DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/14 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 28.8 - - 20.7 - - 19.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - -62 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3945 - - 20 - - 20 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2220 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4010 - - 85 - - 85 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1462 - - 5455 - - 4663 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 319 - - 15 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 27 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 311 - - 299 - - 290 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 11 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1294 - - -1566 - - -2291 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2716 - - 1651 - - 2376 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 809 - - -2182 - - -2838 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3201 - - 2267 - - 2923 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 99 - - 67 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 28.8 - - 20.7 - - 19.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 17.3 - - 14.1 - - 9.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 28.3 - - 22.2 - - 20.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 16.2 - - 13.5 - - 9.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 120 - - -62 - - -31 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3945 - - 20 - - 20 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 96 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 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] 95286 119 237 122 241 124 242 95286 88283 91 237 96 241 93 248 88283 82975 77 244 79 245 72 246 82975 78543 64 252 63 247 58 241 78543 74642 54 256 46 248 53 255 74642 71156 45 258 43 260 55 265 71156 68005 40 256 46 265 47 261 68005 65095 40 252 45 254 33 251 65095 62352 42 256 34 248 29 277 62352 59653 45 260 36 266 46 282 59653 56826 47 257 56 261 53 269 56826 53878 56 251 67 246 51 265 53878 51043 63 243 54 240 54 266 51043 48489 54 244 57 256 61 262 48489 46205 60 255 70 256 66 254 46205 44135 78 252 79 248 67 248 44135 42242 93 243 84 240 67 243 42242 40495 101 235 84 234 67 238 40495 38868 104 231 82 232 65 237 38868 37342 106 229 80 233 62 241 37342 35902 110 228 82 235 62 244 35902 34511 115 227 85 236 65 243 34511 33100 120 226 91 234 66 241 33100 31641 124 225 97 233 64 241 31641 30137 126 223 102 232 63 244 30137 28573 128 223 106 230 64 246 28573 26945 130 223 107 229 64 246 26945 25256 132 223 104 228 63 247 25256 23502 131 221 98 229 61 248 23502 21683 126 220 89 229 58 249 21683 19801 121 218 82 231 57 249 19801 17857 115 219 75 234 53 251 17857 15850 102 222 64 238 47 256 15850 13824 82 226 53 244 41 258 13824 11895 60 232 42 250 33 262 11895 10164 42 246 34 258 26 286 10164 8646 33 260 29 271 30 319 8646 7309 28 277 30 293 42 334 7309 6125 29 297 33 303 41 327 6125 5074 26 309 36 305 39 322 5074 4144 28*310 37 305 39 318 4144 3327 28*311 37 304 39 309 3327 2608 29 311 37 304 39 300 2608 1967 28 311 36 303 37 297 1967 1401 28 311 34 302 35 295 1401 930 28 311 31 302 32 294 930 569 27 311 28 301 28 292 569 321 25 311 23 300 24 291 321 171 23 311 19 300 21 291 171 85 18 310 13*299 14*290 85 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