DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/17 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.8 - - 80.0 - - 72.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 293 - - 129 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6990 - - 5884 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5047 - - 3703 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 7055 - - 5949 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1849 - - 3929 - - 5601 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 519 - - 376 - - 10 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 296 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 986 - - -341 - - -3246 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 6069 - - 6291 - - 3335 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -268 - - -1137 - - -4608 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7323 - - 7086 - - 4697 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 70 - - 90 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 100 - - 230 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.8 - - 80.0 - - 72.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.4 - - 52.6 - - 58.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.2 - - 79.1 - - 73.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 52.5 - - 51.9 - - 57.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 293 - - 129 - - -15 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 6990 - - 5884 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 59 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 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] 97082 37 231 35 239 40 270 97082 89844 27 235 29 253 23 275 89844 84322 20 242 22 258 19 285 84322 79719 18 251 20 260 18 276 79719 75739 14 259 16 252 12 275 75739 72213 15 270 19 278 13 298 72213 68999 14 249 20 263 19 282 68999 66039 13 245 19 249 19 260 66039 63298 23 268 23 259 24 261 63298 60644 30 255 32 268 29 262 60644 57857 33 260 43 257 30 269 57857 54941 46 255 38 259 42 267 54941 52152 42 252 44 268 44 268 52152 49650 38 265 45 272 43 278 49650 47418 39 275 42 269 45 282 47418 45401 40 277 38 266 45 284 45401 43564 40 275 34 275 48 290 43564 41883 39 272 39 290 48 290 41883 40332 36 277 45 293 44 299 40332 38888 28 289 42 288 47 314 38888 37529 27 311 40 286 56 320 37529 36211 26 315 41 289 59 320 36211 34864 26 312 39 290 56 318 34864 33460 30 298 34 289 50 316 33460 32002 30 290 31 287 45 313 32002 30476 26 293 31 289 41 314 30476 28868 27 292 32 294 38 317 28868 27178 30 291 34 300 36 321 27178 25403 30 288 34 308 32 324 25403 23548 30 283 32 310 30 325 23548 21612 28 277 30 312 30 328 21612 19588 27 274 32 318 33 331 19588 17469 27 279 30 319 30 335 17469 15302 27 284 30 310 27 335 15302 13215 30 280 28 298 24 328 13215 11321 26 268 23 304 16 324 11321 9647 21 271 16 322 10 307 9647 8165 14*294 13 312 13 295 8165 6848 13*303 11*294 13 298 6848 5678 12 305 11*294 12 304 5678 4642 11 305 11 295 12 311 4642 3730 11 304 11 295 13 319 3730 2925 11 304 12 296 13 326 2925 2205 11 303 12 296 13 329 2205 1570 11 303 12 296 13 331 1570 1041 11 302 12 297 13 331 1041 634 10 301 11 297 13 331 634 355 10 301 11 297 11 330 355 186 10 300 10 296 9 328 186 89 8 301 9 297 4*326 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