DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 - - - 38.6 - - 41.2 - - 40.7 - - 36.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 65 - - -4 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 463 - - 1828 - - 22 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 528 - - 1893 - - 87 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2930 - - 1989 - - 3477 - - 1842 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 114 - - 202 - - 13 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 30 - - 17 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 BL Wind Direction - - - 282 - - 261 - - 201 - - 243 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -4 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1286 - - -267 - - -1545 - - -378 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1814 - - 2160 - - 1632 - - 464 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1711 - - -1034 - - -2052 - - -648 ODpotential blCL - - - 2239 - - 2927 - - 2139 - - 734 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 97 - - 79 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.6 - - 41.2 - - 40.7 - - 36.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.3 - - 32.2 - - 34.1 - - 35.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.4 - - 40.8 - - 41.1 - - 37.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.4 - - 31.2 - - 33.2 - - 34.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 46 - - 65 - - -4 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 463 - - 1828 - - 22 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 52 - - 89 - - 16 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96228 8 244 7 324 6 281 1 304 96228 88971 10 209 16 256 17 264 12 286 88971 83352 9 231 18 210 17 255 21 287 83352 78705 20 253 22 224 27 245 27 265 78705 74747 27 253 22 251 28 244 32 254 74747 71256 31 255 29 254 31 261 35 247 71256 68076 29 255 30 253 33 253 36 252 68076 65142 35 246 34 254 35 247 38 256 65142 62417 39 258 41 260 38 253 39 257 62417 59765 56 255 50 258 42 255 41 257 59765 56980 63 249 57 254 50 247 55 250 56980 54080 72 254 66 249 70 251 71 248 54080 51312 82 253 84 248 92 253 87 252 51312 48829 96 249 99 250 103 253 99 254 48829 46608 109 250 110 251 112 253 104 254 46608 44592 118 252 120 257 121 253 116 256 44592 42750 127 255 136 258 130 255 129 256 42750 41053 137 251 139 254 141 255 140 253 41053 39478 136 247 140 246 147 248 143 246 39478 38011 134 251 132 242 145 242 141 241 38011 36634 140 254 132 246 139 244 138 241 36634 35303 141 252 139 250 141 248 139 243 35303 33946 141 251 139 248 148 249 142 243 33946 32532 140 250 138 246 151 249 144 242 32532 31062 135 249 135 247 148 249 144 243 31062 29523 122 249 130 246 137 249 140 244 29523 27907 114 249 121 246 122 248 128 245 27907 26219 113 250 114 246 115 247 117 247 26219 24455 111 246 113 247 115 249 108 252 24455 22618 108 249 105 250 106 253 99 257 22618 20723 92 254 87 254 81 255 75 257 20723 18763 66 256 67 257 69 255 59 255 18763 16718 53 256 56 255 60 260 52 256 16718 14626 44 254 51 251 50 261 45 262 14626 12612 38 252 42 253 43 259 40 271 12612 10784 31 257 34 257 35 264 37 272 10784 9165 25 263 29 259 28 272 31 267 9165 7732 22 265 27 263 26 281 26 270 7732 6462 19 263 26 267 25 279 24 281 6462 5337 17 261 24 262 23 272 25 288 5337 4347 15 254 23 250 19 261 23 291 4347 3480 10 262 16 251 15 247 19 289 3480 2719 7 261 9 243 12 233 17 286 2719 2044 3 260 4*248 6 213 14 273 2044 1454 1 251 3*261 6 206 12 257 1454 965 1 297 2 261 6 204 10 252 965 590 1*301 2 262 5 203 8 249 590 332 1*292 2 261 5 203 6 246 332 176 1 279 2 260 5*202 5 241 176 86 1 273 2 260 3*201 1*243 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