DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 04/29 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 - - - 71.0 - - 77.6 - - 78.5 - - 70.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 259 - - 307 - - 106 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1899 - - 2928 - - 2955 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1109 - - 1922 - - 1461 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1964 - - 2993 - - 3020 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 803 - - 945 - - 1166 - - 1080 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 321 - - 393 - - 282 - - 14 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 23 - - 24 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 202 - - 197 - - 198 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 8 - - 10 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -4644 - - -3602 - - -2836 - - -4522 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 6608 - - 6595 - - 5856 - - 4612 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10776 - - -8260 - - -5929 - - -10202 ODpotential blCL - - - 12740 - - 11253 - - 8949 - - 10291 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 58 - - 79 - - 44 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 71.0 - - 77.6 - - 78.5 - - 70.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.9 - - 49.3 - - 53.4 - - 51.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 69.9 - - 76.1 - - 78.0 - - 72.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.0 - - 48.4 - - 52.8 - - 50.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 259 - - 307 - - 106 - - -56 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1899 - - 2928 - - 2955 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 18 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 8 - - 8 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] 97742 11 133 8 302 15 265 19 279 97742 90308 6 056 7 200 7 288 6 042 90308 84605 7 045 9 174 7 272 10 044 84605 79908 7 060 6 134 2 252 4 003 79908 75861 11 029 4 051 5 035 6 284 75861 72282 11 014 7 027 6 011 10 305 72282 69046 13 341 11 006 9 001 10 334 69046 66070 17 316 18 337 15 342 13 338 66070 63309 16 320 19 326 18 319 18 318 63309 60639 21 335 22 332 17 331 20 314 60639 57853 28 331 31 324 24 326 22 318 57853 54958 32 311 35 311 29 312 22 324 54958 52194 23 312 32 302 29 305 30 311 52194 49728 24 321 23 309 31 300 35 282 49728 47551 32 319 30 312 31 302 30 281 47551 45612 33 313 35 305 32 310 19 295 45612 43865 30 300 22 312 30 315 15 311 43865 42255 28 301 22 338 29 304 16 292 42255 40747 31 305 28 340 22 301 18 284 40747 39322 31 301 33 334 18 307 21 288 39322 37968 30 298 37 320 23 308 28 294 37968 36651 28 295 40 318 27 304 28 292 36651 35301 27 293 38 317 28 298 26 293 35301 33891 24 293 31 314 27 306 25 300 33891 32424 22 297 27 309 26 316 27 302 32424 30882 24 298 27 307 28 322 27 302 30882 29250 32 307 25 298 30 322 27 304 29250 27530 32 311 26 285 33 318 23 302 27530 25727 31 312 27 281 30 311 25 288 25727 23843 31 306 24 286 21 284 27 275 23843 21874 24 296 22 290 22 285 28 271 21874 19816 21 315 19 291 25 281 24 271 19816 17672 17 322 16 292 23 276 21 272 17672 15487 14 306 16 292 19 276 18 274 15487 13383 13 273 17 282 14 276 17 276 13383 11467 14 247 21 265 16 270 20 273 11467 9764 11 260 24 251 24 271 25 276 9764 8252 12 285 19 246 26 265 28 277 8252 6908 13 279 15 246 23 254 26 271 6908 5715 14 263 16 245 21 244 24 259 5715 4661 15 252 18 237 22 236 28 242 4661 3737 21 239 22*221 24*215 34 230 3737 2926 29 219 23*201 25*202 37 222 2926 2203 28*212 24 199 25 200 36 212 2203 1567 23*203 24 197 25 198 35 205 1567 1037 23 202 23 196 24 196 32 201 1037 632 22 201 23 195 23 195 27 196 632 354 20 201 22 194 22 194 21 192 354 185 18 200 20 194 20 194 18*190 185 89 14 200 16 193 15 193 10*188 89 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