DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/29 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 - - - - - - 75.4 - - 76.7 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 184 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4881 - - 5125 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3504 - - 3351 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4946 - - 5190 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1134 - - 1246 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 501 - - 401 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 17 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 281 - - 254 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1841 - - -1782 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6788 - - 6972 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8422 - - -7784 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 13368 - - 12974 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 57 - - 71 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.4 - - 76.7 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.9 - - 46.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.3 - - 75.7 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.8 - - 45.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 184 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4881 - - 5125 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - - 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] 98164 9 147 4 034 98164 90782 12 098 7 135 90782 85098 12 088 11 101 85098 80360 12 070 9 088 80360 76261 12 048 10 089 76261 72626 8 046 10 054 72626 69340 5 011 6 013 69340 66319 8 354 3 002 66319 63501 15 329 20 336 63501 60788 24 311 31 325 60788 57989 27 287 33 308 57989 55086 26 302 33 300 55086 52306 43 305 40 302 52306 49816 53 302 52 304 49816 47615 62 299 66 300 47615 45648 65 295 75 296 45648 43858 65 297 81 295 43858 42205 66 300 84 296 42205 40662 66 302 84 296 40662 39212 66 303 84 295 39212 37843 67 304 80 295 37843 36514 69 304 77 297 36514 35154 71 303 76 295 35154 33732 69 303 74 292 33732 32252 65 303 72 292 32252 30699 62 301 69 293 30699 29063 61 301 65 292 29063 27345 58 304 63 290 27345 25543 54 306 62 290 25543 23660 51 308 60 291 23660 21696 49 305 58 294 21696 19645 46 302 56 297 19645 17504 44 303 53 299 17504 15319 40 307 46 301 15319 13214 36 306 40 308 13214 11303 35 305 36 313 11303 9610 33 307 33 314 9610 8117 29 309 29 309 8117 6799 22 309 24 297 6799 5636 12*298 19*260 5636 4609 10*285 18*258 4609 3704 10 283 18 256 3704 2906 10 282 18 255 2906 2191 10 281 17 253 2191 1561 11 280 17 252 1561 1035 11 280 16 251 1035 631 10 279 16 251 631 354 10 280 15 251 354 185 10 280 14 250 185 89 8 279 11 251 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