DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/16 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1001z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 67.9 - - 63.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - -6 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3096 - - 529 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1144 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3161 - - 594 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1447 - - 2569 - - 2852 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 246 - - 71 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 22 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 342 - - 003 - - 008 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1147 - - -878 - - -791 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2014 - - 1472 - - 880 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 402 - - -2017 - - -1421 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 2759 - - 2611 - - 1510 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 40 - - 40 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 69.3 - - 67.9 - - 63.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 60.5 - - 61.4 - - 59.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 69.2 - - 68.0 - - 64.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 59.3 - - 60.7 - - 59.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 51 - - -6 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3096 - - 529 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 100 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 11 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] 98378 13 095 8 043 13 054 98378 90980 15 078 17 079 16 065 90980 85320 18 076 24 078 16 079 85320 80644 16 068 20 081 16 073 80644 76600 13 105 9 090 15 066 76600 73005 14 109 6 137 8 080 73005 69733 11 125 7 131 9 144 69733 66707 4 184 6 272 2 322 66707 63910 12 218 16 256 16 272 63910 61205 9 238 16 256 19 258 61205 58365 13 277 20 268 21 265 58365 55400 19 272 24 267 25 275 55400 52562 21 272 22 260 26 279 52562 50001 23 273 18 264 25 271 50001 47693 27 265 19 274 26 264 47693 45600 27 248 26 274 23 269 45600 43708 23 238 29 260 23 286 43708 41983 18 236 27 245 31 295 41983 40392 13 263 21 262 39 290 40392 38909 20 289 26 275 43 297 38909 37517 23 290 21 300 40 301 37517 36176 22 291 28 320 28 302 36176 34821 21 288 31 320 29 330 34821 33421 20 281 36 321 41 332 33421 31969 17 271 38 321 43 327 31969 30447 16 265 38 318 42 327 30447 28841 17 269 31 313 42 328 28841 27149 18 279 22 315 42 325 27149 25369 16 300 21 322 38 323 25369 23507 17 317 24 322 30 326 23507 21565 21 319 24 329 27 327 21565 19537 21 322 24 336 27 325 19537 17415 20 324 25 332 26 331 17415 15248 22 323 27 325 26 335 15248 13158 22 334 25 338 25 339 13158 11260 24 350 22 351 21 341 11260 9579 24 356 22 354 17 345 9579 8090 30 000 23 358 19 345 8090 6770 31 001 24 351 22 343 6770 5601 26 355 26 338 22 346 5601 4569 27 341 29 334 21 359 4569 3665 27*338 29 336 23 009 3665 2870 26*338 28 341 26 012 2870 2163 24 340 26 345 27 010 2163 1540 23 342 24 352 25 010 1540 1021 22 343 21 357 22 010 1021 623 21 343 18*001 19 010 623 349 19 344 16*002 16 009 349 183 17 344 14 003 13*008 183 89 13 344 10 004 8*008 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