DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 04/18 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 - - - - - - 70.7 - - 66.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 389 - - 211 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1780 - - 1273 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1132 - - 588 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1845 - - 1338 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 542 - - 426 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 358 - - 261 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 118 - - 114 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 5 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1338 - - -1367 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3183 - - 2705 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4611 - - -7193 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6456 - - 8531 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 86 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 70.7 - - 66.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 57.0 - - 54.9 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 68.5 - - 65.2 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 56.5 - - 54.5 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 389 - - 211 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1780 - - 1273 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 42 - - 24 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - - 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] 97053 36 241 35 247 97053 89771 21 226 32 232 89771 84169 12 222 23 233 84169 79545 11 245 16 260 79545 75583 8 248 14 271 75583 72088 10 283 12 247 72088 68920 10 297 7 244 68920 65982 19 294 10 278 65982 63239 29 274 24 268 63239 60581 31 265 27 252 60581 57812 33 275 24 270 57812 54930 37 281 32 291 54930 52180 40 286 50 284 52180 49724 47 283 55 277 49724 47534 47 278 56 269 47534 45562 42 274 48 263 45562 43775 36 278 35 253 43775 42140 37 264 22 245 42140 40620 28 247 27 217 40620 39186 21 228 31 188 39186 37821 19 211 30 173 37821 36490 20 198 29 180 36490 35126 17 207 26 204 35126 33703 17 226 26 221 33703 32226 22 246 33 243 32226 30679 29 255 36 253 30679 29051 23 260 40 261 29051 27340 25 274 41 264 27340 25542 29 285 33 267 25542 23662 31 292 33 271 23662 21702 32 295 32 274 21702 19660 25 286 27 270 19660 17534 23 276 24 269 17534 15361 14 259 21 268 15361 13266 12 242 16 254 13266 11358 13 247 14 249 11358 9664 13 248 15 246 9664 8165 12 244 15 234 8165 6835 12 241 17 223 6835 5656 16 227 20 217 5656 4613 13 209 20 211 4613 3694 13 198 20 193 3694 2886 11 181 20 177 2886 2167 13*129 19 165 2167 1538 13*121 17*125 1538 1019 13 119 16*117 1019 622 13 118 16 115 622 349 12 116 16 113 349 183 12 116 14 112 183 88 10 116 12 111 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