DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/22 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 - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.6 - - 39.3 - - 31.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1826 - - 1252 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 941 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1891 - - 1317 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 596 - - 779 - - 127 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 285 - - 90 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 6 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 260 - - 224 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -2541 - - -2871 - - -1883 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4433 - - 4189 - - 1969 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6709 - - -9030 - - -10589 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 8600 - - 10347 - - 10675 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 66 - - 75 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.6 - - 39.3 - - 31.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 21.0 - - 21.9 - - 24.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 38.3 - - 39.3 - - 33.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 20.6 - - 21.6 - - 23.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 8 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1826 - - 1252 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95902 51 244 43 251 40 242 95902 88812 42 240 39 252 37 252 88812 83318 35 229 40 244 39 256 83318 78785 30 237 33 252 31 251 78785 74858 28 253 27 253 26 266 74858 71375 22 266 24 266 35 275 71375 68224 18 275 30 265 34 273 68224 65311 28 261 31 272 45 289 65311 62608 31 269 38 279 50 281 62608 59987 38 282 41 283 42 283 59987 57225 42 287 47 299 68 302 57225 54336 51 290 69 299 82 298 54336 51569 75 288 82 293 85 294 51569 49081 85 284 84 288 86 294 49081 46852 88 285 84 290 91 292 46852 44829 88 286 89 290 94 289 44829 42977 92 289 91 287 92 289 42977 41272 96 288 85 284 89 292 41272 39694 91 292 82 290 86 298 39694 38234 103 302 88 298 104 302 38234 36881 117 300 110 298 115 298 36881 35586 131 294 123 291 109 290 35586 34266 127 289 126 285 105 290 34266 32884 121 291 119 288 100 300 32884 31446 124 293 114 296 99 302 31446 29936 126 294 120 301 101 297 29936 28334 124 297 120 304 102 297 28334 26645 115 298 112 300 91 300 26645 24870 107 297 105 295 83 292 24870 23008 103 297 99 294 85 291 23008 21063 97 298 95 296 82 294 21063 19036 89 298 88 299 78 298 19036 16926 79 301 77 297 74 298 16926 14782 62 309 63 299 62 296 14782 12728 45 308 46 303 49 297 12728 10870 35 297 40 300 39 291 10870 9226 30 296 34 292 32 287 9226 7776 26 299 31 291 28 290 7776 6497 23 303 25 295 23 285 6497 5370 20 307 20 295 16 274 5370 4377 17 309 17 292 13 264 4377 3505 14 305 14 283 11 256 3505 2739 10 292 13 265 12 245 2739 2057 9*263 14 235 13 237 2057 1460 9*261 13*227 14 230 1460 966 9 260 12*225 13 218 966 589 9 260 11 225 12 204 589 331 8 260 10 224 11 195 331 175 8 260 9 225 8 190 175 86 7 260 7 223 4*178 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