DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/01 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 - - 0702z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.1 - - 82.4 - - 83.7 - - 75.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 196 - - 246 - - 67 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1993 - - 5718 - - 6964 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1082 - - 3969 - - 3956 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2058 - - 5783 - - 7029 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2918 - - 2095 - - 2414 - - 1488 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 299 - - 460 - - 327 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 15 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 234 - - 249 - - 248 - - 064 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 3 - - -2 - - -6 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2550 - - -473 - - -102 - - -3959 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4608 - - 6257 - - 7132 - - 4048 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4659 - - -1796 - - -1086 - - -6130 ODpotential blCL - - - 6717 - - 7579 - - 8115 - - 6219 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 74 - - 81 - - 46 maxRH CAPE - - - 210 - - 310 - - 200 - - 660 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.1 - - 82.4 - - 83.7 - - 75.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 57.4 - - 55.4 - - 52.8 - - 58.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 75.9 - - 80.9 - - 83.2 - - 78.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.7 - - 54.4 - - 51.8 - - 57.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 196 - - 246 - - 67 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1993 - - 5718 - - 6964 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 24 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 96758 32 245 29 247 39 255 34 261 96758 89450 30 232 40 245 39 249 37 257 89450 83844 33 243 34 238 33 245 34 258 83844 79230 30 259 25 245 25 245 26 263 79230 75254 24 252 24 256 21 253 19 259 75254 71731 18 247 22 249 23 268 21 259 71731 68547 15 246 15 245 20 265 15 254 68547 65617 20 270 19 270 15 276 12 275 65617 62881 30 270 31 268 27 278 23 277 62881 60222 37 258 34 263 36 263 29 274 60222 57452 34 253 32 257 33 261 33 281 57452 54576 34 263 37 262 33 264 42 276 54576 51835 41 268 43 260 37 262 42 266 51835 49379 45 260 45 261 43 254 41 262 49379 47194 44 255 47 259 44 251 45 253 47194 45240 42 258 41 255 46 260 43 254 45240 43490 39 268 32 263 49 269 43 262 43490 41896 38 275 33 270 50 266 41 265 41896 40410 38 274 39 265 41 260 42 272 40410 39003 43 265 43 259 41 264 39 269 39003 37664 44 258 44 258 40 260 33 261 37664 36361 41 251 42 259 37 255 31 257 36361 35027 37 249 38 252 34 253 32 256 35027 33633 32 250 35 243 34 249 32 253 33633 32183 27 248 33 241 36 241 31 252 32183 30660 24 247 30 244 37 232 31 253 30660 29051 23 247 29 247 36 232 31 256 29051 27357 25 247 29 247 32 239 30 260 27357 25575 26 251 27 248 29 249 31 265 25575 23708 32 265 25 253 31 262 33 270 23708 21759 39 267 29 260 34 263 34 271 21759 19725 42 260 34 262 32 255 33 270 19725 17601 39 255 36 258 30 250 31 268 17601 15432 36 253 38 254 33 257 30 262 15432 13347 33 253 37 253 35 255 28 259 13347 11455 33 254 33 253 30 254 25 263 11455 9769 31 257 28 254 24 257 22 255 9769 8268 28 262 23 257 19*257 18 236 8268 6935 26 265 21*257 16*255 15 225 6935 5750 23 261 16*248 15 254 12 219 5750 4701 20 261 16 248 13 250 11 206 4701 3776 19 258 15 249 11 247 10 195 3776 2960 16 249 15 249 11 245 9 189 2960 2231 13*244 15 249 10 243 8 185 2231 1586 11*237 14 250 10 242 5 177 1586 1050 10 235 14 250 9 242 2 149 1050 640 10 234 13 250 9 241 3 077 640 358 9 233 12 250 8 241 4 063 358 187 8 232 12 250 8 240 4 063 187 89 7 232 10 250 7 240 4*064 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