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.7 - - 56.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.3 - - 39.3 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 50.1 - - 55.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.4 - - 38.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 297 - - 147 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2853 - - 2870 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 90 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 97461 61 255 55 264 97461 89989 44 244 49 254 89989 84253 39 242 37 255 84253 79530 32 247 31 248 79530 75500 25 245 27 237 75500 71953 24 252 22 235 71953 68738 28 252 26 240 68738 65775 31 253 27 241 65775 63017 36 260 30 246 63017 60330 40 257 35 252 60330 57519 37 254 39 256 57519 54599 37 255 39 257 54599 51811 36 248 35 260 51811 49308 31 245 35 262 49308 47067 32 249 38 260 47067 45034 36 242 38 256 45034 43178 35 232 35 253 43178 41479 27 238 36 251 41479 39925 32 247 36 249 39925 38500 32 230 33 249 38500 37170 28 224 34 248 37170 35880 28 232 34 242 35880 34560 30 234 32 241 34560 33180 30 234 30 243 33180 31743 27 233 27 244 31743 30235 25 228 26 240 30235 28643 25 230 25 240 28643 26971 22 229 25 248 26971 25217 19 238 25 253 25217 23378 22 248 23 253 23378 21455 21 249 23 256 21455 19439 17 253 22 258 19439 17324 12 244 20 255 17324 15155 10 232 17 250 15155 13062 8 240 12 247 13062 11161 7 241 10 254 11161 9474 5 231 8 277 9474 7979 4 218 7 287 7979 6658 7 210 5 270 6658 5495 7 198 8 251 5495 4474 4 189 7 223 4474 3585 7*139 7*175 3585 2808 7*131 8*146 2808 2117 7 130 9 140 2117 1507 6 129 9 137 1507 999 6 128 9 135 999 610 6 129 9 133 610 342 5 128 9 132 342 181 5 129 8 132 181 88 5 129 7 132 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