DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/27 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 - - - - - - 35.8 - - 33.9 - - 31.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 22 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1465 - - 1406 - - 903 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1530 - - 1471 - - 968 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 513 - - 772 - - 676 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 199 - - 129 - - 81 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 12 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 353 - - 002 - - 018 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 274 - - 285 - - 29 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1257 - - 1186 - - 940 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 189 - - 147 - - -13251 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1341 - - 1324 - - 14219 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 35.8 - - 33.9 - - 31.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 30.9 - - 29.5 - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 35.4 - - 33.9 - - 31.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 30.3 - - 28.9 - - 28.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 22 - - 8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1465 - - 1406 - - 903 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 93 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95855 89 245 86 245 92 251 95855 88807 65 244 65 254 62 255 88807 83348 48 245 49 251 44 254 83348 78811 37 260 36 256 33 266 78811 74896 25 266 27 253 33 275 74896 71448 24 285 19 258 24 269 71448 68303 29 278 22 281 19 265 68303 65374 27 289 31 299 30 313 65374 62660 33 293 36 295 41 304 62660 60044 35 268 34 277 36 289 60044 57290 34 265 35 269 37 278 57290 54409 41 286 44 281 48 281 54409 51654 62 293 62 292 64 287 51654 49178 84 292 86 292 80 289 49178 46972 93 288 92 287 84 284 46972 44986 96 291 88 290 88 286 44986 43180 105 294 100 290 97 292 43180 41529 109 293 105 287 112 294 41529 40009 109 293 104 289 116 294 40009 38583 108 290 105 294 112 293 38583 37232 107 291 105 295 113 292 37232 35917 107 294 105 294 118 292 35917 34568 108 293 106 289 117 293 34568 33160 108 291 107 288 114 294 33160 31691 106 290 108 289 110 295 31691 30146 106 290 107 293 107 296 30146 28517 105 292 106 300 103 298 28517 26808 100 295 97 301 94 300 26808 25017 92 295 86 298 91 298 25017 23141 84 295 80 296 86 296 23141 21189 78 295 79 298 78 299 21189 19156 73 297 73 301 67 304 19156 17043 64 297 64 304 55 306 17043 14892 46 294 53 304 47 305 14892 12823 33 298 40 304 41 304 12823 10941 33 307 36 310 34 309 10941 9271 34 310 34 314 29 316 9271 7788 33 314 32 316 27 321 7788 6474 31 317 30 322 25 326 6474 5316 28 324 24 334 21 327 5316 4306 21 348 13 351 15 336 4306 3439 13 024 5 019 5 343 3439 2689 13 015 11 358 3 359 2689 2022 15*354 14*360 10 018 2022 1437 15*353 14*001 13*019 1437 952 14 354 13 002 12*018 952 582 14 354 13 002 11 019 582 328 13 353 12 002 10 018 328 174 12 353 10 003 9 018 174 86 9 353 8 002 6 017 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