DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 10/29 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 - - - 61.4 - - 67.7 - - 66.9 - - 55.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 134 - - 4 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 557 - - 2648 - - 2153 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 1354 - - 72 - - 72 Hcrit BL Top - - - 622 - - 2713 - - 2218 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1263 - - 1162 - - 1103 - - 87 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 146 - - 288 - - 97 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 25 - - 11 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 5 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 233 - - 236 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1440 - - -700 - - -722 - - -319 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2062 - - 3413 - - 2940 - - 407 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7287 - - -5876 - - -5102 - - -7341 ODpotential blCL - - - 7909 - - 8589 - - 7320 - - 7429 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 91 - - 84 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.4 - - 67.7 - - 66.9 - - 55.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.0 - - 53.2 - - 54.6 - - 54.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.8 - - 66.7 - - 66.9 - - 57.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.4 - - 52.7 - - 54.2 - - 54.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 80 - - 134 - - 4 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 557 - - 2648 - - 2153 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 20 - - 64 - - 34 - - 17 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 97029 60 246 63 255 68 259 62 257 97029 89796 48 247 44 250 53 259 49 264 89796 84210 37 242 30 248 36 256 38 264 84210 79579 25 241 24 251 27 259 29 255 79579 75599 21 259 20 253 22 258 21 257 75599 72078 20 270 15 261 21 252 20 284 72078 68902 18 269 19 271 23 250 25 279 68902 66002 20 268 21 267 21 251 25 269 66002 63315 23 272 24 268 28 263 28 263 63315 60699 29 269 30 254 30 257 30 266 60699 57958 32 257 35 256 34 268 44 268 57958 55116 39 267 42 266 48 264 52 255 55116 52403 47 266 55 269 55 272 52 258 52403 49950 52 262 61 266 64 274 59 270 49950 47736 52 258 58 262 64 270 65 271 47736 45721 48 261 51 257 62 263 63 265 45721 43879 46 265 47 255 60 255 60 258 43879 42193 48 268 47 259 56 251 57 252 42193 40640 52 265 49 263 51 256 51 251 40640 39189 52 260 49 264 45 258 41 252 39189 37819 47 257 42 264 38 260 35 252 37819 36488 43 259 35 273 36 260 30 253 36488 35131 41 261 32 277 32 256 29 260 35131 33717 39 257 33 276 28 256 30 264 33717 32245 37 254 34 271 27 265 31 262 32245 30700 34 249 33 268 28 270 32 265 30700 29068 27 244 29 258 27 270 32 268 29068 27348 21 247 27 253 26 262 30 266 27348 25546 18 245 24 248 25 256 28 264 25546 23672 17 247 23 243 25 253 26 266 23672 21727 20 246 23 245 26 254 26 264 21727 19696 24 244 25 251 26 258 26 259 19696 17562 24 248 27 250 26 258 25 256 17562 15374 23 247 27 247 29 252 27 253 15374 13261 19 242 25 247 28 249 30 253 13261 11344 15 244 21 248 23 251 28 256 11344 9644 13 260 17 247 19 252 23 260 9644 8139 13 265 15 252 17 262 20 265 8139 6805 13 264 13 253 16 270 16 276 6805 5628 15 257 11 262 14 269 13 290 5628 4590 13 241 12 251 12 273 13 300 4590 3678 11 234 12 241 11 265 13 298 3678 2877 8 236 10*243 8*239 12 278 2877 2165 6 245 6*236 8*235 10 247 2165 1539 5 256 5 233 8 235 10 223 1539 1019 4*256 5 232 7 236 11 206 1019 621 1*227 4 232 7 238 11 193 621 348 1 204 4 233 7 237 10 189 348 182 1 196 4 232 7 238 8 185 182 88 1 187 4 233 5 238 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