DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 06/03 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 82.2 - - 82.6 - - 77.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 316 - - 385 - - 191 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3612 - - 7469 - - 8231 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2440 - - 5552 - - 5741 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3677 - - 7534 - - 8296 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3479 - - 1827 - - 1410 - - 7760 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 422 - - 575 - - 472 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 10 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 328 - - 357 - - 344 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 2 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 8 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4430 - - -3377 - - -2183 - - -8615 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 8107 - - 10911 - - 10479 - - 8705 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11463 - - -9794 - - -7979 - - -14453 ODpotential blCL - - - 15140 - - 17328 - - 16275 - - 14542 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 59 - - 59 - - 23 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 76.1 - - 82.2 - - 82.6 - - 77.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.0 - - 34.4 - - 36.8 - - 39.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 74.3 - - 80.1 - - 81.4 - - 78.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.2 - - 33.2 - - 35.9 - - 38.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 316 - - 385 - - 191 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3612 - - 7469 - - 8231 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 98657 20 107 28 121 15 071 16 072 98657 91129 21 101 19 098 9 075 18 093 91129 85407 24 098 11 062 17 101 15 095 85407 80690 18 094 10 082 23 102 9 075 80690 76592 14 107 13 092 17 098 10 056 76592 72935 12 083 11 089 12 088 10 057 72935 69617 11 066 10 096 7 028 13 058 69617 66577 10 054 11 086 4 360 12 066 66577 63767 10 054 8 090 5 011 7 046 63767 61057 10 006 7 083 5 014 4 352 61057 58232 6 326 5 002 8 008 5 350 58232 55293 2 351 5 334 13 337 11 328 55293 52497 6 352 3 319 12 327 12 322 52497 49996 10 012 6 346 9 331 6 349 49996 47767 18 020 10 348 9 351 18 003 47767 45762 24 025 21 010 20 354 26 348 45762 43948 31 028 28 012 25 356 29 349 43948 42292 38 036 30 016 23 008 30 353 42292 40758 46 043 30 018 28 014 32 356 40758 39320 49 045 32 020 35 009 37 358 39320 37963 53 042 35 019 37 007 39 002 37963 36645 56 037 38 020 38 009 39 005 36645 35297 56 032 42 023 42 015 38 010 35297 33889 55 030 44 023 48 022 40 013 33889 32421 50 029 46 021 54 026 41 014 32421 30878 44 027 45 020 53 028 42 015 30878 29246 40 026 43 019 46 026 44 018 29246 27525 39 027 40 019 41 027 43 021 27525 25715 38 025 37 014 39 027 40 022 25715 23820 37 023 33 013 36 022 36 023 23820 21843 36 026 30 015 32 017 33 026 21843 19782 38 038 29 021 26 013 28 024 19782 17634 39 043 31 036 24 016 25 013 17634 15441 38 035 33 042 23 025 20 013 15441 13323 32 028 29 041 23 030 19 024 13323 11399 21 041 21 046 18 026 18 036 11399 9698 14 037 12 047 9*010 13 030 9698 8200 10 024 10*004 8*358 8 347 8200 6876 8 010 10*002 8 357 6 327 6876 5700 12 359 10 360 8 353 5 322 5700 4658 14 341 10 359 8 349 4 317 4658 3741 14*333 10 357 8 342 3 315 3741 2931 12*331 10 356 8 338 1 315 2931 2209 12 330 10 355 8 335 2 122 2209 1572 11 328 10 354 8 332 5 122 1572 1042 11 327 10 352 8 330 6 118 1042 635 10 326 10 352 8 329 7 115 635 355 10 325 9 352 8 328 7 112 355 186 9 325 9 351 7 327 6 109 186 89 8 325 8 351 7 327 4*107 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