DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/12 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 - - - - - - 37.2 - - 36.8 - - 29.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 6 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3813 - - 2840 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2327 - - 70 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3878 - - 2905 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1052 - - 1494 - - 2504 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 353 - - 108 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 273 - - 273 - - 177 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -5 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -410 - - -1556 - - -2923 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4288 - - 4462 - - 3009 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3575 - - -5618 - - -8403 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7453 - - 8523 - - 8489 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 85 - - 85 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 37.2 - - 36.8 - - 29.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 18.8 - - 17.7 - - 17.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.3 - - 37.0 - - 34.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 18.5 - - 17.5 - - 17.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 178 - - 6 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3813 - - 2840 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 42 - - 40 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95349 96 235 92 245 100 245 95349 88366 80 246 80 246 82 242 88366 82902 75 251 71 250 66 250 82902 78343 65 247 64 244 61 252 78343 74399 56 242 55 246 56 250 74399 70882 51 249 52 256 54 258 70882 67689 62 256 62 259 61 264 67689 64764 71 260 68 255 68 257 64764 62053 70 256 64 249 72 250 62053 59412 69 252 65 251 72 247 59412 56615 72 257 72 250 69 242 56615 53660 83 262 77 247 63 248 53660 50824 92 264 82 246 82 261 50824 48302 99 262 90 250 100 257 48302 46064 103 257 100 250 101 251 46064 44032 102 254 105 248 95 254 44032 42172 100 253 103 249 97 255 42172 40459 102 252 104 252 98 255 40459 38867 102 252 107 251 98 256 38867 37379 102 253 108 250 101 260 37379 35982 104 255 107 253 108 262 35982 34637 105 257 108 255 116 261 34637 33275 103 259 102 256 117 259 33275 31868 100 260 98 258 112 261 31868 30425 101 261 99 261 114 264 30425 28933 103 261 103 261 114 264 28933 27374 104 259 103 259 108 263 27374 25741 104 256 102 260 105 265 25741 24027 101 255 100 260 100 268 24027 22238 92 258 95 261 85 268 22238 20384 77 261 84 263 71 269 20384 18458 67 261 75 265 61 276 18458 16447 58 259 54 268 56 280 16447 14390 46 255 39 272 48 282 14390 12405 28 271 35 265 37 283 12405 10605 24 278 17 277 22 278 10605 9016 25 276 17 286 13 260 9016 7608 24 280 20 282 12 256 7608 6359 22 281 21 282 15 273 6359 5257 19 275 23 281 19 274 5257 4290 12*271 19 276 18 259 4290 3444 11*272 15*273 15 253 3444 2700 11 273 12*273 12 260 2700 2035 11 273 11 273 10 270 2035 1449 11 273 10 273 8 277 1449 961 11 274 9 274 6 280 961 587 10 275 8 274 4 277 587 330 10 275 7 274 2 253 330 175 9 275 6 273 2*192 175 86 8 275 5 273 3*177 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