DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/30 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 - - 0959z - - 1555z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 34.2 - - 36.4 - - 35.1 - - 29.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 186 - - 3 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3448 - - 5147 - - 3504 - - 21 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1797 - - 3348 - - 69 - - 69 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3513 - - 5212 - - 3569 - - 86 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1378 - - 852 - - 2135 - - 2097 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 295 - - 397 - - 103 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 18 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 279 - - 270 - - 275 - - 299 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -1 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 253 - - 1019 - - -837 - - -2533 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3260 - - 4193 - - 4406 - - 2620 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -538 - - 674 - - -1526 - - -4648 ODpotential blCL - - - 4051 - - 4538 - - 5095 - - 4734 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 91 - - 77 - - 53 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.2 - - 36.4 - - 35.1 - - 29.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 20.4 - - 18.4 - - 16.2 - - 18.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.7 - - 35.7 - - 35.1 - - 30.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 19.2 - - 17.7 - - 15.8 - - 18.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 109 - - 186 - - 3 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3448 - - 5147 - - 3504 - - 21 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 65 - - 8 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 96751 71 252 88 251 100 250 97 250 96751 89486 56 257 52 250 61 253 57 255 89486 83818 42 256 36 247 42 259 45 261 83818 79029 39 253 42 252 45 251 46 253 79029 74886 45 245 48 240 46 238 48 248 74886 71242 46 234 43 232 47 244 43 239 71242 67948 41 240 40 240 45 245 36 245 67948 64898 40 250 38 242 33 234 43 260 64898 62053 41 242 37 244 30 244 52 251 62053 59297 42 240 45 248 44 262 57 244 59297 56422 58 252 62 246 64 254 63 244 56422 53439 72 247 74 250 74 247 71 245 53439 50597 68 245 84 246 77 243 79 246 50597 48042 69 246 85 240 78 242 79 244 48042 45753 75 241 81 238 78 248 76 248 45753 43682 77 239 77 239 85 253 80 252 43682 41796 77 241 75 241 94 253 90 251 41796 40065 77 241 75 244 100 250 97 247 40065 38459 72 242 79 247 102 248 99 244 38459 36959 69 247 86 249 102 247 94 242 36959 35554 76 251 91 249 101 246 88 242 35554 34206 82 251 93 248 99 244 87 244 34206 32850 85 252 90 248 97 246 90 246 32850 31461 89 252 89 249 98 248 91 248 31461 30044 91 250 91 252 98 249 90 248 30044 28584 94 249 95 254 95 251 87 249 28584 27065 96 249 94 255 88 252 84 249 27065 25479 96 250 92 256 80 251 81 247 25479 23814 89 251 91 257 75 252 74 247 23814 22069 81 253 89 258 75 255 70 256 22069 20245 78 257 86 259 76 255 72 263 20245 18334 69 259 84 262 74 255 73 263 18334 16332 55 253 80 266 70 263 69 261 16332 14283 45 248 69 265 67 270 62 265 14283 12302 34 246 52 261 60 274 59 273 12302 10509 31 249 39 257 48 276 51 277 10509 8930 28 252 30 251 39 275 43 280 8930 7536 26 253 29 256 34 272 39 281 7536 6305 23 258 26*262 28 271 37 275 6305 5217 18 277 19*267 21 268 32 260 5217 4261 18*283 19 268 19*270 29 255 4261 3420 18*281 18 269 19*272 26 261 3420 2680 18 280 18 270 18 274 23 272 2680 2021 18 279 18 271 17 275 20 283 2021 1439 18 279 18 271 17 276 19 290 1439 955 18 278 18 272 16 277 18 294 955 583 17 278 17 272 15 277 17 296 583 328 16 278 16 272 14 277 14 298 328 174 15 277 15 272 12 277 11*300 174 86 12 277 12 272 9 277 4*299 86 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