DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 05/26 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 - - - - - - 71.3 - - 74.0 - - 72.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 679 - - 1982 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 73 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 744 - - 2047 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1768 - - 1158 - - 2934 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 112 - - 145 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 122 - - 158 - - 230 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -525 - - 553 - - -863 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1269 - - 1494 - - 952 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2073 - - 30 - - -1940 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2817 - - 2017 - - 2029 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 101 - - 81 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 100 - - 130 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 71.3 - - 74.0 - - 72.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.9 - - 67.6 - - 68.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.0 - - 74.0 - - 73.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.3 - - 66.8 - - 68.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 14 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 679 - - 1982 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 25 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 15 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] 98617 8 110 10 053 6 046 98617 91132 15 095 12 075 10 070 91132 85391 18 087 14 093 12 066 85391 80631 14 095 12 090 12 069 80631 76523 12 105 8 085 10 055 76523 72903 10 092 5 111 8 023 72903 69639 6 104 3 032 8 029 69639 66639 8 075 1 255 6 012 66639 63858 13 359 3 320 7 356 63858 61184 14 299 14 339 15 318 61184 58418 20 269 21 291 18 303 58418 55558 23 283 22 289 25 291 55558 52848 42 274 35 280 33 284 52848 50432 49 258 48 260 49 264 50432 48293 52 256 59 254 58 260 48293 46369 63 257 67 256 66 258 46369 44605 68 257 68 255 69 258 44605 42960 65 257 62 256 67 262 42960 41412 64 258 61 257 61 262 41412 39948 63 258 60 258 56 260 39948 38558 61 257 56 260 55 260 38558 37201 59 259 53 260 54 262 37201 35811 56 260 52 262 53 262 35811 34358 55 260 52 265 54 262 34358 32847 57 263 51 265 54 262 32847 31263 57 264 51 263 50 259 31263 29594 52 260 52 258 47 256 29594 27840 49 255 53 262 45 258 27840 25998 44 252 47 265 42 255 25998 24069 40 256 40 265 42 251 24069 22061 38 256 43 260 44 254 22061 19970 35 253 39 249 42 255 19970 17789 29 266 27 242 37 253 17789 15570 24 280 15 277 32 257 15570 13438 21 269 20 278 26 256 13438 11505 20 264 22 273 20 255 11505 9791 17 277 18 267 20 248 9791 8269 11 277 11 263 20 239 8269 6918 8 246 11 246 19 242 6918 5723 8 245 11 241 16 259 5723 4670 4 244 8 244 12 262 4670 3748 3 172 6 224 9 232 3748 2937 7 157 7 189 8 199 2937 2213 9 149 7*164 8 189 2213 1574 7 143 7*159 7 196 1574 1043 4*135 7 159 6 217 1043 635 2*121 6 158 7 233 635 356 2 121 6 157 6 233 356 186 2 123 5 158 5 232 186 89 2 123 5 158 3*230 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