DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/12 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 333 - - 128 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5029 - - 4788 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3560 - - 2877 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5094 - - 4853 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1949 - - 1858 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 482 - - 348 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 11 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 174 - - 170 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -3 - - 2 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2077 - - -1488 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 7171 - - 6342 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6031 - - -4635 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 11125 - - 9488 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 84 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 81.0 - - 80.3 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 50.1 - - 53.0 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 79.2 - - 79.4 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 49.0 - - 52.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 333 - - 128 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 5029 - - 4788 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 36 - - 50 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - - 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] 97970 3 295 9 349 97970 90559 4 179 6 304 90559 84871 3 139 2 228 84871 80143 5 161 6 332 80143 76061 2 036 8 343 76061 72453 6 328 7 332 72453 69191 9 324 5 298 69191 66202 15 310 9 300 66202 63451 18 277 18 281 63451 60808 20 271 22 279 60808 58064 24 286 25 284 58064 55217 33 289 31 282 55217 52501 42 277 41 273 52501 50058 47 265 46 269 50058 47860 49 266 53 261 47860 45872 55 252 47 256 45872 44064 53 258 52 261 44064 42400 70 257 75 250 42400 40864 83 248 84 240 40864 39431 80 247 71 238 39431 38076 60 250 59 242 38076 36754 47 249 47 249 36754 35398 41 246 41 252 35398 33980 35 246 36 251 33980 32501 33 249 31 244 32501 30946 31 268 22 239 30946 29304 27 275 15 253 29304 27575 27 246 19 254 27575 25754 26 237 25 253 25754 23849 17 237 21 251 23849 21870 11 241 15 222 21870 19808 6 202 8 203 19808 17657 6 186 7 162 17657 15461 7 211 6 167 15461 13344 8 230 5 179 13344 11424 9 199 11 187 11424 9723 12 169 16 177 9723 8218 11 169 17 172 8218 6884 14 171 15 180 6884 5704 17*173 11*173 5704 4663 14*173 11*169 4663 3746 12 174 11 169 3746 2938 12 174 11 169 2938 2215 12 174 11 170 2215 1577 11 174 11 171 1577 1045 11 174 11 171 1045 637 10 173 11 172 637 357 10 173 10 171 357 187 9 174 10 171 187 89 8 173 8 172 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