DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/28 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 59.0 - - 54.5 - - 60.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 273 - - 66 - - -10 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2895 - - 1142 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1849 - - 71 - - 71 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2960 - - 1207 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1573 - - 1183 - - 1575 - - 3143 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 374 - - 172 - - 17 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 9 - - 5 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 168 - - 119 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 10 - - -5 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3644 - - -2980 - - -1545 - - -5359 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6604 - - 4187 - - 1633 - - 5447 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12641 - - -9967 - - -3737 - - -13988 ODpotential blCL - - - 15601 - - 11174 - - 3825 - - 14076 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 72 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 30 - - 30 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.6 - - 59.0 - - 54.5 - - 60.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.2 - - 41.3 - - 47.9 - - 37.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.1 - - 58.4 - - 55.0 - - 61.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.2 - - 40.8 - - 47.1 - - 36.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 273 - - 66 - - -10 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2895 - - 1142 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 7 - - 5 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] 97599 30 261 18 275 31 269 34 285 97599 90178 20 258 24 254 24 283 25 276 90178 84484 9 279 15 240 22 275 15 293 84484 79800 2 271 6 259 15 254 7 308 79800 75783 1 152 5 275 5 257 4 350 75783 72233 4 020 3 018 1 089 5 295 72233 69031 12 344 9 339 4 017 7 299 69031 66094 15 319 12 315 6 006 6 343 66094 63355 14 309 19 309 16 327 14 333 63355 60694 17 296 20 307 23 313 21 322 60694 57928 17 301 22 300 30 303 28 312 57928 55058 26 300 24 281 33 300 32 309 55058 52291 29 292 21 286 41 298 50 289 52291 49778 25 294 43 289 48 273 55 268 49778 47532 35 287 42 262 39 254 38 246 47532 45499 30 282 27 248 24 264 32 256 45499 43637 21 329 32 297 39 273 46 274 43637 41927 41 321 58 278 51 266 60 269 41927 40346 51 297 60 264 71 257 68 262 40346 38868 47 277 58 256 82 252 74 256 38868 37480 44 275 56 256 73 246 74 251 37480 36141 43 275 56 258 69 244 68 251 36141 34784 50 269 58 259 68 246 60 251 34784 33381 58 271 59 261 67 248 53 248 33381 31929 55 273 57 263 67 248 49 249 31929 30410 39 278 55 263 66 251 49 259 30410 28808 35 279 53 259 57 258 43 266 28808 27120 32 283 46 256 51 263 34 264 27120 25343 31 289 36 264 44 268 29 257 25343 23477 32 282 31 281 37 268 32 255 23477 21526 31 280 36 291 34 265 36 262 21526 19485 34 281 36 288 34 269 36 272 19485 17353 32 283 31 283 30 269 38 275 17353 15184 28 274 28 275 26 274 36 287 15184 13095 25 262 26 264 21 279 35 304 13095 11194 24 229 22 252 27 279 31 305 11194 9511 14 225 19 257 32 287 27 323 9511 8023 17 221 16 244 33 289 23 327 8023 6705 21 218 22 223 31 271 27 304 6705 5540 21 206 23 206 30 237 22 287 5540 4517 20 188 23 199 26 210 14 238 4517 3624 20*174 23 198 22 196 12 207 3624 2840 18*173 20 196 21 184 12 181 2840 2141 16 176 15 185 19 167 14 166 2141 1524 13 182 12*170 17 148 16 158 1524 1010 12 184 10*167 15 138 16 150 1010 616 11 183 10 168 13 131 16 145 616 345 10 184 9 168 10 125 13 140 345 182 10 185 8 168 8*122 10 137 182 88 8 185 7 168 5*119 6*133 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