DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/10 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 - - - - - - 67.3 - - 70.9 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 288 - - 93 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2231 - - 2353 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1383 - - 929 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2296 - - 2418 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 458 - - 867 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 351 - - 250 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 186 - - 180 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2993 - - -4015 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5289 - - 6433 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7252 - - -7916 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9548 - - 10334 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 56 - - 49 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 67.3 - - 70.9 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.9 - - 43.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 65.6 - - 70.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.8 - - 42.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 288 - - 93 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2231 - - 2353 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 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] 97341 47 260 60 260 97341 89869 45 259 50 257 89869 84142 39 256 39 260 84142 79441 29 245 33 251 79441 75427 25 245 28 238 75427 71897 26 255 26 233 71897 68703 27 246 29 244 68703 65770 21 223 27 245 65770 63041 16 247 21 235 63041 60360 32 273 26 263 60360 57552 45 269 42 264 57552 54658 46 261 42 257 54658 51894 42 257 41 256 51894 49394 41 254 40 251 49394 47151 36 247 35 250 47151 45120 28 239 29 260 45120 43274 35 270 42 276 43274 41607 47 280 50 282 41607 40089 49 280 46 278 40089 38678 30 277 35 262 38678 37344 18 291 30 262 37344 36048 20 306 30 306 36048 34728 31 319 36 293 34728 33352 40 314 39 281 33352 31919 41 300 36 279 31919 30413 39 290 30 278 30413 28820 25 296 31 278 28820 27141 16 300 33 278 27141 25374 13 296 33 278 25374 23523 9 292 30 269 23523 21588 8 284 26 256 21588 19559 18 273 23 242 19559 17436 23 277 23 250 17436 15271 22 273 25 264 15271 13188 20 264 27 267 13188 11296 19 250 27 263 11296 9617 17 243 24 259 9617 8128 12 243 20 250 8128 6806 8 244 16 242 6806 5633 8 244 14 231 5633 4596 9 248 12 237 4596 3684 10 247 11 231 3684 2884 10*221 11*199 2884 2173 10*191 11*184 2173 1547 10 188 12 182 1547 1025 10 186 11 180 1025 626 9 183 11 178 626 351 9 183 11 178 351 184 8 182 10 178 184 89 7 181 8 177 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