DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/27 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1553z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.2 - - 66.6 - - 65.5 - - 55.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 157 - - 4 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1095 - - 2271 - - 2806 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 1171 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1160 - - 2336 - - 2871 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 641 - - 1121 - - 998 - - 583 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 194 - - 288 - - 110 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 8 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 12 - - 6 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 039 - - 035 - - 047 - - 094 Direction Wind Shear - - - 5 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2559 - - -2982 - - -2006 - - -1731 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3720 - - 5318 - - 4877 - - 1819 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13199 - - -11723 - - -10984 - - -11850 ODpotential blCL - - - 14359 - - 14059 - - 13855 - - 11938 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 85 - - 80 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.2 - - 66.6 - - 65.5 - - 55.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.8 - - 44.1 - - 44.9 - - 47.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.6 - - 65.4 - - 65.5 - - 56.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.7 - - 43.3 - - 44.2 - - 47.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 94 - - 157 - - 4 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1095 - - 2271 - - 2806 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 40 - - 21 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 96863 35 256 40 246 48 258 42 264 96863 89728 23 253 30 253 29 257 27 262 89728 84191 15 238 20 233 21 253 21 271 84191 79583 15 226 13 222 13 239 19 266 79583 75623 14 221 12 230 11 246 16 258 75623 72124 14 224 15 235 16 258 13 270 72124 68960 14 219 16 237 19 252 17 280 68960 66053 9 276 18 252 20 246 21 265 66053 63361 19 289 21 252 24 248 22 262 63361 60771 24 269 21 260 26 256 29 262 60771 58086 33 257 28 257 31 250 35 254 58086 55300 35 262 31 257 32 255 36 254 55300 52626 42 259 40 260 39 265 44 257 52626 50201 47 252 51 259 50 261 53 252 50201 48014 48 250 54 253 52 257 49 247 48014 46019 48 258 51 250 50 252 46 249 46019 44198 52 257 57 253 50 255 45 258 44198 42534 46 249 55 244 51 249 40 254 42534 40994 30 260 44 233 38 236 37 243 40994 39550 39 303 30 283 27 269 28 254 39550 38182 46 295 37 293 32 284 26 268 38182 36851 45 279 37 292 32 285 26 276 36851 35486 41 272 34 288 30 285 26 278 35486 34058 36 272 36 281 28 290 27 276 34058 32570 31 277 38 278 34 298 27 277 32570 31008 27 286 36 276 34 292 27 278 31008 29356 27 295 35 279 26 275 26 265 29356 27612 22 292 31 269 27 262 27 254 27612 25780 21 279 29 254 33 270 33 272 25780 23868 32 282 35 268 32 277 27 280 23868 21882 37 285 38 286 32 288 25 281 21882 19810 34 288 33 289 31 289 23 277 19810 17643 32 290 29 287 28 284 19 282 17643 15427 31 293 28 292 25 290 15 285 15427 13292 31 307 28 301 24 301 14 283 13292 11351 28 314 25 313 22 312 12 296 11351 9632 23 314 23 317 22 322 13 319 9632 8113 17 309 19 313 21 324 15 320 8113 6770 14 313 15 312 18 321 17 318 6770 5587 14 327 12 320 14 318 17 316 5587 4548 13 336 10 331 11 328 15 320 4548 3643 12 347 7 344 6*357 10 333 3643 2851 9 025 6*013 6*033 9 357 2851 2146 12 041 6*032 7 043 10 020 2146 1524 15*043 6 034 7 047 9 040 1524 1008 13*039 6 035 7 050 11 077 1008 614 12 039 6 035 7 052 15 093 614 344 12 038 6 036 7 053 14 096 344 181 11 038 6 037 7 053 12*096 181 88 8 037 5 036 5 054 5*094 88 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