DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/25 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 55.8 - - 53.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 306 - - 82 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2246 - - 2063 - - 955 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1408 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2311 - - 2128 - - 1020 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 613 - - 449 - - 906 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 357 - - 224 - - 98 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 25 - - 23 - - 23 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 108 - - 101 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 13 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 2 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1167 - - -371 - - -621 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3478 - - 2499 - - 1641 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6703 - - -6837 - - -6845 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9014 - - 8965 - - 7865 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 70 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 59.8 - - 55.8 - - 53.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 44.9 - - 45.2 - - 46.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 58.5 - - 55.5 - - 53.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.6 - - 45.0 - - 46.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 306 - - 82 - - 15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2246 - - 2063 - - 955 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 97430 31 249 31 281 27 271 97430 90086 31 250 30 266 27 269 90086 84431 22 247 26 254 22 272 84431 79699 19 231 20 236 22 270 79699 75593 7 247 13 223 14 253 75593 71963 2 036 9 199 8 247 71963 68701 3 010 7 209 9 272 68701 65716 7 304 2 294 7 255 65716 62943 11 296 7 314 7 289 62943 60252 14 291 14 299 10 299 60252 57447 16 292 20 294 18 300 57447 54543 21 298 26 299 25 304 54543 51771 26 303 31 291 32 289 51771 49273 32 289 30 291 31 279 49273 47039 33 280 36 280 34 282 47039 45028 40 266 42 270 39 280 45028 43209 41 260 54 250 54 255 43209 41557 43 265 49 246 50 240 41557 40031 44 273 37 253 53 259 40031 38602 49 276 52 274 72 254 38602 37259 57 282 54 271 61 245 37259 35957 55 282 56 268 55 243 35957 34623 48 278 55 265 54 245 34623 33228 42 267 50 265 57 244 33228 31774 42 261 45 261 59 242 31774 30250 40 260 48 253 49 242 30250 28643 41 260 49 245 37 241 28643 26952 41 256 45 243 32 245 26952 25178 39 255 38 251 29 254 25178 23321 35 258 38 265 25 267 23321 21386 31 259 36 264 26 271 21386 19364 26 265 30 264 26 268 19364 17253 23 272 25 266 25 269 17253 15097 22 268 22 266 25 268 15097 13024 22 258 21 259 25 258 13024 11146 24 245 24 251 26 234 11146 9485 26 238 25 248 25 222 9485 8011 25 235 22 243 22 232 8011 6699 20 236 18 231 21 245 6699 5531 16 235 16 210 16 229 5531 4501 18 189 22 171 15 185 4501 3599 25 155 31 148 22 150 3599 2808 26*135 29*131 28 132 2808 2108 26*111 26*109 31 111 2108 1499 26 109 25 102 29*093 1499 994 26 108 24 100 28*089 994 607 25 107 23 098 25 086 607 341 24 106 21 097 22 085 341 180 21 106 19 097 19 084 180 88 16 106 14 095 14 084 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