DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/14 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 - - - - - - 57.8 - - 59.9 - - 55.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - 92 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2230 - - 4622 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 2560 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2295 - - 4687 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2855 - - 2930 - - 6114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 152 - - 315 - - 17 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 19 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 296 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -12 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -555 - - 207 - - -2714 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2850 - - 4481 - - 2803 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1905 - - -639 - - -3159 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4200 - - 5326 - - 3247 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 97 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 57.8 - - 59.9 - - 55.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 45.6 - - 40.5 - - 43.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 57.8 - - 59.3 - - 56.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 44.3 - - 39.3 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 14 - - 92 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2230 - - 4622 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 87 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 6 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] 98203 8 175 4 273 2 184 98203 90773 8 151 3 249 2 100 90773 85056 5 180 6 215 8 294 85056 80326 5 190 6 191 8 291 80326 76228 8 255 5 253 7 278 76228 72567 6 221 12 223 8 229 72567 69246 7 255 10 231 11 256 69246 66206 7 216 12 213 9 245 66206 63390 8 211 11 215 10 272 63390 60657 15 229 18 234 16 267 60657 57801 12 242 20 236 24 257 57801 54832 10 253 16 247 23 249 54832 51992 17 273 24 266 22 247 51992 49427 29 263 26 259 18 240 49427 47117 36 250 29 264 16 254 47117 45010 35 241 35 262 24 269 45010 43077 33 240 38 252 32 264 43077 41296 35 241 38 246 36 252 41296 39648 39 237 37 243 35 245 39648 38112 40 232 37 242 31 247 38112 36675 39 228 36 240 29 248 36675 35296 39 227 34 240 28 249 35296 33907 39 227 33 242 26 251 33907 32479 40 228 34 243 25 252 32479 31020 42 229 36 241 21 256 31020 29515 44 229 34 240 19 267 29515 27946 43 231 28 249 19 268 27946 26309 43 230 24 263 18 255 26309 24592 42 231 26 264 16 259 24592 22792 37 235 28 257 18 263 22792 20908 31 245 29 254 21 262 20908 18935 31 256 28 253 21 264 18935 16872 32 259 25 256 19 267 16872 14767 29 252 22 264 17 268 14767 12739 27 247 19 264 19 270 12739 10898 26 241 18 262 23 268 10898 9269 22 228 18 261 23 270 9269 7836 18 226 17 281 22 276 7836 6571 14 236 19 289 22 279 6571 5448 11 276 19*292 22 281 5448 4453 13 301 19*294 22 284 4453 3579 16 309 19 295 23 287 3579 2808 17*309 19 296 23 287 2808 2118 17*307 19 297 23 287 2118 1509 16 305 19 297 23 287 1509 1001 16 303 19 297 22 286 1001 611 15 302 18 297 20 285 611 343 13 301 17 297 17 284 343 181 12 300 15 297 14*284 181 88 9 298 12 297 9*283 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