DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/17 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.4 - - 48.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - -35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 541 - - 22 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 71 - - 71 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 606 - - 87 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 586 - - 532 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 79 - - 13 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 16 - - 6 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 229 - - 224 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1851 - - -1746 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2457 - - 1833 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11586 - - -9601 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12192 - - 9688 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 63 - - 57 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 51.4 - - 48.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.1 - - 40.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 51.5 - - 50.6 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.0 - - 39.9 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 6 - - -35 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 541 - - 22 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - - 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] 95693 46 275 64 281 95693 88870 48 282 49 285 88870 83561 38 281 31 273 83561 79087 29 273 28 258 79087 75159 22 266 27 242 75159 71666 22 265 17 230 71666 68486 17 261 17 271 68486 65546 23 260 30 264 65546 62819 35 237 36 250 62819 60165 40 227 40 234 60165 57390 40 233 44 239 57390 54509 52 244 53 241 54509 51747 63 247 62 243 51747 49251 67 246 67 244 49251 47006 64 242 69 243 47006 44963 62 239 70 244 44963 43088 65 243 74 248 43088 41361 70 246 79 249 41361 39773 68 247 81 250 39773 38303 72 250 78 244 38303 36937 86 248 74 242 36937 35632 89 244 78 241 35632 34310 80 240 81 238 34310 32932 74 238 82 236 32932 31496 70 238 80 238 31496 29988 68 242 78 246 29988 28397 69 243 80 252 28397 26722 70 242 79 253 26722 24964 71 244 71 251 24964 23128 67 251 61 257 23128 21217 67 255 61 259 21217 19222 63 248 61 257 19222 17140 59 245 59 255 17140 15014 57 251 52 258 15014 12960 56 255 46 262 12960 11090 54 253 41 265 11090 9428 50 250 38 269 9428 7952 43 251 34 272 7952 6642 38 259 32 280 6642 5484 39 268 36 285 5484 4467 39 268 41 283 4467 3581 33 262 37 275 3581 2805 30 255 30 265 2805 2112 29 249 27 259 2112 1502 28 239 25 251 1502 995 26*237 23 239 995 606 19*230 20 233 606 340 17 229 16 230 340 179 15 228 13 228 179 87 11 227 6*224 87 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