DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/01 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 58.2 - - 65.3 - - 67.0 - - 59.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 446 - - 218 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4011 - - 5624 - - 5771 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2776 - - 4141 - - 3921 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4076 - - 5689 - - 5836 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 950 - - 1721 - - 2407 - - 4116 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 449 - - 548 - - 437 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 11 - - 24 - - 10 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 260 - - 207 - - 175 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -6 - - 3 - - 10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2554 - - -2284 - - -2589 - - -6988 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6630 - - 7973 - - 8426 - - 7076 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5892 - - -4382 - - -4303 - - -10369 ODpotential blCL - - - 9968 - - 10071 - - 10139 - - 10457 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 79 - - 76 - - 27 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.2 - - 65.3 - - 67.0 - - 59.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 29.3 - - 30.2 - - 30.0 - - 28.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.3 - - 63.0 - - 65.6 - - 60.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.8 - - 29.4 - - 29.2 - - 28.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 346 - - 446 - - 218 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4011 - - 5624 - - 5771 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 17 - - 5 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 97565 3 242 19 240 19 264 22 298 97565 90206 12 226 14 240 15 248 19 246 90206 84559 15 230 13 241 13 235 16 234 84559 79849 12 210 10 227 15 235 12 249 79849 75789 7 205 12 176 13 229 10 220 75789 72209 6 221 5 127 6 193 8 195 72209 68963 10 225 8 221 7 265 10 210 68963 65969 6 200 10 206 9 232 5 156 65969 63164 12 233 14 238 12 244 12 247 63164 60428 15 231 21 226 21 235 23 248 60428 57568 16 249 18 231 24 247 25 263 57568 54600 31 264 31 252 36 256 39 260 54600 51783 46 257 43 250 47 249 44 252 51783 49253 53 250 46 250 53 248 54 258 49253 46974 58 248 51 257 60 250 66 255 46974 44906 61 250 65 257 67 252 72 251 44906 43018 67 255 77 253 73 255 77 251 43018 41288 73 257 81 255 83 258 83 254 41288 39692 79 260 92 258 89 258 93 258 39692 38209 91 263 101 257 96 260 112 259 38209 36824 102 263 106 257 115 262 138 259 36824 35493 107 261 107 258 132 262 158 259 35493 34138 109 262 108 262 137 262 161 258 34138 32727 115 264 115 264 132 262 146 258 32727 31263 118 263 122 267 122 262 126 258 31263 29731 115 260 115 262 116 261 116 259 29731 28116 104 258 110 259 117 265 117 260 28116 26417 85 254 93 257 105 266 113 264 26417 24647 66 250 78 255 88 260 93 263 24647 22818 58 244 64 249 79 255 74 255 22818 20930 56 243 51 249 72 255 70 253 20930 18962 48 247 40 256 59 253 69 258 18962 16907 43 257 37 261 45 255 60 260 16907 14819 40 264 35 259 34 257 41 259 14819 12812 34 268 31 259 30 255 32 257 12812 10982 30 270 28 260 29 257 31 257 10982 9356 24 284 24 262 25 255 28 254 9356 7915 25 300 16 263 20 236 21 246 7915 6635 25 313 8*286 10*203 18 226 6635 5499 22 323 4*262 8*198 17 215 5499 4495 14*327 4 258 8 197 16 210 4495 3611 8*326 4 258 8 201 14 204 3611 2831 8 325 4 259 8 206 13 197 2831 2135 7 324 4 260 8 210 13 190 2135 1520 7 324 4 260 7 213 14 186 1520 1008 7 323 4 260 7 216 15 184 1008 615 7 323 4 261 7 218 15 182 615 345 6 323 4 261 7 219 13 179 345 181 6 322 4 261 7 219 11*178 181 88 5 322 4 263 6 221 6*175 88 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