DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 53.1 - - 53.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 52 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 313 - - 1210 - - 795 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 71 - - 71 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 378 - - 1275 - - 860 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1434 - - 890 - - 937 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 87 - - 163 - - 36 - - - W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 2 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 239 - - 245 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -802 - - 286 - - -200 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1181 - - 989 - - 1060 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8181 - - 320 - - -561 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 8559 - - 955 - - 1421 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 96 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.1 - - 53.1 - - 53.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.4 - - 49.2 - - 49.4 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.8 - - 52.7 - - 53.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 48.8 - - 49.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 52 - - -2 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 313 - - 1210 - - 795 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 100 - - 83 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 7 - - - 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] 95648 43 264 36 269 40 266 95648 88691 29 279 30 280 31 279 88691 83308 25 283 27 272 28 279 83308 78829 24 289 25 269 26 276 78829 74951 26 291 29 285 25 294 74951 71507 25 289 30 279 27 299 71507 68379 23 294 24 270 27 294 68379 65495 28 295 26 291 27 288 65495 62809 38 291 35 295 29 285 62809 60190 41 277 37 285 35 283 60190 57448 37 279 40 291 43 292 57448 54614 44 291 54 287 59 290 54614 51931 60 284 60 278 67 279 51931 49519 64 274 57 287 65 280 49519 47342 61 280 68 294 65 281 47342 45351 68 287 68 293 59 279 45351 43512 71 288 64 292 58 277 43512 41813 83 290 67 287 64 280 41813 40248 103 289 77 287 70 280 40248 38793 105 278 89 277 74 280 38793 37423 86 269 89 271 81 271 37423 36096 89 271 85 272 82 264 36096 34745 89 275 84 275 78 262 34745 33339 88 279 79 274 75 259 33339 31878 82 279 75 271 73 261 31878 30346 76 277 73 265 62 264 30346 28727 68 275 68 256 59 264 28727 27022 63 292 56 256 49 265 27022 25233 49 284 39 274 52 263 25233 23362 47 268 35 277 47 251 23362 21414 48 273 38 261 28 234 21414 19383 43 273 37 256 29 239 19383 17264 44 265 30 263 31 248 17264 15106 39 262 29 263 32 254 15106 13029 33 264 28 265 30 260 13029 11145 31 263 29 270 28 263 11145 9476 29 263 27 264 27 261 9476 8000 26 265 25 253 26 263 8000 6690 24 264 22 252 24 263 6690 5529 20 266 19 260 21 258 5529 4505 17 269 16 267 18 264 4505 3606 14 269 14 264 16 267 3606 2818 11 246 15 243 13 260 2818 2117 11 240 10 238 11 259 2117 1504 11 238 7*240 5 255 1504 998 11 238 7*240 4*249 998 609 7*233 6 239 4*247 609 342 3*218 6 239 3 245 342 180 3 219 6 239 3 245 180 88 3 219 5 239 2 242 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