DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1001z - - 1553z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 54.2 - - 61.5 - - 60.2 - - 51.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 141 - - -14 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1002 - - 1732 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 738 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1067 - - 1797 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 740 - - 1099 - - 2523 - - 85 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 179 - - 255 - - 14 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 17 - - 7 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 227 - - 225 - - 226 - - 218 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1214 - - -2729 - - -3091 - - -968 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2281 - - 4527 - - 3179 - - 1056 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8840 - - -9158 - - -8576 - - -5443 ODpotential blCL - - - 9907 - - 10955 - - 8664 - - 5531 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 58 - - 61 - - 66 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.2 - - 61.5 - - 60.2 - - 51.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.7 - - 42.2 - - 46.8 - - 47.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 53.8 - - 60.7 - - 61.1 - - 54.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 41.5 - - 46.5 - - 47.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 141 - - -14 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1002 - - 1732 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 5 - - 7 - - 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] 96584 78 246 78 245 88 252 80 250 96584 89273 47 245 54 245 60 252 50 263 89273 83698 28 254 34 252 39 248 38 263 83698 79081 20 268 22 259 20 252 28 256 79081 75094 20 264 24 265 16 271 22 270 75094 71557 15 246 24 261 25 261 26 266 71557 68363 16 285 17 248 19 243 23 246 68363 65435 28 284 20 275 15 262 24 262 65435 62713 34 272 32 275 33 278 37 273 62713 60066 39 265 45 266 44 267 43 265 60066 57304 43 267 48 262 53 264 51 267 57304 54445 50 273 54 264 64 268 64 273 54445 51725 61 276 64 266 72 267 77 268 51725 49286 69 272 69 266 74 264 81 263 49286 47108 72 270 70 268 74 266 81 267 47108 45135 74 272 73 274 79 269 86 271 45135 43329 79 274 81 275 84 269 91 271 43329 41666 85 274 87 271 87 267 93 268 41666 40125 86 271 89 266 88 267 90 265 40125 38687 85 270 87 264 87 265 87 266 38687 37331 83 271 86 264 86 264 86 266 37331 36015 83 273 84 265 86 263 85 266 36015 34671 82 273 83 265 86 263 84 266 34671 33269 79 272 82 265 85 265 82 267 33269 31813 78 272 80 265 85 267 80 268 31813 30288 77 275 79 267 84 268 77 270 30288 28681 76 278 79 270 83 267 74 271 28681 26992 72 280 78 270 82 266 75 271 26992 25218 67 278 77 269 81 268 76 271 25218 23359 66 273 74 269 78 271 73 275 23359 21420 67 273 71 270 74 275 67 278 21420 19398 61 274 66 273 67 275 61 279 19398 17291 53 274 58 273 57 273 53 278 17291 15143 49 275 51 271 48 273 43 278 15143 13074 46 276 47 271 43 277 36 279 13074 11190 44 275 44 273 40 276 36 279 11190 9515 40 273 43 274 38 276 35 279 9515 8032 35 271 40 269 35 281 33 281 8032 6720 30 268 37 263 33 288 29 286 6720 5562 27 266 34 259 32 291 28 291 5562 4544 24 268 29 258 31 287 28 291 4544 3649 22 271 25 251 27 277 27 283 3649 2860 22 262 25 238 23 270 26 283 2860 2155 24 244 23*230 19 258 24 283 2155 1532 21*233 19*225 17 239 21 274 1532 1014 19*230 18 224 15 233 19 255 1014 617 14 226 17 224 14 230 19 237 617 345 13 226 16 224 12 229 17 224 345 181 12 226 15 224 10*228 14*222 181 88 9 226 12 224 7*226 5*218 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