DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/15 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 82.9 - - 88.9 - - 89.2 - - 78.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 198 - - 237 - - 58 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1343 - - 5468 - - 5068 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 630 - - 3765 - - 2521 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1408 - - 5533 - - 5133 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 4743 - - 2035 - - 2534 - - 684 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 264 - - 450 - - 287 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 12 - - 15 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 235 - - 228 - - 179 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3915 - - -1868 - - -2479 - - -4849 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5323 - - 7401 - - 7612 - - 4938 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5015 - - -4274 - - -5133 - - -8517 ODpotential blCL - - - 6423 - - 9807 - - 10266 - - 8606 blCL maxRH - - - 84 - - 80 - - 59 - - 40 maxRH CAPE - - - 220 - - 100 - - 100 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 82.9 - - 88.9 - - 89.2 - - 78.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.0 - - 56.7 - - 56.2 - - 58.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 81.5 - - 87.4 - - 88.9 - - 81.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.2 - - 55.5 - - 55.1 - - 57.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 198 - - 237 - - 58 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1343 - - 5468 - - 5068 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 37 - - 19 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 8 - - 9 - - 10 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] 96912 28 249 33 221 40 250 37 251 96912 89684 27 233 32 250 31 251 25 250 89684 84168 23 236 25 265 23 250 20 267 84168 79611 12 257 17 255 18 255 23 297 79611 75687 13 298 11 247 14 238 19 279 75687 72197 15 244 10 263 11 274 13 245 72197 69030 11 247 14 266 14 291 2 273 69030 66107 18 269 16 267 21 268 16 295 66107 63377 25 271 24 266 23 261 24 273 63377 60731 30 280 26 273 29 278 29 280 60731 57974 39 283 38 281 38 282 36 283 57974 55118 46 273 40 275 39 272 41 274 55118 52402 46 270 34 277 41 269 48 281 52402 49964 41 277 38 270 48 271 60 282 49964 47793 40 284 46 267 55 275 63 278 47793 45850 43 285 54 278 62 279 64 278 45850 44092 53 295 58 276 63 281 67 275 44092 42474 59 304 60 270 64 284 68 269 42474 40956 59 307 58 267 67 289 64 268 40956 39518 60 309 54 268 62 292 56 267 39518 38153 59 311 52 275 53 284 53 265 38153 36823 54 312 49 283 47 268 53 263 36823 35461 51 314 43 285 50 251 49 265 35461 34036 50 315 42 285 51 246 43 267 34036 32553 42 308 39 288 48 245 43 268 32553 30999 37 299 35 295 44 247 44 271 30999 29361 37 295 33 289 40 247 42 273 29361 27637 36 291 35 279 35 247 41 273 27637 25825 30 281 35 278 32 247 38 273 25825 23932 25 273 27 277 31 255 33 269 23932 21963 29 271 25 274 30 264 27 268 21963 19913 31 276 28 270 27 267 24 279 19913 17774 31 278 30 282 22 282 22 290 17774 15592 31 283 30 285 21 301 19 292 15592 13485 28 290 29 274 23 295 24 295 13485 11565 29 290 28 271 26 278 32 289 11565 9857 24 268 26 265 28 262 31 279 9857 8341 21 256 25 258 29 253 28 262 8341 6996 17 259 22 252 25 246 26 248 6996 5800 15 271 18*240 21*238 25 244 5800 4741 16 282 15*234 19*233 24 240 4741 3807 16 288 14 233 18 231 23 234 3807 2983 16 286 12 234 16 228 23 226 2983 2246 14 280 12 235 15 227 23 217 2246 1597 12*265 11 236 15 227 22 209 1597 1056 10*260 11 236 14 226 21 195 1056 643 8 255 11 237 14 226 20 188 643 359 7 252 10 237 13 226 18 185 359 188 7 252 9 237 12 226 15 183 188 89 6 252 8 237 9 225 7*179 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