DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/08 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 - - - 0653z - - 0702z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.0 - - 49.8 - - 50.7 - - 41.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 373 - - 458 - - 224 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2395 - - 3665 - - 3472 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1569 - - 2600 - - 2187 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2460 - - 3730 - - 3537 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 616 - - 791 - - 742 - - 2145 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 386 - - 476 - - 369 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 11 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 059 - - 075 - - 076 - - 108 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 4 - - -5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2646 - - -2427 - - -3028 - - -3794 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5107 - - 6158 - - 6565 - - 3881 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12948 - - -11618 - - -12270 - - -14415 ODpotential blCL - - - 15408 - - 15348 - - 15807 - - 14502 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 57 - - 57 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.0 - - 49.8 - - 50.7 - - 41.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.4 - - 23.5 - - 22.6 - - 25.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 47.5 - - 49.3 - - 42.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.8 - - 22.7 - - 21.8 - - 25.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 373 - - 458 - - 224 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2395 - - 3665 - - 3472 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 97330 46 247 39 240 61 252 55 248 97330 89899 47 243 44 242 53 248 48 252 89899 84209 37 236 43 239 39 245 40 257 84209 79500 31 226 36 239 31 252 31 250 79500 75440 36 247 36 251 31 253 28 246 75440 71864 36 243 41 253 33 248 32 254 71864 68631 28 230 38 249 35 240 39 254 68631 65652 28 248 39 245 36 240 43 250 65652 62886 35 254 42 242 38 248 43 247 62886 60204 43 255 44 249 42 252 42 250 60204 57401 50 259 47 253 46 253 44 255 57401 54482 56 257 49 252 53 253 49 253 54482 51700 58 254 49 247 57 253 48 251 51700 49209 59 253 49 248 56 248 50 251 49209 46979 61 252 52 253 52 245 52 246 46979 44958 63 251 55 257 48 243 50 243 44958 43118 64 247 58 254 46 244 46 239 43118 41438 62 243 60 248 49 249 44 240 41438 39899 59 242 60 245 60 247 50 243 39899 38480 57 247 59 247 65 243 54 241 38480 37148 56 251 59 250 69 239 53 242 37148 35853 55 251 59 251 67 243 53 245 35853 34524 51 251 57 253 61 247 55 247 34524 33134 47 255 55 257 51 247 51 249 33134 31686 46 261 52 256 46 256 44 254 31686 30166 47 267 44 255 39 258 37 260 30166 28563 46 265 37 257 32 254 31 261 28563 26877 44 259 36 262 28 251 25 262 26877 25106 42 261 32 265 26 257 21 268 25106 23252 37 265 29 265 25 261 21 277 23252 21315 33 270 27 263 26 265 22 289 21315 19290 27 279 24 271 26 270 21 296 19290 17173 23 292 19 277 22 275 16 286 17173 15009 23 301 15 284 17 281 10 280 15009 12917 21 305 12 298 13 292 7 288 12917 11014 17 313 10 316 9 316 3 297 11014 9330 11 323 8 329 8 336 1 343 9330 7848 9 335 7 338 7 008 2 062 7848 6541 10 345 8 353 7 047 5 071 6541 5392 11 001 9 014 8 063 8 090 5392 4386 12 025 6*056 5*065 10 103 4386 3509 14 057 7*070 6*070 9 092 3509 2742 13*061 7 072 6 072 9 083 2742 2063 12*061 8 075 7 076 10 094 2063 1467 12 060 8 076 8 077 12 106 1467 973 12 060 8 076 8 078 14 108 973 594 11 059 8 077 8 079 13 108 594 334 11 059 8 077 8 080 12 109 334 177 10 059 8 077 8 080 10*108 177 87 9 059 7 078 7 081 7*108 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