DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/03 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 - - - 57.5 - - 67.3 - - 67.3 - - 56.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 132 - - -6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 353 - - 1765 - - 1573 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 721 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 418 - - 1830 - - 1638 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 518 - - 1013 - - 1324 - - 129 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 128 - - 251 - - 60 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 8 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 190 - - 193 - - 191 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -688 - - -790 - - -978 - - -315 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1106 - - 2620 - - 2616 - - 403 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7271 - - -4735 - - -5555 - - -7609 ODpotential blCL - - - 7689 - - 6565 - - 7193 - - 7697 blCL maxRH - - - 90 - - 86 - - 80 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.5 - - 67.3 - - 67.3 - - 56.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.3 - - 56.3 - - 56.4 - - 55.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.8 - - 66.3 - - 67.7 - - 58.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.8 - - 55.8 - - 56.1 - - 56.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 88 - - 132 - - -6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 353 - - 1765 - - 1573 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 59 - - 45 - - 21 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 9 - - 9 - - 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] 96458 94 243 105 246 101 254 89 248 96458 89332 67 256 59 254 68 251 60 255 89332 83880 37 255 38 257 43 259 36 271 83880 79359 23 259 23 260 25 267 30 265 79359 75431 18 266 16 294 15 273 17 266 75431 71954 15 293 18 301 16 291 16 304 71954 68818 12 314 10 286 16 287 13 311 68818 65932 11 336 6 300 12 283 9 317 65932 63238 11 337 12 328 10 298 10 329 63238 60618 9 322 14 320 11 310 11 328 60618 57889 6 296 12 287 12 285 14 313 57889 55078 7 335 12 293 12 300 16 301 55078 52426 22 343 16 328 13 341 12 320 52426 50063 29 341 27 355 28 356 23 007 50063 47954 31 338 32 349 30 346 27 346 47954 46037 25 309 25 347 25 342 23 335 46037 44274 19 279 13 320 21 334 15 337 44274 42634 15 240 12 280 17 302 19 331 42634 41098 11 244 13 282 20 286 24 319 41098 39649 7 327 19 278 24 284 25 302 39649 38276 16 343 23 270 25 277 29 291 38276 36940 16 340 25 277 28 280 34 278 36940 35571 13 335 27 284 31 283 36 279 35571 34137 14 333 24 281 30 292 36 281 34137 32644 15 326 24 279 26 284 32 284 32644 31080 16 316 23 276 28 272 24 285 31080 29430 13 309 20 273 27 269 21 289 29430 27692 11 307 18 273 25 263 16 289 27692 25866 13 298 16 283 19 265 14 275 25866 23955 20 303 13 293 14 268 15 269 23955 21961 18 303 15 280 14 275 12 291 21961 19876 12 308 15 277 14 288 11 315 19876 17696 12 302 7 290 8 294 11 316 17696 15473 11 273 8 283 7 303 9 322 15473 13338 9 288 10 279 8 283 8 330 13338 11408 10 298 10 286 11 287 6 307 11408 9701 7 311 10 288 10 294 6 286 9701 8185 5 298 8 300 6 306 4 241 8185 6838 6 258 4 255 1 294 6 208 6838 5647 14 227 12 222 7 248 8 223 5647 4600 16 223 15 219 12 240 10 217 4600 3686 15 227 15 223 13 228 13 213 3686 2884 14 235 14 221 12 208 16 202 2884 2170 13 230 12*212 10*191 18 195 2170 1542 12 218 8*195 9*190 18 191 1542 1020 11 208 8 193 9 191 17 190 1020 622 8*200 8 192 9 191 14 189 622 348 5*189 7 191 8 191 12 187 348 182 4 191 7 191 7 192 10*184 182 88 4 190 6 191 5 191 4*176 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