DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/24 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 - - - - - - 46.0 - - 44.4 - - 36.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - -16 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2699 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1313 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2764 - - 87 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 491 - - 2943 - - 189 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 278 - - 13 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 21 - - 6 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 331 - - 325 - - 320 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 17 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -964 - - -3213 - - -1152 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3729 - - 3300 - - 1239 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11400 - - -11710 - - -10897 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 14164 - - 11797 - - 10984 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 68 - - 56 - - 59 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 46.0 - - 44.4 - - 36.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.3 - - 30.6 - - 32.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 45.5 - - 45.2 - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 29.1 - - 30.0 - - 32.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - -16 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2699 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95698 64 248 74 249 73 256 95698 88574 45 239 56 248 47 249 88574 83068 44 252 46 255 39 253 83068 78522 40 258 39 256 38 255 78522 74611 32 271 35 262 36 256 74611 71139 34 281 39 284 44 285 71139 68013 43 288 45 282 51 288 68013 65157 41 269 47 263 55 273 65157 62485 45 238 35 265 42 279 62485 59858 43 278 41 297 45 298 59858 57098 71 301 62 311 70 303 57098 54237 99 299 93 297 82 291 54237 51518 110 290 98 291 79 284 51518 49065 98 292 92 298 75 289 49065 46858 103 302 100 304 92 301 46858 44855 114 304 113 303 112 303 44855 43022 119 301 123 299 121 299 43022 41335 119 301 125 297 122 297 41335 39778 121 304 127 298 130 295 39778 38333 128 308 132 300 139 295 38333 36979 136 308 135 301 133 296 36979 35666 141 306 137 301 126 296 35666 34324 139 306 132 302 124 296 34324 32924 129 303 125 300 114 298 32924 31473 120 298 115 297 104 300 31473 29954 116 296 106 297 99 299 29954 28353 112 297 105 299 94 300 28353 26667 109 300 102 299 89 302 26667 24899 106 304 95 300 83 305 24899 23051 90 305 88 305 75 307 23051 21123 76 303 81 307 71 305 21123 19111 72 302 72 305 68 303 19111 17011 71 304 67 307 61 308 17011 14867 70 315 61 309 55 312 14867 12802 66 323 54 315 47 310 12802 10926 59 322 50 319 43 312 10926 9267 54 317 47 320 40 317 9267 7803 53 317 45 324 36 329 7803 6513 53 322 43 333 31 342 6513 5375 50 330 41 343 26 353 5375 4376 46 335 37 349 22 004 4376 3505 38*335 31 349 17 003 3505 2745 29*334 24 344 12 350 2745 2069 23 331 17 336 10 343 2069 1473 21 331 16 335 10 347 1473 976 20 331 14 333 10 349 976 596 19 331 13 331 9 346 596 335 18 331 11 328 7 339 335 176 16 330 9*327 6*328 176 87 13 330 6*325 4*320 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