DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/16 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 - - - - - - 81.2 - - 83.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 359 - - 146 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5732 - - 4654 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 4143 - - 2864 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5797 - - 4719 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1254 - - 1742 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 516 - - 360 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 16 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 218 - - 227 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -3121 - - -4113 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 8919 - - 8832 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9798 - - -8513 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 15595 - - 13232 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 59 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.2 - - 83.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 42.4 - - 44.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.4 - - 82.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 41.4 - - 43.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 359 - - 146 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5732 - - 4654 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - - 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] 98083 9 311 9 298 98083 90654 2 351 3 020 90654 84983 6 063 5 331 84983 80275 6 058 7 282 80275 76193 5 347 4 224 76193 72585 8 299 5 195 72585 69325 6 267 7 196 69325 66331 8 242 6 213 66331 63553 8 232 5 277 63553 60854 8 217 8 297 60854 58042 2 200 10 292 58042 55149 7 306 10 254 55149 52419 13 301 8 242 52419 49975 19 299 11 273 49975 47775 19 280 16 285 47775 45767 17 265 19 290 45767 43926 14 261 22 279 43926 42236 17 261 23 265 42236 40680 20 256 25 246 40680 39233 19 244 26 248 39233 37873 18 225 26 261 37873 36557 18 218 27 268 36557 35215 18 228 27 270 35215 33812 21 244 25 274 33812 32352 26 254 23 274 32352 30818 27 262 23 268 30818 29197 29 266 24 263 29197 27490 27 269 24 263 27490 25695 23 276 24 258 25695 23813 21 268 25 256 23813 21846 23 261 28 260 21846 19792 23 270 25 261 19792 17648 21 284 19 260 17648 15461 20 284 21 272 15461 13355 19 285 24 283 13355 11441 19 285 24 290 11441 9743 17 276 25 289 9743 8237 15 261 26 284 8237 6901 19*230 22 274 6901 5717 20*220 19*252 5717 4671 20 218 18*229 4671 3752 21 217 17 227 3752 2943 21 217 17 226 2943 2219 20 217 17 226 2219 1579 20 217 16 226 1579 1047 20 218 16 227 1047 638 19 218 15 226 638 357 18 218 14 227 357 187 17 217 13 227 187 89 14 218 11 227 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