DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/07 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 - - - 51.2 - - 53.6 - - 51.1 - - 44.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 247 - - 426 - - 218 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4383 - - 5443 - - 4805 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2938 - - 3979 - - 3181 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4448 - - 5508 - - 4870 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1170 - - 1180 - - 1079 - - 4769 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 419 - - 534 - - 410 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 19 - - 20 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 295 - - 295 - - 312 - - 338 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 6 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -8 - - -9 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -835 - - -1463 - - -2565 - - -5958 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5283 - - 6971 - - 7435 - - 6045 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6847 - - -9026 - - -12253 - - -15207 ODpotential blCL - - - 11295 - - 14534 - - 17123 - - 15294 blCL maxRH - - - 66 - - 61 - - 63 - - 35 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.2 - - 53.6 - - 51.1 - - 44.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.5 - - 23.2 - - 18.9 - - 18.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.2 - - 51.7 - - 50.1 - - 45.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.2 - - 22.0 - - 17.8 - - 18.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 247 - - 426 - - 218 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4383 - - 5443 - - 4805 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 97041 27 238 32 227 42 243 37 252 97041 89608 34 235 37 234 44 242 45 252 89608 83935 27 226 34 228 41 246 40 249 83935 79255 20 234 27 230 31 240 26 231 79255 75202 20 242 23 235 27 234 24 243 75202 71627 30 240 32 243 32 241 31 248 71627 68404 35 231 35 235 34 242 29 247 68404 65426 34 231 34 242 39 252 36 255 65426 62660 35 243 42 246 42 253 44 256 62660 59977 44 248 46 245 47 249 47 253 59977 57171 50 250 52 246 50 246 48 252 57171 54243 58 249 59 245 55 247 52 251 54243 51434 62 247 61 243 60 248 57 249 51434 48908 63 247 60 242 63 244 60 250 48908 46652 66 246 60 247 62 242 65 252 46652 44621 69 249 68 251 66 249 71 251 44621 42784 85 247 85 248 79 252 75 249 42784 41111 102 240 104 241 101 242 86 246 41111 39577 133 238 118 231 112 233 103 236 39577 38157 141 232 137 229 131 228 128 226 38157 36821 137 233 141 226 140 228 129 222 36821 35516 129 231 141 226 138 228 129 221 35516 34178 125 227 134 228 126 231 116 227 34178 32783 119 227 114 229 106 233 102 231 32783 31333 111 232 107 232 98 238 97 234 31333 29810 101 237 104 237 97 242 91 240 29810 28205 96 244 98 243 95 248 89 247 28205 26521 97 249 93 248 92 255 85 254 26521 24758 93 249 89 251 86 256 79 261 24758 22917 84 253 87 251 79 258 76 264 22917 20996 80 262 78 256 77 263 74 268 20996 18991 78 267 74 265 79 274 67 273 18991 16894 70 267 69 269 75 281 63 277 16894 14754 61 262 58 263 57 278 53 281 14754 12703 55 255 52 258 45 272 37 286 12703 10851 50 251 44 265 38 276 28 287 10851 9211 44 252 38 277 34 286 25 289 9211 7759 39 261 35 289 31 294 26 294 7759 6477 35 275 30*293 26 297 25 298 6477 5353 31*286 20*293 19*306 21 311 5353 4370 22*292 19 294 19*310 21 328 4370 3509 22 294 19 294 20 311 23 335 3509 2750 21 295 20 295 20 312 24 336 2750 2073 21 295 20 296 20 312 24 338 2073 1476 21 296 19 295 20 313 24 338 1476 979 21 296 19 296 20 313 23 339 979 598 20 296 18 296 19 313 21 338 598 336 19 296 18 296 18 313 17 338 336 177 18 296 17 296 17 313 15*338 177 87 14 296 14 296 14 313 10*338 87 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