DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/07 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 - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 58.8 - - 58.2 - - 54.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 138 - - -17 - - -61 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 727 - - 2170 - - 142 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 1026 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 792 - - 2235 - - 207 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1762 - - 1053 - - 2395 - - 561 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 176 - - 271 - - 27 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 20 - - 15 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 182 - - 183 - - 177 - - 176 Direction Wind Shear - - - 6 - - 9 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3032 - - -2504 - - -4792 - - -2880 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3824 - - 4740 - - 4999 - - 2968 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12327 - - -9899 - - -12491 - - -10532 ODpotential blCL - - - 13119 - - 12134 - - 12698 - - 10620 blCL maxRH - - - 57 - - 85 - - 49 - - 57 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 52.3 - - 58.8 - - 58.2 - - 54.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.1 - - 38.5 - - 36.8 - - 42.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 51.6 - - 58.1 - - 58.9 - - 56.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.6 - - 38.0 - - 36.5 - - 42.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 113 - - 138 - - -17 - - -61 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 727 - - 2170 - - 142 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 96779 6 258 11 273 20 288 9 313 96779 89525 9 248 13 258 16 284 10 254 89525 83916 18 260 19 251 20 263 20 267 83916 79263 18 251 17 251 22 250 24 264 79263 75256 24 268 22 264 23 267 17 264 75256 71711 27 267 31 257 29 265 18 294 71711 68497 24 252 29 249 28 252 32 284 68497 65554 27 259 26 255 29 249 36 260 65554 62839 36 259 28 268 31 251 29 249 62839 60206 40 261 38 260 32 256 28 262 60206 57435 48 263 45 259 40 257 34 258 57435 54535 56 259 51 258 47 247 43 254 54535 51770 59 261 54 259 48 244 56 252 51770 49303 69 260 59 258 53 246 74 249 49303 47102 69 253 68 257 70 247 83 249 47102 45106 63 252 68 257 79 246 85 243 45106 43283 63 260 71 259 77 247 79 242 43283 41605 71 258 80 254 82 247 82 244 41605 40058 71 258 78 253 86 245 88 236 40058 38628 68 264 80 254 87 239 85 232 38628 37284 70 260 82 251 86 237 87 232 37284 35975 71 260 77 251 86 239 87 231 35975 34635 70 262 71 251 86 240 87 232 34635 33237 67 261 68 250 84 242 86 232 33237 31781 64 258 67 247 81 244 84 232 31781 30255 62 256 69 247 76 245 81 232 30255 28646 63 255 69 249 73 244 79 233 28646 26953 59 254 66 250 70 243 77 233 26953 25174 55 251 60 251 66 243 75 235 25174 23312 54 247 52 250 61 243 70 238 23312 21371 52 246 48 247 56 243 64 240 21371 19355 47 245 47 245 53 245 56 240 19355 17264 44 243 47 243 51 246 52 241 17264 15137 38 248 45 241 48 246 50 239 15137 13084 33 258 41 240 43 243 47 235 13084 11212 29 255 37 240 40 240 45 232 11212 9544 25 247 34 240 39 238 43 233 9544 8060 24 243 30 241 37 238 41 236 8060 6742 27 246 31 242 34 238 39 237 6742 5574 31 246 37 238 38 235 37 232 5574 4543 28 234 39 232 43 224 41 227 4543 3640 24 210 31 217 43 214 45 221 3640 2847 24 187 27*204 37 201 46 215 2847 2141 23 182 22*185 35 186 45 209 2141 1521 20 183 21 183 32 181 41 197 1521 1006 18*183 21 182 29 180 37 189 1006 613 14*182 20 182 26 179 32 185 613 343 11 182 19 182 22*178 23 180 343 180 10 182 17 181 19*178 20*178 180 88 8 181 13 181 13 177 11*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