DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/20 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.8 - - 95.3 - - 78.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 366 - - 166 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7154 - - 8481 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5282 - - 5845 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7219 - - 8546 - - 90 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2772 - - 3138 - - 1421 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 560 - - 458 - - 27 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 244 - - 240 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 9 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - -11 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1389 - - -517 - - -1806 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8608 - - 9063 - - 1896 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3528 - - -1455 - - -5266 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10747 - - 10001 - - 5356 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 53 - - 66 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 390 - - 370 - - 1880 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 94.8 - - 95.3 - - 78.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.3 - - 55.8 - - 70.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 92.8 - - 94.3 - - 79.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.6 - - 55.2 - - 69.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 366 - - 166 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 7154 - - 8481 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 16 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] 98236 8 123 3 236 8 023 98236 90775 8 117 3 134 9 009 90775 85062 5 103 6 066 8 020 85062 80352 3 076 8 029 8 051 80352 76309 7 126 5 357 6 045 76309 72724 11 114 1 252 6 331 72724 69473 8 057 6 118 3 304 69473 66498 7 352 8 083 5 346 66498 63753 6 321 2 138 7 294 63753 61106 5 304 4 242 10 241 61106 58358 8 299 14 315 7 210 58358 55511 16 282 18 310 7 265 55511 52785 19 262 15 279 20 264 52785 50330 17 236 20 250 24 250 50330 48138 17 223 21 243 26 246 48138 46153 12 216 20 229 27 253 46153 44340 8 214 18 211 28 254 44340 42673 13 218 17 227 21 248 42673 41123 16 220 16 250 12 275 41123 39668 17 227 16 262 13 311 39668 38291 18 236 16 254 17 315 38291 36951 21 235 14 243 17 284 36951 35579 26 223 18 234 18 260 35579 34148 29 212 29 223 18 245 34148 32662 26 203 32 221 27 235 32662 31105 20 201 28 218 32 229 31105 29463 19 207 24 214 29 228 29463 27736 20 213 23 214 26 233 27736 25923 22 217 24 219 25 237 25923 24024 21 214 24 229 22 248 24024 22048 22 214 23 246 20 254 22048 19985 22 223 23 256 18 252 19985 17832 21 237 21 251 16 244 17832 15634 24 240 23 241 19 242 15634 13513 28 248 25 241 20 244 13513 11589 31 250 25 248 20 241 11589 9884 32 248 24*253 17 234 9884 8366 25*241 19*250 15 228 8366 7013 17*236 14 242 14 223 7013 5811 14 239 13 240 14 222 5811 4746 13 242 13 240 13 227 4746 3809 13 244 13 238 11 239 3809 2982 13 246 12 238 11 259 2982 2244 12 248 12 237 11 278 2244 1595 12 249 11 238 13 281 1595 1055 12 250 11 237 14 297 1055 643 12 251 11 237 15 311 643 360 11 252 10 238 14 315 360 188 11 252 10 238 12*317 188 90 9 252 8 237 8*317 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