DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/04 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 - - - 61.1 - - 70.1 - - 68.8 - - 61.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 113 - - -12 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 324 - - 2057 - - 24 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 839 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 389 - - 2122 - - 89 - - 89 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 378 - - 1312 - - 3286 - - 103 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 121 - - 252 - - 15 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 10 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 180 - - 196 - - 183 - - 159 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -761 - - -647 - - -2389 - - -1422 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1150 - - 2769 - - 2478 - - 1511 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7441 - - -5048 - - -6847 - - -8234 ODpotential blCL - - - 7830 - - 7170 - - 6936 - - 8323 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 88 - - 74 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 70.1 - - 68.8 - - 61.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.6 - - 58.3 - - 58.4 - - 55.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.5 - - 69.2 - - 69.5 - - 63.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 57.8 - - 58.1 - - 54.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 79 - - 113 - - -12 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 324 - - 2057 - - 24 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 52 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 - - 9 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] 96285 89 249 104 253 106 252 95 250 96285 89118 57 250 60 255 66 261 59 260 89118 83661 38 250 44 260 42 266 35 268 83661 79159 24 276 21 252 29 257 26 281 79159 75266 16 281 17 275 17 265 21 281 75266 71806 11 314 18 258 18 272 12 289 71806 68674 10 317 8 252 15 254 10 289 68674 65784 8 315 1 261 9 212 14 261 65784 63086 8 330 1 328 7 184 13 247 63086 60477 11 301 3 298 3 173 8 243 60477 57777 14 256 5 251 5 234 8 249 57777 54993 11 226 13 233 11 233 15 230 54993 52354 6 206 16 220 16 214 18 200 52354 49992 11 201 21 215 19 223 19 206 49992 47876 20 199 26 214 30 226 26 220 47876 45949 19 212 28 213 36 219 34 203 45949 44175 22 225 24 217 32 213 37 198 44175 42526 20 233 21 229 27 215 35 196 42526 40988 19 240 24 236 29 239 27 215 40988 39545 19 241 25 245 31 245 31 234 39545 38177 21 253 21 251 30 238 32 231 38177 36844 25 261 16 248 29 239 32 222 36844 35478 18 267 15 241 26 239 26 220 35478 34050 15 278 16 247 23 238 22 222 34050 32563 19 286 20 257 20 244 19 223 32563 31004 17 259 20 265 18 254 15 217 31004 29359 16 246 18 259 17 253 15 218 29359 27629 15 246 19 231 21 233 20 235 27629 25812 13 245 18 226 22 229 24 242 25812 23909 8 204 20 234 20 225 24 229 23909 21922 12 170 19 237 21 223 28 213 21922 19843 12 169 15 216 21 218 34 207 19843 17664 12 190 16 194 20 211 32 209 17664 15441 16 170 18 187 21 207 21 208 15441 13317 17 174 17 185 18 190 17 200 13317 11401 6 197 11 185 16 189 14 200 11401 9704 3 215 8 170 12 172 15 208 9704 8197 6 195 10 170 11 167 15 211 8197 6859 9 198 13 175 13 173 17 203 6859 5674 11 193 14 182 16 183 18 197 5674 4629 13 186 18 183 20 193 22 209 4629 3713 13 188 19 187 20 196 27 213 3713 2908 13 194 18 193 18 192 26 214 2908 2189 15 196 16*194 16 188 20 208 2189 1557 15 195 11*195 13 184 15 193 1557 1030 12 196 11 196 12 183 15 177 1030 627 10*194 10 196 11 184 16 170 627 351 5*181 9 196 10 183 15 167 351 183 4 180 9 196 9*183 13*165 183 89 4 180 7 197 6*183 5*159 89 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