DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 - - - 30.0 - - 32.7 - - 30.7 - - 29.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 115 - - 3 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2291 - - 2914 - - 2797 - - 2670 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 1449 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2356 - - 2979 - - 2862 - - 2735 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 843 - - 849 - - 1178 - - 1306 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 203 - - 283 - - 110 - - 128 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 21 - - 20 - - 16 - - 16 BL Wind Direction - - - 025 - - 024 - - 030 - - 032 Direction Wind Shear - - - 12 - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -250 - - -263 - - -1450 - - -1616 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2607 - - 3242 - - 4312 - - 4352 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8238 - - -8115 - - -11256 - - -11183 ODpotential blCL - - - 10594 - - 11094 - - 14118 - - 13918 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 90 - - 90 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.0 - - 32.7 - - 30.7 - - 29.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 19.2 - - 19.1 - - 12.3 - - 11.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 32.2 - - 30.9 - - 29.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.2 - - 17.8 - - 11.2 - - 10.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 52 - - 115 - - 3 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2291 - - 2914 - - 2797 - - 2670 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 88 - - 58 - - 60 - - 65 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 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] 95947 13 229 22 248 26 248 24 250 95947 88721 19 246 25 248 24 254 27 248 88721 83135 24 260 25 245 25 252 28 255 83135 78493 32 257 29 242 32 248 35 255 78493 74493 32 248 30 247 38 246 35 248 74493 70957 28 258 31 249 37 244 39 257 70957 67757 33 256 33 249 41 257 36 251 67757 64788 34 247 40 251 43 250 38 252 64788 62025 37 255 44 245 41 235 55 256 62025 59362 52 257 44 241 55 250 62 248 59362 56595 59 242 57 256 62 251 73 256 56595 53717 72 260 81 256 78 253 83 251 53717 50952 94 254 99 249 90 248 93 252 50952 48455 105 246 103 243 91 246 101 250 48455 46210 106 244 101 245 94 246 106 246 46210 44170 110 246 108 246 99 246 105 244 44170 42300 115 246 113 243 102 247 102 243 42300 40570 114 242 111 240 103 248 97 245 40570 38960 114 239 107 242 103 248 98 252 38960 37456 116 240 110 242 107 245 106 251 37456 36039 121 240 110 240 106 240 107 247 36039 34665 119 239 108 239 98 238 103 245 34665 33269 103 238 109 240 94 241 98 244 33269 31831 102 238 111 240 96 242 92 242 31831 30359 107 237 110 238 97 239 84 238 30359 28841 99 234 101 234 92 235 77 233 28841 27269 80 230 92 230 82 231 68 230 27269 25646 68 229 77 229 71 230 51 227 25646 23957 65 238 61 231 63 226 44 225 23957 22189 66 240 61 234 58 225 43 227 22189 20340 62 233 57 230 49 232 32 233 20340 18411 54 231 49 234 37 234 23 237 18411 16395 41 246 38 245 29 237 23 242 16395 14334 32 257 31 262 27 251 21 249 14334 12343 27 256 28 263 24 263 21 256 12343 10531 25 268 21 264 21 268 17 271 10531 8926 24 274 17 267 16 293 13 326 8926 7512 20 272 14 291 12 321 12 346 7512 6269 17 285 8 334 7 017 8 019 6269 5177 13 322 15 031 13 049 13 059 5177 4222 15 019 20 035 17 048 17 059 4222 3388 24 028 21*027 18*038 17*042 3388 2657 24*026 21*025 18*034 18*036 2657 2003 24*026 21 024 18 032 18 033 2003 1427 23 025 21 023 17 031 17 032 1427 947 22 025 20 023 17 029 16 031 947 579 21 024 20 023 16 028 15 029 579 327 19 024 19 023 14 028 14 028 327 173 16 024 17 022 12 027 12 028 173 86 12 024 13 022 9 026 9 027 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