DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/19 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 96.0 - - 96.5 - - 89.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 146 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7477 - - 8191 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5509 - - 5527 - - 74 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7542 - - 8256 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2350 - - 4528 - - 3750 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 557 - - 435 - - 15 W* B/S - - - - - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 269 - - 254 - - 186 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -8 - - -11 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1050 - - -374 - - -6197 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8593 - - 8631 - - 6287 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2860 - - -1164 - - -7879 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10402 - - 9420 - - 7969 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 64 - - 79 - - 39 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 460 - - 730 - - 880 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 96.0 - - 96.5 - - 89.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.6 - - 59.0 - - 62.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 94.0 - - 95.5 - - 90.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.9 - - 58.3 - - 61.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 344 - - 146 - - -34 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7477 - - 8191 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 17 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 12 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] 98285 5 120 8 143 6 263 98285 90793 14 114 6 147 5 076 90793 85060 9 103 2 098 10 083 85060 80359 9 101 6 060 10 046 80359 76340 9 056 7 109 12 014 76340 72782 8 028 8 106 6 030 72782 69541 7 050 8 074 4 086 69541 66566 6 012 9 003 7 005 66566 63837 5 039 11 355 11 330 63837 61213 9 052 11 013 9 354 61213 58474 21 358 16 012 15 012 58474 55620 27 319 19 330 21 345 55620 52891 23 293 17 311 15 321 52891 50444 22 269 17 312 10 314 50444 48261 16 235 20 278 11 315 48261 46294 8 191 8 229 15 285 46294 44502 6 110 8 070 6 217 44502 42846 6 107 14 031 11 120 42846 41300 10 098 13 028 12 107 41300 39841 14 079 6 071 12 110 39841 38461 17 054 12 068 13 115 38461 37121 17 035 12 058 16 099 37121 35749 17 029 12 055 17 091 35749 34316 16 035 14 052 17 094 34316 32823 10 049 11 045 13 099 32823 31256 1 312 4 036 6 099 31256 29604 8 259 0 316 6 188 29604 27868 12 254 4 269 7 197 27868 26044 21 246 4 265 4 212 26044 24137 26 236 8 265 9 244 24137 22156 24 228 17 257 11 269 22156 20091 22 234 17 268 16 278 20091 17934 26 235 22 270 20 278 17934 15733 29 226 27 254 27 285 15733 13612 29 227 28 250 27 272 13612 11683 31 233 27 250 27 260 11683 9970 31 245 25 251 24 257 9970 8443 24*255 20*252 19 255 8443 7083 15*266 16*254 17 254 7083 5873 12 270 16 254 15 250 5873 4800 11 270 14 254 14 240 4800 3855 11 271 13 254 14 227 3855 3021 11 270 13 255 14 214 3021 2276 11 270 12 254 16 205 2276 1619 10 270 12 255 19 192 1619 1072 10 270 11 255 20 188 1072 653 10 269 11 255 19 187 653 365 9 269 11 255 16 186 365 190 9 269 10 255 13 186 190 90 8 269 8 255 8*186 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