DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/02 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 - - 61.7 - - 62.0 - - 51.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 116 - - -3 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 620 - - 1585 - - 1188 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 471 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 685 - - 1650 - - 1253 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 785 - - 610 - - 1075 - - 86 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 149 - - 232 - - 51 - - 2 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 179 - - 193 - - 192 - - 155 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1859 - - -2272 - - -2720 - - -1549 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2544 - - 3922 - - 3973 - - 1637 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9349 - - -8041 - - -7827 - - -8783 ODpotential blCL - - - 10034 - - 9691 - - 9080 - - 8871 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 97 - - 93 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 61.7 - - 62.0 - - 51.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.4 - - 45.3 - - 45.5 - - 45.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.2 - - 60.9 - - 62.3 - - 56.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.5 - - 44.5 - - 44.8 - - 45.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 76 - - 116 - - -3 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 620 - - 1585 - - 1188 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 9 - - 89 - - 72 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 96449 90 245 104 245 98 248 98 242 96449 89345 67 250 66 245 63 253 62 254 89345 83894 45 258 39 257 41 250 37 267 83894 79353 27 241 31 265 29 267 30 284 79353 75425 18 243 23 269 22 270 23 286 75425 71931 14 280 17 280 16 258 19 289 71931 68748 19 299 14 285 15 274 18 317 68748 65818 21 297 15 288 23 287 21 322 65818 63103 21 295 17 281 27 284 19 304 63103 60472 21 293 15 276 23 278 22 299 60472 57723 24 289 15 282 18 271 25 281 57723 54862 29 281 20 296 18 278 20 278 54862 52136 32 277 27 294 21 292 19 291 52136 49703 34 271 31 289 25 298 15 317 49703 47543 36 261 36 286 30 308 34 321 47543 45602 35 253 34 284 32 314 28 316 45602 43835 31 250 33 279 27 316 19 340 43835 42206 30 243 32 270 26 332 54 016 42206 40690 33 246 30 261 32 348 81 014 40690 39265 40 249 27 263 40 357 80 008 39265 37910 39 246 28 260 39 355 80 010 37910 36589 33 246 37 248 29 349 66 005 36589 35235 28 249 42 239 20 332 60 356 35235 33819 27 254 39 236 17 307 60 357 33819 32344 25 255 30 230 17 277 52 005 32344 30792 22 255 23 230 20 258 43 013 30792 29153 21 253 20 237 19 266 33 022 29153 27426 21 247 19 240 18 265 22 020 27426 25615 23 241 18 238 15 267 13 313 25615 23721 21 243 16 241 13 291 13 295 23721 21748 16 244 12 251 11 309 10 323 21748 19688 14 245 8 258 9 307 8 328 19688 17530 13 238 9 263 3 296 3 341 17530 15321 16 194 14 234 1 288 7 221 15321 13200 14 184 16 188 9 222 9 189 13200 11286 10 166 12 185 12 214 6 222 11286 9596 4 108 6 164 5 214 9 241 9596 8098 3 033 4 089 3 183 7 227 8098 6770 4 277 1 001 2 227 7 213 6770 5594 5 240 2 281 4 235 8 217 5594 4557 5 236 2 254 4 231 9 226 4557 3648 5 236 2 225 4 227 7 237 3648 2852 5 239 4 205 5 212 6 229 2852 2145 4 208 6*199 6 193 9 183 2145 1525 6 175 6*194 6*189 10 169 1525 1010 7*175 6 194 5*189 9 170 1010 616 6*177 6 192 5 191 8 172 616 345 4 180 6 192 5 192 6 168 345 181 4 181 6 193 4 194 5*159 181 88 3 180 5 192 3 192 5*155 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