DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 04/24 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 - - 0954z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 69.8 - - 69.6 - - 61.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 163 - - 83 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2148 - - 6650 - - 6193 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 4463 - - 3630 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2213 - - 6715 - - 6258 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3318 - - 4310 - - 3896 - - 3039 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 172 - - 427 - - 339 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 20 - - 21 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 276 - - 275 - - 285 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 13 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - -5 - - -10 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1336 - - 846 - - -336 - - -3736 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3549 - - 5869 - - 6594 - - 3824 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2868 - - -642 - - -1332 - - -5477 ODpotential blCL - - - 5081 - - 7357 - - 7590 - - 5565 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 70 - - 85 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 150 - - 60 - - 90 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 63.1 - - 69.8 - - 69.6 - - 61.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.9 - - 44.3 - - 40.9 - - 45.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.0 - - 69.0 - - 69.1 - - 63.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.6 - - 42.9 - - 39.7 - - 44.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 24 - - 163 - - 83 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2148 - - 6650 - - 6193 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 0 - - 41 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 - - 6 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 13 229 16 244 16 283 15 293 98359 90903 7 284 11 248 16 255 12 271 90903 85130 8 227 6 195 12 245 11 267 85130 80308 15 242 11 211 15 229 15 250 80308 76130 13 229 14 218 14 232 16 266 76130 72434 19 222 9 226 8 210 15 248 72434 69080 19 235 11 250 6 248 11 247 69080 66003 15 254 18 237 23 240 26 243 66003 63165 14 252 21 260 23 252 25 252 63165 60401 23 253 30 255 27 257 31 240 60401 57502 33 247 35 251 34 253 32 256 57502 54499 43 257 42 258 36 251 34 259 54499 51647 46 252 42 256 36 255 43 263 51647 49094 43 255 44 253 47 257 46 262 49094 46818 47 255 47 252 52 258 49 259 46818 44765 51 249 54 255 54 256 49 253 44765 42887 51 249 58 253 54 254 45 253 42887 41153 57 258 59 252 55 257 49 260 41153 39551 77 260 65 256 60 260 55 262 39551 38068 95 256 76 255 66 258 59 262 38068 36687 102 251 88 252 72 257 61 259 36687 35360 102 245 98 249 77 256 64 256 35360 34013 100 243 102 246 82 254 65 254 34013 32616 97 243 104 245 84 252 66 253 32616 31170 95 243 103 245 82 252 64 253 31170 29666 93 242 99 245 79 252 58 253 29666 28095 90 240 92 245 73 253 51 253 28095 26455 87 238 86 246 65 254 44 254 26455 24737 85 237 79 247 58 256 40 257 24737 22940 80 237 73 248 52 259 39 258 22940 21064 74 235 68 252 47 263 36 262 21064 19103 75 240 62 258 42 269 32 263 19103 17051 67 253 57 264 40 275 27 264 17051 14949 52 256 49 275 37 277 26 271 14949 12918 47 250 44 279 31 271 23 267 12918 11073 43 255 33 277 21 277 19 273 11073 9442 37 270 28 273 19 280 15 282 9442 7997 31 269 28*273 19 280 15 281 7997 6710 26 263 25*273 20*280 16 277 6710 5565 22 261 21 274 21*282 17 280 5565 4550 21 267 21 275 22 283 17 288 4550 3656 20 272 20 275 22 284 17 297 3656 2867 19*275 20 276 22 285 18 306 2867 2161 17*276 19 276 22 286 19 313 2161 1538 14 276 18 277 22 286 20 318 1538 1020 12 277 18 277 21 286 20 321 1020 622 12 277 17 277 21 286 19 321 622 348 11 276 16 277 20 286 15 321 348 183 10 277 15 277 18 285 12 320 183 88 8 276 12 276 14 285 5*317 88 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