DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.0 - - 79.3 - - 72.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 70 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3151 - - 3785 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1806 - - 1815 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3216 - - 3850 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1834 - - 3447 - - 3887 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 323 - - 278 - - 16 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 5 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 180 - - 178 - - 147 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 13 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 561 - - 513 - - -750 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2655 - - 3337 - - 839 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -249 - - -460 - - -1319 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3465 - - 4310 - - 1408 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 89 - - 87 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 1330 - - 1680 - - 1890 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 77.0 - - 79.3 - - 72.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.4 - - 64.8 - - 68.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.0 - - 78.8 - - 72.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 64.2 - - 63.7 - - 67.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 70 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3151 - - 3785 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 58 - - 47 - - 47 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 15 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] 98005 3 101 3 038 5 150 98005 90547 1 090 7 041 7 082 90547 84830 4 158 4 327 11 044 84830 80104 6 129 5 352 8 007 80104 76042 7 103 5 011 4 323 76042 72459 9 065 2 019 4 347 72459 69212 14 038 2 090 7 000 69212 66232 13 021 6 042 8 358 66232 63485 13 006 8 015 10 360 63485 60830 12 328 9 359 8 346 60830 58056 10 303 8 303 7 300 58056 55175 11 271 10 282 9 293 55175 52418 17 245 13 268 11 268 52418 49928 19 221 15 247 13 248 49928 47695 13 217 15 229 12 243 47695 45667 11 226 14 214 10 223 45667 43810 17 224 19 210 9 221 43810 42100 23 207 23 205 14 207 42100 40517 29 203 22 196 24 190 40517 39039 34 180 24 190 25 170 39039 37651 33 173 29 191 18 160 37651 36312 32 173 30 189 14 188 36312 34956 34 176 27 190 17 193 34956 33552 33 177 24 196 17 191 33552 32098 29 177 24 190 14 190 32098 30576 25 181 21 184 13 195 30576 28967 22 185 17 185 12 193 28967 27274 22 182 17 191 11 189 27274 25493 24 176 17 193 12 180 25493 23626 23 175 18 194 14 174 23626 21680 21 177 18 192 15 174 21680 19648 19 183 16 195 15 175 19648 17526 20 189 15 197 13 180 17526 15362 22 196 16 192 13 180 15362 13277 22 194 18 190 16 177 13277 11380 18 188 19 192 17 176 11380 9695 16 194 17 182 15 179 9695 8199 18 205 16 182 13 184 8199 6870 22 202 18 181 11 186 6870 5692 24 195 18 176 11 186 5692 4652 20 193 15*171 8 181 4652 3737 14*191 11*172 7 178 3737 2929 10*188 10 176 6 173 2929 2208 8 183 9 178 6 171 2208 1571 7 179 9 180 6 169 1571 1041 7 177 9 180 6 157 1041 635 6 176 8 181 5 147 635 355 6 176 8 182 5 143 355 186 6 175 7 182 4 142 186 89 5 174 6 182 3*147 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