DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 05/01 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 - - - - - - 0952z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 76.8 - - 67.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 370 - - 21 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2609 - - 1611 - - 219 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1738 - - 73 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2674 - - 1676 - - 284 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 898 - - 2083 - - 818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 401 - - 136 - - 19 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 122 - - 106 - - 110 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1227 - - -1400 - - -997 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3901 - - 3076 - - 1281 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3547 - - -3197 - - -5653 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6221 - - 4873 - - 5937 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 82 - - 101 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 310 - - 680 - - 1510 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.5 - - 76.8 - - 67.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.7 - - 63.5 - - 61.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.4 - - 76.6 - - 67.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.2 - - 63.2 - - 61.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 370 - - 21 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2609 - - 1611 - - 219 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 27 - - 102 - - 54 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 12 - - 12 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] 97591 5 128 10 233 7 337 97591 90258 6 157 3 083 5 136 90258 84605 9 136 8 045 4 105 84605 79910 10 106 8 068 6 064 79910 75868 8 081 6 111 5 058 75868 72291 7 078 4 160 4 055 72291 69055 5 037 4 169 2 097 69055 66093 4 286 4 313 5 032 66093 63351 2 208 9 262 11 300 63351 60693 5 319 7 228 13 273 60693 57909 12 301 6 289 12 246 57909 55016 18 281 17 292 10 247 55016 52252 23 263 25 273 15 264 52252 49764 28 249 26 258 27 272 49764 47557 25 225 30 236 32 246 47557 45600 19 206 32 215 34 220 45600 43842 18 213 22 213 30 204 43842 42215 15 192 15 217 22 189 42215 40687 11 151 16 190 18 197 40687 39245 8 122 16 169 20 221 39245 37882 6 095 15 157 24 231 37882 36562 5 085 16 155 23 233 36562 35217 7 086 16 173 19 248 35217 33812 14 186 22 224 21 261 33812 32348 24 226 32 229 24 260 32348 30810 29 235 37 237 27 250 30810 29184 32 241 35 240 28 247 29184 27470 34 253 32 242 27 246 27470 25670 34 254 29 245 29 237 25670 23784 35 254 27 250 28 233 23784 21818 32 254 25 247 28 230 21818 19771 31 243 25 238 30 224 19771 17639 25 234 30 230 25 224 17639 15464 18 221 33 229 27 222 15464 13366 17 217 35 225 28 221 13366 11458 16 219 31 217 27 215 11458 9762 13 226 24 209 24 209 9762 8255 14 235 19 204 22 211 8255 6915 17 234 17 208 22 216 6915 5727 19 230 17 219 24 217 5727 4675 16 220 16 228 24 214 4675 3748 13 200 13 225 24 204 3748 2930 11*161 9 215 25 195 2930 2201 11*131 6*182 23 183 2201 1559 12 125 7*121 20 168 1559 1029 12 122 8 107 17 135 1029 627 12 119 8 104 14 119 627 351 11 117 8 102 13*113 351 184 11 116 8 101 11*111 184 89 9 116 7 099 8 109 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