DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 04/30 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 - - 1331z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.8 - - 66.8 - - 57.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 412 - - 134 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6330 - - 7470 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4677 - - 4892 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6395 - - 7535 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 874 - - 2202 - - 5225 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 558 - - 407 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 20 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 292 - - 276 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 630 - - 488 - - -3170 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5765 - - 7048 - - 3258 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 219 - - -73 - - -3929 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6176 - - 7608 - - 4017 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 83 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 40 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.8 - - 66.8 - - 57.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.6 - - 35.9 - - 44.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 63.9 - - 66.1 - - 58.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.7 - - 35.2 - - 43.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 412 - - 134 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6330 - - 7470 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 33 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 97375 17 257 18 284 18 297 97375 90033 16 250 16 254 16 286 90033 84405 11 230 14 243 12 259 84405 79720 2 233 9 216 10 203 79720 75671 3 118 3 142 7 179 75671 72090 5 260 5 129 4 147 72090 68853 6 235 2 125 2 307 68853 65880 4 225 5 235 9 296 65880 63116 4 252 6 233 9 238 63116 60419 5 193 5 229 14 198 60419 57574 12 251 9 243 11 210 57574 54593 23 247 17 243 13 253 54593 51725 31 258 32 263 35 269 51725 49152 49 253 50 249 50 254 49152 46866 48 242 46 243 47 251 46866 44802 42 247 45 257 53 256 44802 42915 54 252 58 254 59 256 42915 41170 60 244 66 247 59 254 41170 39549 60 242 64 239 58 253 39549 38046 63 246 60 238 57 252 38046 36650 68 248 56 238 59 254 36650 35314 71 247 50 240 60 254 35314 33963 73 247 47 241 56 254 33963 32569 75 247 48 241 52 253 32569 31135 76 246 51 241 53 253 31135 29643 76 245 52 243 54 253 29643 28073 74 245 54 245 55 253 28073 26420 68 245 55 245 56 252 26420 24679 58 244 57 245 57 251 24679 22854 54 241 56 245 56 250 22854 20949 55 237 55 245 54 247 20949 18963 57 238 53 248 53 246 18963 16893 54 241 51 250 50 250 16893 14787 53 239 47 247 46 253 14787 12766 56 240 38 247 42 247 12766 10933 45 249 32 253 38 238 10933 9313 32 251 21 259 28 238 9313 7881 27 257 19*268 18 255 7881 6609 20*279 20*270 18 264 6609 5478 20*285 20 272 20 274 5478 4477 19 290 20 274 23 291 4477 3597 18 291 20 277 27 304 3597 2821 18 292 20 278 28 310 2821 2128 17 293 20 279 28 311 2128 1515 17 294 20 280 28 312 1515 1005 17 294 19 280 27 312 1005 614 16 294 19 280 25 312 614 344 15 295 18 280 22 312 344 181 14 295 17 281 18*312 181 88 12 294 13 281 13*311 88 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