DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 05/25 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0659z - - 0959z - - 1337z - - 1602z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 58.8 - - 65.0 - - 64.0 - - 65.3 - - 60.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 27 - - 145 - - 84 - - 95 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1295 - - 2281 - - 2145 - - 2184 - - 306 BL Depth Hcrit 71 - - 1181 - - 754 - - 837 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top 1360 - - 2346 - - 2210 - - 2249 - - 371 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1037 - - 961 - - 811 - - 794 - - 1904 Hgt.Variab. W* 139 - - 289 - - 241 - - 247 - - 38 W* B/S 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 17 - - 17 - - 15 - - 11 BL Wind Direction 053 - - 085 - - 087 - - 088 - - 090 Direction Wind Shear 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 6 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg -2 - - 3 - - -2 - - -4 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 223 - - -253 - - -813 - - -1373 - - -2104 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1137 - - 2599 - - 3023 - - 3622 - - 2475 sfcLCL ODpotential 89 - - -9289 - - -11170 - - -11298 - - -12212 ODpotential blCL 1271 - - 11635 - - 13380 - - 13547 - - 12583 blCL maxRH 99 - - 99 - - 100 - - 93 - - 75 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 58.8 - - 65.0 - - 64.0 - - 65.3 - - 60.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 54.5 - - 54.2 - - 51.4 - - 50.2 - - 50.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 58.6 - - 64.2 - - 63.6 - - 64.8 - - 60.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 54.0 - - 52.9 - - 50.1 - - 49.2 - - 49.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 27 - - 145 - - 84 - - 95 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 1295 - - 2281 - - 2145 - - 2184 - - 306 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 96 - - 98 - - 101 - - 73 - - 1 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 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] 98131 16 065 21 057 15 085 13 053 15 064 98131 90737 15 069 13 065 13 055 13 070 17 046 90737 85057 12 050 9 062 8 057 6 027 15 034 85057 80334 7 019 7 055 3 082 4 292 13 007 80334 76258 3 015 8 001 4 049 4 231 11 357 76258 72670 6 007 3 356 6 358 4 318 9 003 72670 69433 11 000 7 048 5 044 4 324 6 316 69433 66452 13 321 10 003 6 005 8 356 5 332 66452 63683 10 305 15 312 12 309 14 317 10 335 63683 61010 21 302 18 282 15 290 20 287 17 308 61010 58238 29 296 22 281 18 303 21 280 20 298 58238 55380 38 273 25 282 29 296 30 283 25 294 55380 52668 32 266 28 267 32 275 27 285 27 297 52668 50256 23 286 32 271 35 275 37 286 37 292 50256 48130 41 298 41 285 41 269 38 280 35 280 48130 46217 50 294 38 296 38 271 37 289 33 285 46217 44461 53 317 39 310 28 284 36 290 33 293 44461 42829 53 322 44 306 28 287 39 288 36 296 42829 41297 51 320 45 302 33 294 40 284 39 300 41297 39845 50 318 43 300 36 296 39 286 34 297 39845 38466 50 314 40 300 36 296 34 289 30 289 38466 37119 42 297 38 300 34 293 27 285 28 275 37119 35739 38 283 32 290 28 284 23 287 19 264 35739 34295 29 278 29 285 26 284 23 297 17 284 34295 32789 27 263 24 283 26 310 22 308 20 301 32789 31207 24 264 24 273 23 321 19 318 18 302 31207 29536 22 267 23 273 17 299 17 336 17 301 29536 27779 16 239 18 273 19 270 13 307 14 304 27779 25934 15 234 14 251 22 264 18 270 16 291 25934 24002 15 242 15 264 18 274 17 260 20 286 24002 21991 16 254 15 272 17 276 17 257 22 273 21991 19897 15 272 12 266 17 263 19 257 20 278 19897 17713 10 272 11 259 15 242 17 250 16 267 17713 15485 8 287 8 279 10 252 14 240 16 236 15485 13338 8 304 7 296 6 268 10 222 15 243 13338 11387 3 307 6 249 8 258 9 241 14 261 11387 9659 1 344 7 227 10 245 9 258 11 269 9659 8132 5 110 7 182 8 230 5 220 6 223 8132 6785 6 102 6 147 6 173 5 164 6 163 6785 5597 4 075 3 172 4 130 8 110 8 139 5597 4553 7 118 5 129 15 098 15 105 13 127 4553 3643 15 102 22 094 22 095 17 100 15 111 3643 2848 17 085 21*090 23*092 17*094 18 102 2848 2143 18 078 18*085 19*088 16*090 18 098 2143 1524 16*067 18 085 19 087 16 089 17 094 1524 1011 14*057 17 085 18 087 16 088 16 093 1011 617 13 054 17 085 17 087 15 087 15*091 617 346 11 052 16 085 16 087 15 088 13*090 346 182 10 051 14 085 14 087 13 087 11 090 182 88 8 051 11 085 11 087 11 087 7 089 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