DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - - 25.9 - - 33.4 - - 32.5 - - 28.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 163 - - -5 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 577 - - 2199 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 1130 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 642 - - 2264 - - 86 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 669 - - 842 - - 2714 - - 999 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 127 - - 287 - - 12 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 024 - - 203 - - 205 - - 168 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3949 - - -3828 - - -3734 - - -1729 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4591 - - 6092 - - 3820 - - 1815 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13589 - - -12596 - - -11851 - - -9485 ODpotential blCL - - - 14231 - - 14860 - - 11937 - - 9571 blCL maxRH - - - 99 - - 65 - - 51 - - 64 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.9 - - 33.4 - - 32.5 - - 28.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 6.5 - - 7.1 - - 16.2 - - 20.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.5 - - 32.5 - - 32.8 - - 29.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 6.1 - - 6.1 - - 15.4 - - 20.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 54 - - 163 - - -5 - - -28 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 577 - - 2199 - - 21 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 94 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95851 45 231 49 243 48 251 59 247 95851 88566 38 243 44 241 44 251 45 243 88566 82961 33 248 38 229 47 247 42 237 82961 78310 38 259 35 243 44 249 37 248 78310 74291 43 254 43 250 44 252 47 263 74291 70750 44 254 45 249 52 249 54 256 70750 67539 52 261 55 257 51 254 53 253 67539 64575 62 258 63 257 56 261 57 261 64575 61835 62 254 70 255 67 260 65 260 61835 59185 69 252 72 252 70 254 64 255 59185 56397 72 251 70 252 66 257 65 261 56397 53484 74 254 74 259 74 263 77 262 53484 50702 90 255 93 260 89 257 85 257 50702 48205 100 249 106 253 93 251 81 255 48205 45966 99 245 108 251 91 252 78 262 45966 43939 93 249 102 252 95 256 90 263 43939 42098 89 254 98 254 101 256 97 257 42098 40418 90 258 94 253 102 253 83 250 40418 38866 91 260 94 256 98 253 69 252 38866 37413 93 261 96 259 98 253 69 257 37413 36051 95 264 100 261 97 254 77 261 36051 34748 98 266 104 259 95 255 86 258 34748 33440 96 270 106 259 94 252 79 254 33440 32089 97 277 111 260 94 252 65 252 32089 30687 98 279 110 262 93 254 54 266 30687 29217 96 280 107 263 86 255 56 272 29217 27667 98 282 104 261 74 260 54 269 27667 26036 80 282 96 260 69 265 54 268 26036 24319 58 276 85 260 71 265 54 269 24319 22517 46 271 82 267 71 264 57 265 22517 20630 42 273 66 273 65 266 61 268 20630 18657 38 281 59 268 56 267 56 271 18657 16603 31 282 48 260 48 263 52 268 16603 14511 26 271 42 253 42 268 48 265 14511 12502 22 263 36 256 38 265 40 256 12502 10691 17 254 30 256 38 262 33 259 10691 9088 17 245 27 253 32 262 30 272 9088 7663 15 236 25 246 29 256 29 272 7663 6397 14 214 24 233 28 248 26 263 6397 5276 15 206 21 222 26 237 24 249 5276 4290 17 199 17 215 24 221 25 237 4290 3429 12 204 14 219 20 216 27 223 3429 2679 6 216 11*219 14 207 28 208 2679 2017 2 253 6*201 10 201 27 197 2017 1435 3 029 6 202 10 202 25 195 1435 951 6*037 5 203 9 203 23 190 951 581 5*028 5 204 8 204 20 180 581 327 5 024 5 205 8 205 16 173 327 173 4 021 5 204 7*205 13*172 173 86 4 020 4 206 5*205 7*168 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