DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 05/18 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 - - - 64.0 - - 60.7 - - 61.4 - - 57.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 17 - - 2 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1524 - - 717 - - 964 - - 413 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1589 - - 782 - - 1029 - - 478 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 605 - - 829 - - 981 - - 676 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 99 - - 67 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 4 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 069 - - 091 - - 076 - - 074 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 237 - - 8 - - 230 - - -382 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1352 - - 774 - - 799 - - 860 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3626 - - -1813 - - -133 - - -5308 ODpotential blCL - - - 5215 - - 2595 - - 1162 - - 5786 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 96 - - 100 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 64.0 - - 60.7 - - 61.4 - - 57.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 58.3 - - 57.6 - - 58.1 - - 53.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.4 - - 60.5 - - 61.4 - - 57.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 57.3 - - 57.0 - - 57.7 - - 53.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 85 - - 17 - - 2 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1524 - - 717 - - 964 - - 413 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 83 - - 101 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 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] 98350 15 084 10 032 17 026 18 042 98350 91019 22 074 19 086 16 058 17 042 91019 85388 25 072 25 086 16 078 14 055 85388 80710 19 062 23 079 18 092 15 067 80710 76672 13 057 14 079 14 078 13 069 76672 73107 8 090 9 088 6 082 10 036 73107 69862 6 097 5 062 4 062 5 011 69862 66857 3 210 1 186 4 301 7 313 66857 64065 10 208 5 232 5 294 10 272 64065 61364 13 200 11 255 11 296 11 276 61364 58543 8 241 15 267 14 277 15 271 58543 55596 14 285 18 254 19 268 19 261 55596 52763 24 272 22 261 25 264 23 253 52763 50202 32 258 28 261 31 256 24 266 50202 47905 36 263 36 264 35 260 28 272 47905 45834 42 270 44 263 41 261 31 268 45834 43955 56 257 48 257 44 256 36 264 43955 42236 61 245 49 250 49 247 43 261 42236 40646 59 242 51 250 47 249 49 257 40646 39163 62 253 64 257 52 249 54 253 39163 37771 74 261 77 255 68 249 70 251 37771 36426 79 260 84 252 81 251 88 251 36426 35053 74 257 78 252 79 252 86 252 35053 33620 60 255 67 253 67 253 73 254 33620 32135 43 250 51 255 50 254 56 257 32135 30586 23 214 32 251 34 253 35 258 30586 28954 18 181 23 243 27 251 23 252 28954 27239 20 202 21 233 25 253 17 250 27239 25443 26 225 16 198 20 243 14 254 25443 23565 30 243 15 193 17 236 13 256 23565 21608 31 251 22 229 17 242 15 257 21608 19565 32 251 25 242 21 243 18 258 19565 17431 31 254 25 245 21 247 18 266 17431 15253 32 250 25 248 22 258 16 292 15253 13158 34 243 28 244 20 255 15 293 13158 11256 20 232 20 236 12 238 9 286 11256 9568 12 213 5 302 3 333 3 352 9568 8077 9 201 5 294 3 313 5 043 8077 6755 6 182 6 210 3 303 5 028 6755 5585 6 124 11 179 1 121 6 026 5585 4552 7 089 9 155 5 075 10 047 4552 3647 8 089 5 103 8 044 10 066 3647 2851 8 094 6 099 8 059 10 073 2851 2143 12*081 11 110 9 080 10 066 2143 1521 13*070 11 095 7*080 12 069 1521 1006 13 069 7*087 5*074 12 077 1006 613 13 069 4*090 3 076 10*078 613 344 12 068 4 091 3 078 7*075 344 181 11 068 3 091 2 078 6 074 181 88 9 068 3 090 2 080 5 073 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