DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 04/19 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 - - - - - - 48.2 - - 55.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 91 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 932 - - 4867 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 2716 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 997 - - 4932 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3524 - - 2984 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 90 - - 318 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 24 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 312 - - 302 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 17 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -743 - - 528 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1740 - - 4404 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1441 - - -573 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2438 - - 5505 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 91 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 70 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.2 - - 55.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.0 - - 36.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.3 - - 55.1 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.2 - - 35.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 7 - - 91 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 932 - - 4867 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 62 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - 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] 97148 32 215 35 248 97148 89833 26 232 31 250 89833 84226 12 250 21 250 84226 79589 10 277 11 247 79589 75591 18 267 15 264 75591 72044 15 235 19 256 72044 68834 12 219 14 247 68834 65876 12 225 12 233 65876 63111 19 240 17 221 63111 60416 27 237 26 253 60416 57604 36 234 38 244 57604 54676 39 234 42 240 54676 51863 46 244 48 235 51863 49331 58 246 53 240 49331 47064 73 237 62 240 47064 45005 73 228 68 234 45005 43114 69 227 72 229 43114 41374 77 235 78 229 41374 39782 102 236 89 230 39782 38322 113 230 111 231 38322 36966 113 227 132 225 36966 35652 107 225 130 226 35652 34305 101 222 130 229 34305 32901 98 217 125 232 32901 31444 97 213 114 230 31444 29919 94 212 103 224 29919 28312 91 213 100 220 28312 26621 88 216 99 219 26621 24843 88 220 94 220 24843 22987 82 222 87 222 22987 21057 75 224 80 224 21057 19048 71 223 77 223 19048 16949 75 220 75 223 16949 14807 73 217 69 229 14807 12744 65 209 62 246 12744 10872 53 202 60 256 10872 9223 45 218 51 263 9223 7789 41 249 36 285 7789 6534 39 277 35 290 6534 5419 41 297 35*292 5419 4432 38 303 31*297 4432 3561 34 304 28 300 3561 2793 31 305 25 302 2793 2107 26 307 24 303 2107 1501 22*309 23 303 1501 995 18*311 23 304 995 608 16 312 22 303 608 341 14 312 20 304 341 180 12 312 18 303 180 87 9 311 14 304 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