DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/08 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 - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 82.1 - - 83.6 - - 76.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 84 - - 9 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1629 - - 4728 - - 4147 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 589 - - 2761 - - 73 - - 73 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1694 - - 4793 - - 4212 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 987 - - 1954 - - 3815 - - 1245 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 241 - - 335 - - 204 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 18 - - 15 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 241 - - 266 - - 269 - - 297 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 14 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -641 - - 1274 - - -443 - - -2810 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2335 - - 3519 - - 4655 - - 2899 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3872 - - -480 - - -2475 - - -5363 ODpotential blCL - - - 5566 - - 5273 - - 6687 - - 5452 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 79 - - 65 - - 49 maxRH CAPE - - - 1530 - - 1780 - - 1260 - - 850 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 77.8 - - 82.1 - - 83.6 - - 76.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 67.3 - - 66.5 - - 63.2 - - 63.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 77.1 - - 81.6 - - 83.8 - - 78.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 66.1 - - 65.1 - - 61.9 - - 62.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 107 - - 84 - - 9 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1629 - - 4728 - - 4147 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 13 - - 12 - - 11 - - 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] 98359 20 202 14 221 19 242 12 247 98359 90863 13 200 20 225 17 255 17 246 90863 85095 9 220 17 225 15 249 14 254 85095 80324 4 257 9 196 13 221 13 269 80324 76214 4 285 4 217 10 229 12 273 76214 72590 5 271 3 326 5 281 9 256 72590 69328 9 295 9 283 12 300 10 275 69328 66332 12 291 11 274 16 269 18 292 66332 63542 16 297 15 279 18 253 25 287 63542 60853 20 264 26 274 26 286 19 254 60853 58055 24 271 28 275 26 280 22 298 58055 55141 32 286 32 287 32 281 36 289 55141 52361 42 274 42 269 40 286 46 272 52361 49857 40 265 46 262 52 274 51 262 49857 47601 39 264 53 264 56 267 54 271 47601 45562 54 275 51 263 62 255 68 273 45562 43727 58 280 50 275 51 246 69 269 43727 42063 68 280 62 278 51 266 66 269 42063 40527 60 271 61 266 59 272 68 271 40527 39092 55 264 59 256 70 272 77 265 39092 37736 56 257 57 256 78 271 82 258 37736 36417 49 251 55 259 77 270 79 258 36417 35066 45 249 52 257 76 270 77 257 35066 33653 43 251 50 253 76 271 75 255 33653 32183 42 253 50 253 78 272 77 258 32183 30642 42 255 51 258 78 269 73 262 30642 29018 43 257 50 259 78 268 68 263 29018 27309 44 257 43 251 73 268 65 263 27309 25516 47 256 42 253 63 263 63 265 25516 23640 52 255 47 262 60 261 61 270 23640 21685 57 251 51 268 60 265 57 276 21685 19650 59 250 51 269 58 269 49 278 19650 17533 57 256 55 262 54 268 43 275 17533 15379 51 260 55 260 50 271 38 277 15379 13305 40 263 44 265 42 279 35 278 13305 11419 32 263 33 264 35 274 35 281 11419 9741 26 261 29 255 29 270 33 275 9741 8250 23 276 23 260 28 274 32 260 8250 6923 25 278 25 267 26 269 27 258 6923 5743 26 281 27*272 24 263 23 264 5743 4698 25 280 25*273 22*263 20 273 4698 3776 21 272 22 271 19*265 19 284 3776 2961 19 264 20 268 17 267 19 293 2961 2233 17*258 17 263 15 269 20 300 2233 1590 15*251 16 260 14 271 21 306 1590 1053 12 240 16 260 13 271 20 308 1053 642 12 239 15 259 12 272 19 310 642 359 11 238 15 258 12 272 14 309 359 187 10 238 13 258 10 272 11 307 187 89 9 237 11 258 8 272 4*297 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