DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/18 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 - - - - - - 95.1 - - 94.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 336 - - 145 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7074 - - 6065 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5175 - - 3917 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7139 - - 6130 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3109 - - 2604 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 542 - - 394 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 11 - - 5 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 208 - - 208 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -804 - - -1845 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7944 - - 7975 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2609 - - -3656 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9748 - - 9786 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 56 - - 60 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1140 - - 970 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 95.1 - - 94.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.6 - - 59.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 93.1 - - 93.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.9 - - 59.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 336 - - 145 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7074 - - 6065 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - - 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] 97940 8 184 9 176 97940 90606 5 212 1 318 90606 84974 10 110 2 185 84974 80279 13 069 3 000 80279 76227 5 064 3 121 76227 72631 5 124 2 132 72631 69379 6 075 2 168 69379 66404 6 022 6 029 66404 63674 13 328 18 334 63674 61053 12 301 18 318 61053 58307 8 325 13 309 58307 55445 23 327 16 308 55445 52736 24 310 22 294 52736 50320 12 310 21 296 50320 48156 12 348 14 305 48156 46189 13 327 10 293 46189 44386 13 296 13 252 44386 42728 13 257 22 242 42728 41188 12 227 25 219 41188 39740 10 215 19 205 39740 38368 8 211 14 202 38368 37031 9 216 12 207 37031 35661 11 205 17 233 35661 34230 13 207 23 229 34230 32739 21 210 23 238 32739 31178 24 238 27 267 31178 29531 17 248 23 275 29531 27803 10 251 18 270 27803 25990 11 230 12 255 25990 24095 15 229 12 229 24095 22121 16 232 18 218 22121 20063 13 268 17 229 20063 17915 17 277 15 276 17915 15726 22 272 20 282 15726 13611 22 269 20 281 13611 11682 14 259 18 278 11682 9962 7 216 16 254 9962 8432 9*203 15 232 8432 7072 9*204 14*220 7072 5864 9 204 14*212 5864 4795 9 205 15 211 4795 3853 9 206 15 209 3853 3021 9 208 15 208 3021 2277 10 210 16 208 2277 1621 10 211 15 207 1621 1073 9 213 15 207 1073 654 9 214 15 206 654 365 9 214 14 206 365 190 8 214 13 206 190 90 8 215 11 206 90 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