DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/27 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 - - - - - - 66.1 - - 67.5 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 170 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4802 - - 4815 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3434 - - 3061 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4867 - - 4880 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1026 - - 1245 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 495 - - 380 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 10 - - 10 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 049 - - 057 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2160 - - -2520 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7027 - - 7400 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -9419 - - -9359 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14286 - - 14239 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 58 - - 73 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 66.1 - - 67.5 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.7 - - 35.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.0 - - 66.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.6 - - 34.6 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 384 - - 170 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4802 - - 4815 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 97561 32 261 28 274 97561 90146 24 252 33 264 90146 84423 18 265 25 257 84423 79687 13 265 11 252 79687 75650 11 243 5 244 75650 72101 8 228 4 303 72101 68880 8 242 8 284 68880 65908 3 281 8 290 65908 63144 6 355 14 307 63144 60464 10 321 20 298 60464 57664 10 311 21 297 57664 54744 17 304 23 295 54744 51948 20 288 26 294 51948 49442 25 293 29 291 49442 47210 31 298 24 298 47210 45198 32 305 25 326 45198 43363 44 316 56 305 43363 41681 57 306 60 311 41681 40138 60 313 63 321 40138 38706 81 321 78 329 38706 37362 87 322 81 331 37362 36060 83 325 73 319 36060 34728 75 319 80 307 34728 33335 70 315 79 310 33335 31887 62 317 60 304 31887 30368 57 314 50 305 30368 28763 57 320 47 313 28763 27071 48 320 44 308 27071 25291 44 323 41 310 25291 23426 42 322 33 314 23426 21482 38 324 26 319 21482 19452 34 327 22 324 19452 17331 30 329 20 326 17331 15163 27 327 18 327 15163 13072 25 330 18 332 13072 11174 22 342 16 335 11174 9492 13 003 10 344 9492 8009 12 034 8 026 8009 6701 13 040 7 022 6701 5549 10*041 5*023 5549 4535 9*043 5*037 4535 3643 9 045 6 044 3643 2856 9 047 7 054 2856 2153 9 049 7 059 2153 1533 9 051 8 062 1533 1016 9 052 8 064 1016 620 8 054 8 065 620 348 8 054 8 066 348 183 8 053 8 066 183 88 7 054 7 066 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