DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/04 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 - - - 34.5 - - 41.1 - - 39.1 - - 31.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 80 - - -20 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 2169 - - 144 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 69 - - 640 - - 70 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 86 - - 2234 - - 209 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1617 - - 779 - - 4156 - - 2871 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 25 - - 233 - - 31 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 18 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 271 - - 290 - - 295 - - 314 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 8 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -966 - - 298 - - -1481 - - -928 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1052 - - 1936 - - 1690 - - 1014 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6926 - - -5153 - - -1918 - - -2035 ODpotential blCL - - - 7012 - - 7387 - - 2127 - - 2121 blCL maxRH - - - 78 - - 92 - - 95 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.5 - - 41.1 - - 39.1 - - 31.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.6 - - 33.2 - - 32.4 - - 28.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.6 - - 40.7 - - 40.0 - - 33.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 32.0 - - 31.6 - - 27.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 10 - - 80 - - -20 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 2169 - - 144 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 13 - - 69 - - 80 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96355 18 283 12 278 11 267 17 276 96355 89177 8 327 10 268 14 306 9 310 89177 83639 12 290 17 259 17 316 11 331 83639 79020 11 292 21 241 26 276 21 297 79020 75022 18 280 19 253 24 237 27 250 75022 71481 23 257 20 267 24 255 20 247 71481 68255 32 259 31 267 29 266 31 273 68255 65280 32 258 38 248 38 259 43 270 65280 62518 40 269 41 250 43 256 50 262 62518 59836 61 267 52 257 50 267 56 264 59836 57035 74 259 68 258 68 261 69 262 57035 54136 89 252 87 256 82 252 80 251 54136 51367 101 247 97 250 89 247 79 254 51367 48874 101 246 95 247 89 251 93 260 48874 46649 106 251 102 251 100 254 103 260 46649 44645 112 253 111 251 109 256 122 257 44645 42840 119 253 120 253 127 258 136 256 42840 41191 127 256 132 255 145 257 145 255 41191 39655 143 259 146 256 155 257 153 257 39655 38211 157 259 153 256 161 257 160 259 38211 36846 156 257 155 256 162 259 163 259 36846 35521 151 256 162 255 161 258 159 257 35521 34168 147 254 166 255 161 254 155 254 34168 32756 144 253 163 254 164 252 155 252 32756 31285 142 255 154 254 165 253 156 252 31285 29742 139 256 146 255 157 255 157 252 29742 28117 131 256 141 256 148 257 155 256 28117 26413 124 255 137 255 143 258 143 260 26413 24632 116 254 130 255 137 259 129 260 24632 22770 105 251 125 257 132 260 123 260 22770 20833 96 247 114 258 125 264 114 263 20833 18821 89 248 102 257 108 265 92 262 18821 16734 78 249 89 254 87 264 74 260 16734 14614 69 249 74 254 66 262 63 257 14614 12578 64 252 62 258 53 267 49 261 12578 10736 60 258 57 260 48 267 38 266 10736 9105 52 262 51 260 44 267 34 271 9105 7662 44 263 46 263 41 271 32 277 7662 6388 39 259 41 270 37 278 29 288 6388 5269 34 255 33 279 32 287 25 301 5269 4292 31 255 27 285 25 296 22 314 4292 3442 29 265 25 291 23 298 22 323 3442 2699 25 285 24*293 23 299 23 325 2699 2034 22 295 19*290 22 299 23 325 2034 1448 19 295 19 290 21 299 23 324 1448 961 16 289 18 289 20 299 22 323 961 587 14 284 18 290 17 298 20 320 587 330 11 280 17 289 15*296 15 318 330 175 9*276 15 289 12*296 12*317 175 86 5*271 11 289 8 295 5*314 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