DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/28 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 - - - - - - 76.2 - - 75.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 74 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6891 - - 7029 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4749 - - 4167 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6956 - - 7094 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1442 - - 2641 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 455 - - 345 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 333 - - 328 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1047 - - 1481 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5909 - - 5614 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3704 - - 627 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10660 - - 6467 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 71 - - 90 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 140 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 76.2 - - 75.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.5 - - 51.2 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.4 - - 75.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.2 - - 50.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 74 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6891 - - 7029 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 60 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 98216 3 099 13 027 98216 90821 5 069 7 046 90821 85153 8 044 8 045 85153 80439 10 056 10 055 80439 76358 13 053 11 058 76358 72737 11 030 13 029 72737 69457 8 017 9 336 69457 66444 8 344 11 342 66444 63649 10 315 20 305 63649 60946 10 297 15 279 60946 58118 23 301 29 314 58118 55180 40 289 41 292 55180 52386 44 285 46 282 52386 49873 53 282 55 286 49873 47629 68 278 71 281 47629 45610 80 274 80 276 45610 43767 89 274 83 275 43767 42064 95 275 86 277 42064 40479 90 275 88 277 40479 38991 87 279 88 279 38991 37586 92 283 90 282 37586 36225 101 283 93 284 36225 34840 108 280 96 286 34840 33404 106 279 96 288 33404 31922 99 278 92 286 31922 30377 85 274 82 283 30377 28751 75 278 73 286 28751 27045 74 282 64 290 27045 25262 69 281 58 293 25262 23404 60 282 54 295 23404 21470 55 283 51 297 21470 19453 51 289 48 298 19453 17346 48 294 46 301 17346 15192 45 296 43 304 15192 13110 41 296 43 307 13110 11228 39 296 34 310 11228 9573 37 303 26 317 9573 8106 27*321 23*321 8106 6802 23*334 23*324 6802 5643 23 334 23 326 5643 4616 23 334 23 327 4616 3710 24 333 23 328 3710 2910 23 332 23 329 2910 2195 23 332 23 329 2195 1563 23 331 22 329 1563 1036 23 331 22 329 1036 632 22 330 21 329 632 354 21 330 20 328 354 185 19 330 18 329 185 89 15 329 14 328 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