DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/22 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.6 - - 59.4 - - 58.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - -4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1389 - - 2092 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1454 - - 2157 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1604 - - 1051 - - 2962 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 107 - - 79 - - 14 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 16 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 068 - - 058 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 201 - - -1545 - - -3065 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1254 - - 3702 - - 3153 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -128 - - -11320 - - -11974 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1582 - - 13477 - - 12062 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 20 - - 20 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 56.6 - - 59.4 - - 58.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 51.8 - - 44.0 - - 45.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 56.6 - - 59.7 - - 58.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.2 - - 43.3 - - 45.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - -4 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1389 - - 2092 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 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] 98388 9 123 14 105 16 110 98388 90921 9 090 11 096 12 113 90921 85168 7 104 5 117 8 082 85168 80404 4 092 9 168 8 008 80404 76291 7 102 11 168 8 346 76291 72660 9 068 11 142 5 214 72660 69407 6 329 1 016 5 135 69407 66438 9 256 8 299 3 343 66438 63696 10 244 17 273 19 292 63696 61042 14 255 21 253 24 268 61042 58263 20 277 23 261 25 259 58263 55374 32 266 30 271 31 263 55374 52627 38 250 46 259 36 259 52627 50154 45 258 48 251 37 255 50154 47969 64 257 53 258 52 256 47969 46046 68 254 64 257 64 256 46046 44301 66 254 64 251 65 250 44301 42672 67 256 58 252 61 253 42672 41140 63 255 55 251 54 257 41140 39692 53 260 55 247 50 259 39692 38316 50 264 54 246 47 253 38316 36974 50 262 51 246 46 249 36974 35597 51 256 50 246 46 248 35597 34157 50 255 48 248 44 246 34157 32656 46 252 47 249 42 249 32656 31082 47 254 43 254 39 258 31082 29420 46 253 42 258 37 266 29420 27671 42 244 43 250 36 262 27671 25835 39 239 42 247 33 255 25835 23911 33 245 38 253 32 241 23911 21902 27 256 32 250 33 241 21902 19808 20 254 25 243 30 242 19808 17626 18 235 21 229 27 250 17626 15402 18 226 15 226 26 255 15402 13260 16 234 16 236 24 254 13260 11319 12 236 19 239 17 254 11319 9601 7 250 13 231 12 259 9601 8079 4 272 3 192 6 267 8079 6734 3 115 6 133 6 186 6734 5549 12 099 8 123 9 141 5549 4512 17 093 12 076 14 095 4512 3610 24 076 20 070 23 079 3610 2826 26 073 22*068 25 073 2826 2129 24 069 20*062 23 068 2129 1515 22*068 17 058 21 068 1515 1005 20*068 16 057 20 068 1005 614 18 068 15 056 18 068 614 344 16 068 14 055 15 069 344 181 14 069 11 055 13*069 181 88 10 069 8 054 9*069 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