DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/09 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 - - - 55.7 - - 58.8 - - 57.1 - - 48.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 134 - - -19 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1883 - - 5607 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 3510 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1948 - - 5672 - - 87 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 3466 - - 1250 - - 6824 - - 157 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 190 - - 372 - - 17 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 24 - - 27 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 293 - - 293 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -7 - - -9 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -832 - - 1039 - - -4316 - - -1934 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2780 - - 4634 - - 4403 - - 2021 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2109 - - 572 - - -4757 - - -3945 ODpotential blCL - - - 4057 - - 5100 - - 4844 - - 4032 blCL maxRH - - - 67 - - 91 - - 48 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 10 - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 58.8 - - 57.1 - - 48.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.9 - - 38.8 - - 38.3 - - 40.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.8 - - 58.2 - - 57.9 - - 50.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.8 - - 38.1 - - 37.7 - - 39.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 44 - - 134 - - -19 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1883 - - 5607 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 64 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 96364 76 244 85 245 90 245 85 249 96364 89132 52 258 53 255 59 254 54 252 89132 83623 35 264 25 249 37 250 33 280 83623 79048 22 278 17 252 29 260 30 278 79048 75113 18 261 20 260 25 259 26 258 75113 71621 15 250 13 254 16 244 17 264 71621 68445 13 278 16 278 20 272 21 272 68445 65520 21 269 23 265 25 251 24 264 65520 62795 23 259 17 249 12 262 17 268 62795 60140 18 253 21 305 26 299 28 300 60140 57388 26 288 40 283 39 281 44 277 57388 54551 36 274 41 260 43 252 43 259 54551 51820 29 262 35 238 32 262 32 270 51820 49330 21 263 35 294 39 297 46 290 49330 47089 28 289 58 302 59 301 58 289 47089 45064 50 290 70 295 71 294 66 285 45064 43225 68 286 78 287 73 288 66 284 43225 41541 75 287 80 284 73 287 68 289 41541 39984 79 289 85 287 79 290 78 291 39984 38536 85 287 93 288 85 290 81 289 38536 37177 89 281 98 284 89 288 78 290 37177 35864 86 279 98 282 89 289 75 292 35864 34526 84 283 95 280 89 293 73 295 34526 33133 85 285 89 282 90 296 72 298 33133 31685 88 285 89 285 91 297 72 302 31685 30166 89 285 93 283 90 299 76 303 30166 28561 87 280 96 283 89 302 78 301 28561 26869 84 275 98 286 91 303 77 301 26869 25090 83 274 93 287 92 305 73 303 25090 23226 82 276 88 287 89 309 71 305 23226 21280 78 278 86 289 85 312 69 306 21280 19249 74 280 84 291 77 313 65 307 19249 17130 71 282 81 292 72 311 62 308 17130 14968 68 283 73 291 69 310 62 311 14968 12886 62 283 66 289 59 311 57 313 12886 11000 53 282 58 292 51 311 44 310 11000 9337 45 284 48 297 45 313 35 312 9337 7871 38 291 38 301 39 313 29 316 7871 6582 32 297 32*300 33 304 27 308 6582 5451 29 298 30*297 30 302 25 302 5451 4455 28 297 30 295 29 302 24 305 4455 3580 29 296 29 293 28 302 24 307 3580 2807 30 295 28 292 27 302 24 308 2807 2116 30*294 27 291 26 301 25 309 2116 1507 28*290 26 291 24 300 24 309 1507 998 26 288 25 290 23 299 23 307 998 609 24 287 24 290 20 297 21 304 609 341 22 287 23 289 17 295 17 299 341 179 19 287 20 289 14 295 13 295 179 87 14 286 16 289 10*293 5*283 87 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