DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 10/20 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 - - - 57.1 - - 64.0 - - 63.5 - - 53.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 101 - - -19 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1004 - - 2211 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 924 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1069 - - 2276 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 460 - - 768 - - 3695 - - 128 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 166 - - 255 - - 20 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 17 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 015 - - 007 - - 005 - - 359 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 8 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2209 - - -1795 - - -3522 - - -874 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3278 - - 4071 - - 3610 - - 962 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12438 - - -9334 - - -9443 - - -8824 ODpotential blCL - - - 13507 - - 11610 - - 9531 - - 8912 blCL maxRH - - - 60 - - 61 - - 56 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 57.1 - - 64.0 - - 63.5 - - 53.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 43.5 - - 46.8 - - 48.3 - - 50.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.8 - - 63.4 - - 64.2 - - 55.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 42.3 - - 45.6 - - 47.5 - - 49.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 57 - - 101 - - -19 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1004 - - 2211 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97448 11 237 8 253 20 277 9 267 97448 90175 8 292 11 285 16 281 19 286 90175 84611 9 275 11 283 11 265 18 281 84611 79989 6 267 12 263 14 267 14 275 79989 75991 7 255 9 250 10 258 11 291 75991 72455 14 268 6 270 8 294 14 328 72455 69255 9 240 8 266 12 295 14 316 69255 66319 1 251 8 281 10 306 11 301 66319 63601 15 294 13 295 14 292 13 304 63601 60978 14 267 15 288 16 284 16 298 60978 58251 10 290 14 284 16 277 18 298 58251 55418 16 299 15 283 18 277 20 295 55418 52709 16 287 19 280 22 278 22 295 52709 50262 14 272 22 281 24 282 22 289 50262 48056 14 264 21 287 22 292 23 289 48056 46033 15 265 21 287 24 298 24 293 46033 44163 16 265 20 276 22 293 24 292 44163 42428 20 266 18 267 21 287 21 288 42428 40816 21 256 15 266 18 266 18 287 40816 39310 19 235 13 264 14 242 16 276 39310 37896 19 221 16 241 13 227 13 254 37896 36531 16 224 22 224 11 228 11 245 36531 35150 13 226 23 217 10 232 5 222 35150 33721 12 225 21 217 12 239 1 277 33721 32244 11 233 17 218 11 234 6 330 32244 30698 8 221 12 218 6 229 4 297 30698 29068 6 237 7 228 3 245 5 316 29068 27358 6 269 6 237 5 306 9 343 27358 25567 3 314 5 297 11 349 14 004 25567 23696 12 357 9 005 12 002 13 347 23696 21741 17 003 12 022 13 025 11 325 21741 19689 14 010 11 024 13 026 13 359 19689 17534 11 024 11 018 15 025 18 006 17534 15323 11 017 13 020 15 019 18 025 15323 13195 14 010 13 023 15 014 20 023 13195 11276 16 018 15 029 17 012 23 030 11276 9580 22 016 20 023 20 022 23 031 9580 8077 27 010 24 017 23 023 22 029 8077 6748 27 005 25 009 23 027 23 030 6748 5577 25 006 26 010 25 034 25 036 5577 4549 24 019 24 019 25 032 28 041 4549 3650 25 031 25 026 25 020 29 028 3650 2861 26 039 24*021 22 007 26 017 2861 2156 27 036 19*008 21 007 25 017 2156 1533 25*029 19 008 20 007 24 018 1533 1015 20*019 18 007 18 007 22 016 1015 618 17 015 17 007 17 006 20 012 618 346 16 014 16 007 14 005 17 006 346 181 14 013 15 007 12 005 14*003 181 88 10 012 11 006 8*005 5*359 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