DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.3 - - 32.0 - - 32.8 - - 33.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 19 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 605 - - 600 - - 298 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 69 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 670 - - 665 - - 363 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1012 - - 914 - - 792 - - 851 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 108 - - 92 - - 26 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 9 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 057 - - 051 - - 020 - - 020 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 97 - - 152 - - 34 - - -230 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 573 - - 513 - - 329 - - 316 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4 - - 43 - - -27 - - -3322 ODpotential blCL - - - 674 - - 622 - - 390 - - 3408 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.3 - - 32.0 - - 32.8 - - 33.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.6 - - 30.4 - - 32.0 - - 32.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.2 - - 32.0 - - 33.0 - - 33.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 28.1 - - 30.0 - - 31.8 - - 32.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 19 - - -1 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 605 - - 600 - - 298 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 95 - - 101 - - 101 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 - - 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] 96263 9 297 11 290 9 329 8 350 96263 89082 7 039 3 287 13 262 17 318 89082 83544 8 279 5 297 8 286 11 305 83544 78935 10 278 15 281 13 294 10 272 78935 74946 16 258 20 267 20 289 16 273 74946 71418 19 285 21 262 19 287 18 265 71418 68212 32 273 33 262 27 284 25 266 68212 65263 35 258 35 255 34 266 35 262 65263 62537 34 262 34 261 35 259 41 265 62537 59901 46 275 41 268 37 267 44 270 59901 57139 57 271 51 270 45 274 48 269 57139 54253 63 263 59 267 54 272 57 268 54253 51489 64 258 65 260 67 266 69 263 51489 48996 70 257 73 256 77 261 78 259 48996 46761 79 257 83 252 87 258 85 255 46761 44739 93 260 86 253 98 255 90 256 44739 42888 122 256 100 257 109 255 101 257 42888 41185 134 247 130 250 120 253 114 256 41185 39607 133 250 144 249 131 251 126 254 39607 38135 147 255 167 248 151 250 139 251 38135 36751 153 252 169 245 165 248 144 249 36751 35414 151 250 168 246 171 249 145 248 35414 34057 153 252 165 248 172 248 147 247 34057 32653 155 256 161 252 166 248 147 246 32653 31202 146 257 149 252 155 249 148 243 31202 29682 131 248 133 243 141 245 150 243 29682 28073 135 245 133 240 135 241 150 246 28073 26381 129 247 129 245 132 244 145 250 26381 24610 123 252 115 249 120 249 124 254 24610 22767 115 255 106 249 106 249 91 257 22767 20852 103 253 100 252 98 251 81 264 20852 18856 87 248 90 249 84 252 75 262 18856 16777 63 238 73 245 67 249 63 257 16777 14661 49 249 46 242 54 249 52 255 14661 12626 36 254 42 245 37 245 41 252 12626 10781 32 250 36 240 31 245 29 250 10781 9149 22 243 25 237 30 242 26 249 9149 7708 20 239 20 236 25 239 23 248 7708 6438 23 223 18 231 18 244 17 244 6438 5320 24 211 21 225 15 241 14 243 5320 4337 19 184 22 218 14 214 12 245 4337 3476 24 150 19 171 15 173 7 215 3476 2719 23 127 18 149 17 141 9 150 2719 2044 21 105 16 112 15 111 12 126 2044 1450 19 088 15 090 14 082 14 096 1450 959 16*069 12*064 13 047 14 060 959 585 13*060 11*055 11*027 13 036 585 330 12 057 10 050 10*022 10 026 330 175 10 055 9 049 8 019 9*024 175 86 8 054 7 047 6 018 6*020 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