DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.4 - - 63.6 - - 61.9 - - 51.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 129 - - -10 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 382 - - 2878 - - 23 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 1498 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 447 - - 2943 - - 88 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1400 - - 1896 - - 4090 - - 218 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 120 - - 293 - - 13 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 23 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 2 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 083 - - 147 - - 112 - - 107 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3362 - - -3781 - - -5930 - - -1842 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3809 - - 6724 - - 6018 - - 1929 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10961 - - -11160 - - -12743 - - -6934 ODpotential blCL - - - 11408 - - 14103 - - 12831 - - 7021 blCL maxRH - - - 55 - - 65 - - 34 - - 63 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.4 - - 63.6 - - 61.9 - - 51.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.3 - - 34.5 - - 36.0 - - 43.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 62.8 - - 62.9 - - 53.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.5 - - 33.5 - - 34.9 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 65 - - 129 - - -10 - - -24 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 382 - - 2878 - - 23 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96480 79 251 77 246 76 245 73 247 96480 89189 51 252 58 251 58 263 50 251 89189 83611 33 263 42 248 45 260 35 258 83611 78999 26 273 25 241 33 251 29 259 78999 75020 23 267 18 262 25 264 21 256 75020 71481 25 262 22 266 25 267 22 261 71481 68265 26 268 23 258 26 263 27 270 68265 65314 26 273 26 259 28 258 32 270 65314 62576 30 275 30 263 28 254 33 265 62576 59911 42 267 35 263 27 261 36 259 59911 57131 48 257 43 259 40 264 43 258 57131 54257 51 256 53 258 56 258 47 255 54257 51513 60 260 63 252 65 254 49 254 51513 49043 65 262 65 253 69 248 61 256 49043 46832 72 263 69 255 69 247 72 249 46832 44834 77 258 78 253 71 252 77 244 44834 43013 75 254 77 249 77 252 78 242 43013 41345 71 251 72 247 78 248 77 243 41345 39808 64 251 67 245 71 240 75 245 39808 38372 61 252 56 246 59 242 73 244 38372 37016 57 251 50 244 46 245 69 242 37016 35702 53 252 48 242 43 247 61 246 35702 34368 51 261 47 245 43 245 56 251 34368 32978 51 262 48 250 44 246 53 254 32978 31536 50 260 48 251 42 246 50 251 31536 30023 48 258 46 249 40 243 47 248 30023 28429 47 259 43 247 39 237 44 240 28429 26756 44 262 41 245 39 234 44 237 26756 25001 42 262 40 244 39 237 43 241 25001 23166 41 257 40 246 38 241 39 245 23166 21252 42 257 40 246 37 245 35 245 21252 19253 41 261 38 248 36 249 33 242 19253 17166 39 264 36 252 36 251 32 239 17166 15034 35 267 33 255 34 250 30 236 15034 12977 31 271 31 257 32 250 27 234 12977 11105 26 267 28 259 29 254 24 243 11105 9444 26 261 27 264 27 263 20 252 9444 7976 23 263 25 271 25 270 16 255 7976 6678 17 278 21 277 21 272 17 249 6678 5528 15 290 17 276 17 270 18 245 5528 4513 10 292 13 263 12 263 16 237 4513 3620 6 301 8*249 8 237 14 212 3620 2835 4 342 2*187 5 188 11 187 2835 2135 6 040 2 154 6 145 10 169 2135 1518 9 066 2 145 6 133 12 150 1518 1004 10 077 2 137 7 126 16 134 1004 612 10*079 2 133 7 121 18 122 612 343 7*082 2 131 7 118 16 115 343 180 6 083 2 129 6*114 14 113 180 87 5 083 2 130 4*112 5*107 87 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