DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 04/22 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 57.9 - - 60.2 - - 54.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 357 - - 136 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4346 - - 5849 - - 6717 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 2887 - - 4234 - - 4355 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 4411 - - 5914 - - 6782 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1370 - - 1196 - - 1514 - - 8224 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 411 - - 519 - - 398 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 12 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 358 - - 317 - - 317 - - 068 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -3 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1216 - - -1187 - - -1293 - - -5755 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5628 - - 7101 - - 8075 - - 5843 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7630 - - -6233 - - -6311 - - -7153 ODpotential blCL - - - 12041 - - 12147 - - 13093 - - 7240 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 53 - - 60 - - 29 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.2 - - 57.9 - - 60.2 - - 54.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.9 - - 26.8 - - 24.8 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.8 - - 56.0 - - 59.3 - - 58.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.7 - - 25.7 - - 23.6 - - 28.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 233 - - 357 - - 136 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 4346 - - 5849 - - 6717 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 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] 98015 25 227 19 261 18 243 24 247 98015 90581 24 244 21 250 18 257 18 265 90581 84809 19 246 19 234 18 257 14 252 84809 80001 17 253 14 232 13 242 12 234 80001 75860 22 241 16 235 17 248 15 248 75860 72197 20 218 19 230 23 236 20 251 72197 68874 15 230 18 221 22 225 27 243 68874 65819 27 256 24 242 27 231 34 234 65819 62985 35 238 29 242 34 242 31 235 62985 60229 35 238 43 245 38 246 33 248 60229 57349 44 245 44 234 44 247 45 253 57349 54369 49 244 47 241 51 248 50 248 54369 51529 50 243 56 243 53 245 49 244 51529 48977 55 244 58 241 52 242 46 244 48977 46693 59 241 55 238 48 240 44 245 46693 44622 55 235 52 238 45 240 42 247 44622 42733 52 234 50 238 43 240 41 250 42733 41001 56 233 48 236 41 239 38 247 41001 39404 60 228 50 231 39 236 32 240 39404 37924 60 225 51 228 35 236 22 252 37924 36546 62 228 52 224 30 234 17 269 36546 35227 66 225 50 222 25 236 12 288 35227 33895 68 221 48 220 22 244 21 336 33895 32518 66 218 45 219 20 250 28 349 32518 31096 62 217 42 221 16 256 30 353 31096 29608 61 220 40 223 10 289 28 356 29608 28040 60 222 35 223 16 350 26 003 28040 26392 55 223 24 226 20 358 27 009 26392 24662 45 226 16 232 18 354 27 009 24662 22848 32 231 11 244 15 349 25 012 22848 20955 26 234 10 250 10 352 20 002 20955 18977 24 234 11 242 9 340 12 351 18977 16911 13 252 10 252 12 347 9 352 16911 14802 10 277 7 308 11 340 11 332 14802 12769 10 298 11 317 12 332 15 331 12769 10927 10 304 15 324 12 341 18 345 10927 9300 15 320 19 330 19 343 21 335 9300 7869 18 345 19 336 17*322 20 317 7869 6602 21 357 15*331 15*319 17 318 6602 5475 23*357 13*322 15 319 14 321 5475 4476 16*357 13 320 13 318 12 325 4476 3596 13 358 12 318 12 317 9 330 3596 2820 11 358 12 317 11 316 8 336 2820 2125 10 359 12 316 11 316 7 343 2125 1513 10 359 11 315 10 315 6 351 1513 1003 9 358 11 314 9 314 5 358 1003 612 9 358 10 314 9 314 4 005 612 344 8 359 10 313 8 314 3 013 344 181 8 358 9 314 8 314 2 030 181 87 7 358 8 313 7 313 1*068 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