DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/23 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 67.4 - - 73.7 - - 72.5 - - 64.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 351 - - 161 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2320 - - 4320 - - 2862 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1450 - - 3029 - - 1610 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2385 - - 4385 - - 2927 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1156 - - 1324 - - 2427 - - 1107 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 356 - - 466 - - 315 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 13 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 032 - - 077 - - 123 - - 124 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 3 - - -6 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -5327 - - -5927 - - -6817 - - -5758 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 7712 - - 10312 - - 9744 - - 5846 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11636 - - -11991 - - -11845 - - -11295 ODpotential blCL - - - 14021 - - 16376 - - 14772 - - 11383 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 77 - - 77 - - 36 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 67.4 - - 73.7 - - 72.5 - - 64.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.3 - - 28.7 - - 30.3 - - 39.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.6 - - 71.5 - - 71.4 - - 65.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.2 - - 27.6 - - 29.7 - - 39.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 292 - - 351 - - 161 - - -25 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2320 - - 4320 - - 2862 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 7 - - 7 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 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] 97714 8 123 10 183 14 218 11 263 97714 90339 9 135 7 148 8 210 3 272 90339 84620 13 132 5 154 4 243 3 096 84620 79860 9 124 7 132 4 165 4 068 79860 75766 8 105 9 146 7 150 3 023 75766 72145 7 096 10 161 6 229 4 274 72145 68863 3 334 4 216 4 230 7 247 68863 65844 10 259 12 272 9 273 8 253 65844 63051 9 254 17 249 20 266 16 275 63051 60348 15 261 17 237 23 243 17 265 60348 57531 19 259 20 251 25 256 27 268 57531 54621 32 248 25 264 30 253 27 254 54621 51852 34 248 36 260 26 257 25 249 51852 49363 43 250 38 254 33 266 33 264 49363 47150 46 244 39 253 42 264 43 263 47150 45168 44 241 44 250 47 259 44 259 45168 43371 46 239 43 248 46 248 45 266 43371 41723 49 230 44 247 42 242 51 264 41723 40197 47 227 43 245 37 251 46 256 40197 38777 48 232 37 241 38 260 42 253 38777 37444 51 231 32 240 38 255 46 257 37444 36149 50 230 33 246 38 248 46 259 36149 34820 45 232 50 247 39 247 46 262 34820 33430 40 235 51 246 39 247 45 260 33430 31979 41 241 47 244 37 250 43 259 31979 30456 41 247 40 240 35 253 41 261 30456 28850 38 252 34 245 29 254 37 272 28850 27160 31 251 29 247 26 256 32 277 27160 25388 24 252 27 253 25 259 24 279 25388 23530 23 256 28 257 26 263 20 277 23530 21588 22 263 24 263 24 267 19 282 21588 19557 11 258 16 273 15 280 13 268 19557 17436 11 245 10 260 10 262 10 251 17436 15275 11 261 8 274 8 282 7 256 15275 13192 11 295 7 287 7 282 6 300 13192 11297 15 318 11 317 14 331 10 349 11297 9612 15 325 14 323 16 344 11 347 9612 8116 14 329 14 325 14 343 11 346 8116 6790 12 319 11 340 13 339 13 349 6790 5618 7 309 9 000 8 321 9 336 5618 4586 2 355 5*041 5 305 7 291 4586 3681 4 053 5*058 3*300 7 270 3681 2883 9*041 6 068 1*159 6 250 2883 2170 10*034 6 075 5 126 5 214 2170 1542 10 033 7 080 7 123 7 171 1542 1021 10 032 7 083 8 122 11 146 1021 622 10 031 7 085 8 121 13 134 622 349 10 031 7 086 8 121 12 129 349 183 9 031 7 086 8 121 10 126 183 88 8 030 6 086 7 121 6*124 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