DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 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 - - - - - - 77.2 - - 75.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 315 - - 123 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4007 - - 3032 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2753 - - 1594 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4072 - - 3097 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2121 - - 1943 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 441 - - 296 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 14 - - 17 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 008 - - 093 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 17 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -4382 - - -4780 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8454 - - 7878 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6755 - - -7065 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10827 - - 10162 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 90 - - 95 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 250 - - 50 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.2 - - 75.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 40.2 - - 40.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.3 - - 74.0 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 39.0 - - 39.8 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 315 - - 123 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4007 - - 3032 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 58 - - 79 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 97497 32 260 39 258 97497 90104 30 249 31 254 90104 84425 21 238 27 246 84425 79705 14 230 18 239 79705 75619 12 231 14 232 75619 71990 8 214 8 221 71990 68695 3 299 3 143 68695 65663 5 314 6 347 65663 62863 9 313 9 313 62863 60162 12 293 12 301 60162 57340 13 298 15 302 57340 54410 17 313 20 304 54410 51621 22 304 27 297 51621 49122 25 309 29 289 49122 46902 33 314 26 295 46902 44912 41 304 27 314 44912 43113 48 303 46 319 43113 41483 63 306 61 307 41483 39976 62 300 59 302 39976 38559 52 295 56 304 38559 37216 45 295 56 309 37216 35908 43 298 54 309 35908 34570 45 308 50 304 34570 33173 52 320 50 301 33173 31720 53 322 50 301 31720 30195 49 314 46 308 30195 28586 43 299 44 311 28586 26894 41 295 47 310 26894 25121 42 302 42 299 25121 23273 43 303 38 295 23273 21349 39 295 35 302 21349 19343 34 290 34 294 19343 17254 27 285 28 287 17254 15128 24 277 29 292 15128 13081 25 280 33 288 13081 11222 27 289 34 293 11222 9568 26 299 33 303 9568 8095 25 308 30 311 8095 6784 24 317 27 312 6784 5619 22 321 23 309 5619 4590 16*325 15 306 4590 3686 7*344 4*279 3686 2891 6 001 1*257 2891 2180 6 009 1 106 2180 1553 6 014 4 093 1553 1030 6 016 5 093 1030 628 6 018 5 090 628 352 6 020 5 088 352 185 5 020 5 088 185 89 5 020 4 087 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