DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/20 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 - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.2 - - 37.4 - - 38.4 - - 33.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 114 - - -11 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1688 - - 1518 - - 22 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 387 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1753 - - 1583 - - 87 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 668 - - 584 - - 1740 - - 619 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 215 - - 228 - - 15 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 8 - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 273 - - 228 - - 180 - - 172 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -897 - - -1308 - - -2158 - - -1025 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2650 - - 2891 - - 2245 - - 1111 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -17092 - - -16860 - - -16522 - - -16620 ODpotential blCL - - - 18845 - - 18443 - - 16609 - - 16706 blCL maxRH - - - 75 - - 70 - - 62 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.2 - - 37.4 - - 38.4 - - 33.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.3 - - 25.4 - - 29.3 - - 29.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 32.7 - - 36.7 - - 39.2 - - 35.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.2 - - 24.1 - - 28.2 - - 29.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 114 - - -11 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1688 - - 1518 - - 22 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 96358 23 243 32 259 35 257 29 261 96358 89264 19 222 24 230 30 239 19 240 89264 83836 18 210 18 223 22 211 22 212 83836 79298 22 237 16 217 17 208 23 217 79298 75339 28 231 21 232 16 234 21 231 75339 71806 27 227 27 229 23 242 24 236 71806 68584 21 235 22 236 24 244 22 227 68584 65611 22 223 26 230 29 244 24 230 65611 62858 24 244 29 255 28 252 24 224 62858 60207 42 265 47 265 34 272 21 268 60207 57464 49 257 49 254 45 260 34 265 57464 54624 49 245 49 241 53 245 58 252 54624 51902 41 257 45 255 47 247 60 238 51902 49438 59 267 57 268 56 259 54 236 49438 47225 78 260 65 266 68 260 64 262 47225 45227 80 264 76 259 75 260 77 265 45227 43414 86 265 84 259 81 262 87 259 43414 41756 83 265 92 259 85 263 89 259 41756 40225 85 274 86 259 92 260 90 259 40225 38790 98 283 93 270 98 255 91 258 38790 37432 112 282 100 270 99 254 93 257 37432 36112 115 279 100 264 92 254 93 257 36112 34761 110 277 98 264 85 255 89 255 34761 33351 104 279 95 266 82 251 85 249 33351 31886 98 276 91 262 80 250 80 251 31886 30348 88 270 86 260 78 255 75 248 30348 28727 82 265 78 260 78 259 75 249 28727 27020 75 264 75 258 76 260 72 253 27020 25226 69 270 72 260 71 260 66 253 25226 23344 64 265 65 263 62 256 62 253 23344 21378 64 262 58 260 57 253 59 251 21378 19325 60 264 52 262 51 253 55 248 19325 17182 51 269 48 262 43 255 49 250 17182 14997 40 261 44 257 39 257 40 249 14997 12898 42 255 45 256 38 263 35 254 12898 11003 34 257 38 244 36 265 34 265 11003 9331 24 270 29 241 32 256 32 264 9331 7857 24 285 22 256 27 232 29 251 7857 6555 22 299 16 260 30 225 30 242 6555 5406 18 315 9 239 29 224 31 234 5406 4396 14 331 7 205 25 209 32 226 4396 3513 10 343 9 212 23 201 35 218 3513 2740 8 328 11 237 20 210 35 214 2740 2055 7*306 10*238 18 213 30 203 2055 1457 5*275 7*230 12 194 29 190 1457 964 5 273 7 228 10 186 27 177 964 588 5 271 6 228 9 182 23 176 588 331 5 272 6 227 8 181 17 174 331 175 4 272 5 227 7*180 14 174 175 86 4 271 5 226 5*180 7*172 86 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