DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/02 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 - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.1 - - 41.9 - - 38.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 0 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 364 - - 257 - - 1005 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 429 - - 322 - - 1070 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 557 - - 696 - - 1215 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 85 - - 22 - - 54 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 9 - - 21 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 324 - - 311 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 14 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 183 - - 103 - - 502 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 246 - - 219 - - 568 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 160 - - -7203 - - 245 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 269 - - 7525 - - 825 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.1 - - 41.9 - - 38.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.3 - - 41.1 - - 36.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.0 - - 42.0 - - 38.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 42.9 - - 41.0 - - 35.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 24 - - 0 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 364 - - 257 - - 1005 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 98 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 4 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] 96210 7 013 13 037 13 038 96210 89091 10 301 6 025 5 346 89091 83561 12 310 8 325 13 325 83561 78967 6 356 8 341 10 328 78967 74996 10 014 9 001 5 310 74996 71452 16 313 13 336 11 334 71452 68224 21 265 28 270 22 290 68224 65264 21 268 27 247 30 256 65264 62509 31 263 31 259 27 246 62509 59832 42 255 49 261 43 262 59832 57049 52 250 53 252 52 253 57049 54165 56 248 60 247 56 250 54165 51413 70 251 66 250 62 247 51413 48943 84 253 78 250 66 250 48943 46731 90 250 86 245 75 247 46731 44733 92 246 90 238 85 239 44733 42912 102 243 90 236 92 233 42912 41230 117 238 96 238 91 233 41230 39660 126 234 102 239 91 237 39660 38183 128 234 103 236 96 238 38183 36788 127 232 103 231 100 233 36788 35438 121 228 105 229 99 230 35438 34065 114 223 102 228 95 232 34065 32643 105 217 97 225 90 234 32643 31175 101 215 98 223 89 233 31175 29645 99 217 99 220 84 228 29645 28040 97 220 94 216 76 226 28040 26358 88 221 90 213 76 229 26358 24598 77 217 90 212 80 230 24598 22767 72 214 89 211 79 230 22767 20869 62 210 88 212 74 228 20869 18894 50 194 86 216 70 229 18894 16828 44 191 89 228 65 231 16828 14714 47 218 72 235 60 236 14714 12677 46 235 49 238 49 242 12677 10835 38 231 42 239 46 238 10835 9204 37 227 43 244 42 235 9204 7755 37 223 35 250 31 240 7755 6469 38 218 29 255 23 235 6469 5333 41 208 25 255 22 247 5333 4338 40 198 23 256 25 283 4338 3470 34 184 22 260 33 302 3470 2712 23 172 23 281 35 310 2712 2042 12 176 26 298 32 316 2042 1454 5 243 23 310 28*314 1454 965 10 317 18 322 26*312 965 590 11*322 16 320 23 311 590 333 11*324 12*313 20 310 333 176 10 325 10*312 18 309 176 86 8 325 8 311 12 308 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