DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/03 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 - - - - - - 74.3 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 222 - - 60 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2351 - - 2848 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1392 - - 888 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2416 - - 2913 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1344 - - 1978 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 331 - - 236 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 18 - - 21 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 202 - - 199 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 13 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -453 - - -1156 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2869 - - 4069 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -2577 - - -3039 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4993 - - 5952 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 83 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 240 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 74.3 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 60.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.1 - - 77.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.4 - - 60.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 222 - - 60 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2351 - - 2848 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 32 - - 24 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - - 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] 96859 29 247 42 251 96859 89590 27 250 34 256 89590 83981 21 252 24 262 83981 79356 12 265 19 276 79356 75403 9 276 14 277 75403 71906 6 280 16 289 71906 68729 5 316 14 289 68729 65806 10 325 12 287 65806 63087 15 305 12 300 63087 60438 19 288 21 308 60438 57673 20 290 26 304 57673 54810 22 285 26 284 54810 52095 30 268 29 256 52095 49684 28 250 31 259 49684 47562 30 254 35 252 47562 45677 24 207 26 242 45677 43965 22 199 21 225 43965 42364 19 238 20 223 42364 40853 21 224 20 226 40853 39419 23 208 21 214 39419 38055 27 200 23 206 38055 36724 31 199 29 194 36724 35362 33 205 34 195 35362 33940 31 214 32 209 33940 32462 28 227 30 230 32462 30910 26 225 27 239 30910 29271 31 211 28 227 29271 27546 37 210 30 222 27546 25738 34 226 29 234 25738 23848 32 233 28 245 23848 21880 27 241 24 240 21880 19828 28 242 24 245 19828 17684 30 237 27 252 17684 15491 32 237 29 254 15491 13378 32 235 28 254 13378 11459 28 229 26 256 11459 9759 22 230 22 255 9759 8255 10 228 14 248 8255 6919 12 250 14 256 6919 5729 16 250 16 253 5729 4677 21 237 24 232 4677 3755 27 224 28 216 3755 2944 26*220 27*213 2944 2219 21*209 25*207 2219 1579 19 203 22 200 1579 1046 18 201 21 197 1046 638 17 200 20 196 638 357 16 199 18 195 357 187 15 199 16 195 187 89 12 199 13 194 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