DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/04 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 - - - - - - 81.6 - - 81.4 - - 65.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 248 - - 96 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3226 - - 3711 - - 304 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2069 - - 1921 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3291 - - 3776 - - 369 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1652 - - 4851 - - 356 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 379 - - 294 - - 59 W* B/S - - - - - - 12 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 9 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 188 - - 180 - - 091 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 9 - - 5 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 11 - - 47 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1188 - - -528 - - -1123 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4479 - - 4304 - - 1492 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2680 - - -1269 - - -5593 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5971 - - 5045 - - 5962 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 97 - - 77 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 900 - - 1030 - - 160 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.6 - - 81.4 - - 65.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.4 - - 62.9 - - 59.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 80.0 - - 80.6 - - 65.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.6 - - 62.2 - - 58.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 248 - - 96 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3226 - - 3711 - - 304 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 87 - - 8 - - 30 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 11 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] 96847 30 270 31 268 30 281 96847 89577 25 264 30 279 28 275 89577 83969 19 278 22 275 14 302 83969 79339 14 305 11 287 12 325 79339 75380 12 320 8 350 13 325 75380 71890 17 308 10 344 12 317 71890 68719 20 299 13 328 18 311 68719 65802 14 297 15 313 21 306 65802 63102 12 318 14 307 17 307 63102 60475 13 330 16 316 14 315 60475 57710 17 304 24 292 12 301 57710 54828 12 284 20 279 14 289 54828 52082 16 287 23 281 19 282 52082 49625 24 278 28 286 30 283 49625 47457 29 276 30 273 25 264 47457 45541 27 284 18 261 18 254 45541 43814 19 288 11 290 7 262 43814 42212 21 303 17 314 3 340 42212 40705 25 300 19 305 8 011 40705 39280 22 293 19 297 10 282 39280 37926 17 288 18 299 15 264 37926 36607 16 282 15 301 13 266 36607 35255 14 261 8 285 13 258 35255 33842 13 243 7 255 16 250 33842 32371 14 241 9 226 17 248 32371 30826 15 249 12 214 17 244 30826 29195 16 255 14 215 15 236 29195 27480 16 252 12 220 13 217 27480 25678 15 247 9 226 11 201 25678 23789 15 242 15 235 11 219 23789 21822 19 235 21 240 20 223 21822 19773 25 238 25 239 26 221 19773 17635 25 243 26 238 25 218 17635 15448 20 236 24 232 23 218 15448 13341 15 226 24 227 26 217 13341 11429 16 215 22 217 29 214 11429 9736 17 214 22 207 24 221 9736 8237 14 213 20 210 25 223 8237 6904 13 222 17 209 26 215 6904 5719 10 223 16 208 25 208 5719 4670 8 209 14*203 26 201 4670 3746 6*189 12*196 25 194 3746 2930 6*186 11 191 24 186 2930 2201 6 188 10 184 24 174 2201 1560 6 188 9 176 20 155 1560 1028 6 188 8 165 17 121 1028 624 6 189 7 161 17*099 624 350 6 189 7 158 15*092 350 184 5 189 6 155 13 091 184 89 5 190 5 155 10 089 89 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