DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/31 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 - - - - - - 78.9 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 238 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3934 - - 5386 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2591 - - 2296 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3999 - - 5451 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1642 - - 2308 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 402 - - 262 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 23 - - 26 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 216 - - 223 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 16 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 9 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1728 - - -571 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5728 - - 6022 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3808 - - -2162 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7807 - - 7613 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 65 - - 79 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 120 - - 280 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.9 - - 80.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 54.2 - - 54.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 77.8 - - 80.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 53.3 - - 53.7 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 238 - - 39 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3934 - - 5386 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 15 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 8 - - - 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] 96620 35 248 42 268 96620 89337 35 256 33 258 89337 83732 34 262 33 249 83732 79091 29 265 27 247 79091 75107 25 255 23 250 75107 71585 22 254 26 258 71585 68390 21 275 28 259 68390 65458 24 264 29 256 65458 62745 28 259 25 258 62745 60114 31 259 29 263 60114 57362 35 266 35 268 57362 54502 41 273 42 274 54502 51766 49 275 50 276 51766 49304 58 271 53 272 49304 47124 58 266 53 275 47124 45180 54 267 58 276 45180 43421 48 271 56 272 43421 41804 45 278 50 274 41804 40297 40 276 50 277 40297 38879 44 280 56 277 38879 37534 52 276 60 277 37534 36226 53 271 57 270 36226 34889 48 269 53 261 34889 33495 41 264 48 254 33495 32044 37 261 46 254 32044 30520 36 260 45 253 30520 28914 26 246 41 247 28914 27226 18 227 33 239 27226 25455 18 210 28 228 25455 23599 18 231 27 230 23599 21665 23 252 27 247 21665 19649 29 258 26 263 19649 17542 30 261 28 268 17542 15387 27 262 26 263 15387 13303 30 262 25 259 13303 11401 35 250 27 255 11401 9712 36 242 32 247 9712 8216 34 242 33 240 8216 6889 30 243 31 232 6889 5713 24 236 30*228 5713 4672 23*225 30*226 4672 3754 24*219 29 224 3754 2944 24 216 28 223 2944 2220 24 216 27 222 2220 1580 24 215 26 222 1580 1047 24 215 25 221 1047 639 23 215 24 221 639 358 22 215 22 220 358 187 20 215 19 220 187 89 15 215 14 219 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