DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/06 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 - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 63.0 - - 62.0 - - 59.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 309 - - 580 - - 140 - - 475 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 374 - - 645 - - 205 - - 540 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1440 - - 843 - - 3180 - - 1171 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 48 - - 54 - - 23 - - 41 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 6 - - 1 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 2 - - 5 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 035 - - 229 - - 022 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 1 - - 2 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 258 - - -753 - - -214 - - 5 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 116 - - 1398 - - 419 - - 535 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 84 - - -5485 - - -1015 - - -1610 ODpotential blCL - - - 290 - - 6130 - - 1220 - - 2150 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 92 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 320 - - 280 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 66.4 - - 63.0 - - 62.0 - - 59.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 65.6 - - 57.0 - - 60.3 - - 57.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 66.4 - - 63.4 - - 62.4 - - 60.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 65.5 - - 55.9 - - 60.0 - - 57.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 309 - - 580 - - 140 - - 475 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 66 - - 60 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 14 - - 9 - - 11 - - 10 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] 96303 80 247 91 249 86 253 88 248 96303 89150 49 251 56 248 62 258 51 258 89150 83693 29 243 32 253 37 256 37 264 83693 79158 16 270 20 257 24 254 27 262 79158 75236 13 296 15 260 15 246 20 254 75236 71764 11 279 13 271 11 242 17 248 71764 68616 9 255 13 273 11 254 17 249 68616 65715 11 268 11 257 12 257 14 258 65715 63018 11 246 15 244 17 251 21 280 63018 60401 15 260 19 248 26 253 27 267 60401 57663 20 246 26 239 26 234 28 241 57663 54805 28 249 24 222 33 243 37 242 54805 52076 38 245 36 248 47 249 51 248 52076 49629 45 251 54 251 55 247 63 247 49629 47439 61 251 67 244 59 240 66 243 47439 45452 66 242 69 231 62 236 70 241 45452 43630 66 243 61 228 64 232 72 237 43630 41943 67 245 62 236 69 235 71 237 41943 40368 66 240 68 240 75 239 70 236 40368 38894 67 235 67 238 78 240 71 235 38894 37507 68 230 65 235 77 240 73 234 37507 36168 65 224 63 233 63 234 74 232 36168 34811 63 217 59 230 58 225 72 229 34811 33405 62 205 53 220 67 222 66 225 33405 31949 60 201 50 211 70 221 60 219 31949 30426 59 204 51 209 72 219 57 214 30426 28819 58 207 51 208 72 215 59 209 28819 27129 57 211 52 207 67 208 59 210 27129 25353 56 217 53 209 62 201 60 210 25353 23491 49 224 55 217 57 194 57 210 23491 21550 49 230 59 223 52 191 55 210 21550 19519 47 231 59 221 48 189 58 211 19519 17392 42 231 52 223 43 187 59 210 17392 15217 35 224 45 222 36 184 57 202 15217 13121 34 208 41 220 28 198 50 195 13121 11220 37 199 35 225 44 228 44 203 11220 9536 38 198 34 217 52 239 42 211 9536 8043 33 202 29 212 42 244 39 222 8043 6725 27 212 31 225 28 241 27 244 6725 5564 23 221 21 226 21 233 16 259 5564 4541 19 226 14 233 19 236 12 256 4541 3643 16 228 10 249 14 249 11 259 3643 2852 12 237 9 274 11 264 10 271 2852 2147 9 252 9 298 12 272 8 295 2147 1527 8 256 7 317 14 269 6 330 1527 1011 8 262 4*341 12 262 7 008 1011 617 7*264 2*024 10 245 8*019 617 346 6*263 2 035 8*233 8*021 346 182 5 262 2 043 6*230 7 022 182 88 4 262 1 041 4 228 5 026 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