DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/25 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.4 - - 62.1 - - 61.8 - - 50.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 151 - - 6 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 559 - - 2331 - - 2297 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 1200 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 624 - - 2396 - - 2362 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 780 - - 992 - - 1222 - - 86 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 152 - - 288 - - 106 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 9 - - 15 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 044 - - 310 - - 286 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1394 - - -2003 - - -2137 - - -1110 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2018 - - 4399 - - 4500 - - 1198 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8689 - - -8297 - - -8664 - - -9719 ODpotential blCL - - - 9313 - - 10693 - - 11026 - - 9807 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 62 - - 65 - - 61 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.4 - - 62.1 - - 61.8 - - 50.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 47.5 - - 43.7 - - 43.0 - - 46.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.7 - - 61.0 - - 61.8 - - 53.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.7 - - 42.7 - - 42.4 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 92 - - 151 - - 6 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 559 - - 2331 - - 2297 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 5 - - 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] 97216 19 238 23 262 28 266 22 273 97216 90044 4 255 13 246 18 282 12 262 90044 84505 5 333 8 221 11 283 6 247 84505 79894 6 304 4 006 1 096 3 202 79894 75926 1 249 8 017 5 091 3 090 75926 72425 12 131 2 039 3 174 6 018 72425 69256 13 098 4 089 3 172 5 000 69256 66338 11 058 4 099 2 196 8 321 66338 63632 8 047 4 122 5 235 13 299 63632 61015 11 016 4 042 3 301 16 289 61015 58282 13 342 5 009 3 311 15 245 58282 55429 18 337 11 335 14 320 6 218 55429 52695 22 318 20 312 25 302 17 304 52695 50242 21 314 22 325 22 310 27 295 50242 48040 16 335 31 344 26 342 20 307 48040 46029 23 005 34 343 35 348 22 346 46029 44181 33 010 32 345 40 347 36 354 44181 42463 38 008 36 354 40 349 41 347 42463 40853 40 003 43 357 39 358 42 345 40853 39341 38 002 46 359 45 003 44 351 39341 37919 39 007 48 003 50 004 48 359 37919 36549 40 007 49 006 55 004 54 003 36549 35160 37 012 49 005 59 004 60 007 35160 33718 39 020 45 003 63 003 66 009 33718 32223 40 022 41 006 65 003 70 009 32223 30657 37 022 38 007 60 004 73 009 30657 29005 31 026 36 010 52 007 68 013 29005 27276 23 026 32 012 43 011 53 016 27276 25476 19 018 26 014 35 017 39 021 25476 23603 14 007 19 021 28 016 28 025 23603 21654 9 030 12 032 18 013 19 024 21654 19622 6 036 7 042 12 013 14 029 19622 17496 3 018 6 038 9 007 9 023 17496 15317 2 065 6 042 8 020 8 004 15317 13208 3 112 5 060 6 025 7 345 13208 11288 6 132 2 137 2 001 7 337 11288 9586 8 137 3 156 1 166 2 356 9586 8080 11 142 6 154 4 174 1 240 8080 6748 16 148 8 160 6 177 4 209 6748 5573 14 155 10 163 8 184 7 195 5573 4540 7 220 7 197 7 214 6 217 4540 3638 10 257 6 261 3 246 5 265 3638 2846 7 262 4*301 1*268 2 259 2846 2143 2 265 4*309 2*278 2 158 2143 1524 2 096 4 309 2 283 1 117 1524 1009 2*078 4 310 3 287 1 333 1009 615 3*048 4 310 3 287 3 318 615 344 3 045 3 310 3 288 4 312 344 181 3 041 3 309 3 289 4*309 181 88 3 042 3 309 3 287 3*313 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