DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 10/30 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 = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 65.7 - - 71.2 - - 67.5 - - 56.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 148 - - -20 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 438 - - 3752 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 2215 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 503 - - 3817 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1254 - - 1234 - - 4820 - - 2531 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 112 - - 337 - - 19 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 18 - - 10 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 288 - - 309 - - 314 - - 339 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1989 - - -159 - - -4414 - - -2919 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2492 - - 3976 - - 4502 - - 3007 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -5495 - - -3047 - - -9832 - - -12750 ODpotential blCL - - - 5998 - - 6864 - - 9920 - - 12838 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 81 - - 51 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 65.7 - - 71.2 - - 67.5 - - 56.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.3 - - 54.2 - - 48.4 - - 44.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 65.4 - - 70.3 - - 68.3 - - 58.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.2 - - 53.6 - - 47.9 - - 44.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 39 - - 148 - - -20 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 438 - - 3752 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 23 - - 23 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 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] 96775 69 246 84 246 86 255 78 256 96775 89600 47 247 55 243 61 250 57 254 89600 84062 37 250 39 247 44 251 45 249 84062 79459 28 253 26 244 33 244 32 249 79459 75498 24 270 19 247 27 239 26 252 75498 71993 26 272 19 263 22 243 23 267 71993 68820 24 262 17 262 19 231 21 263 68820 65907 24 262 21 267 19 254 20 249 65907 63197 25 269 29 276 23 272 22 257 63197 60564 32 273 34 277 24 273 27 265 60564 57808 46 269 39 270 34 269 36 269 57808 54937 63 261 50 264 50 268 49 269 54937 52191 67 251 59 264 59 269 59 268 52191 49726 62 260 66 270 65 272 63 271 49726 47535 68 270 72 269 73 273 73 276 47535 45564 72 272 72 269 79 272 78 274 45564 43769 67 272 66 272 73 270 73 275 43769 42125 59 275 59 274 66 269 75 281 42125 40608 56 280 54 278 64 271 70 277 40608 39185 54 284 53 281 64 273 63 273 39185 37837 53 287 53 282 62 274 57 273 37837 36522 52 289 52 283 59 275 57 276 36522 35173 52 290 51 284 57 276 58 278 35173 33762 51 287 51 285 55 278 57 279 33762 32292 51 284 53 284 54 283 56 282 32292 30747 51 284 53 282 55 289 55 282 30747 29115 52 286 51 279 57 295 56 281 29115 27396 54 288 49 278 53 294 57 278 27396 25590 54 289 47 277 48 284 53 278 25590 23700 50 292 43 282 44 276 49 284 23700 21725 46 296 39 289 41 276 43 285 21725 19662 42 296 34 291 39 282 38 287 19662 17505 39 292 33 293 35 288 35 291 17505 15304 38 291 31 292 31 292 30 289 15304 13182 35 286 31 285 28 291 27 289 13182 11255 31 276 30 277 27 292 26 290 11255 9552 30 269 28 272 25 295 26 299 9552 8049 27 261 23 279 25 304 25 310 8049 6721 21 255 21 294 26 311 23 319 6721 5551 20 267 23 304 23 309 23 323 5551 4523 21 289 22*306 21 310 23 322 4523 3626 18 304 19*309 22 314 24 325 3626 2840 17 313 19 310 22 315 26 331 2840 2140 19 317 19 309 22 315 29 337 2140 1523 20 313 19 309 22 316 29 340 1523 1009 18 305 18 309 21 316 28 341 1009 615 14*294 17 309 19 316 24 342 615 345 10*288 16 309 17 315 18 341 345 182 9 287 15 308 15 315 15*340 182 88 8 287 12 308 10*314 8*339 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