DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 - - - 54.6 - - 60.0 - - 59.9 - - 49.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 120 - - -1 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 691 - - 2278 - - 1605 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 1024 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 756 - - 2343 - - 1670 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1415 - - 1358 - - 1378 - - 91 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 159 - - 264 - - 60 - - 7 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 12 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 046 - - 044 - - 041 - - 103 Direction Wind Shear - - - 3 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -4 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2186 - - -3419 - - -4454 - - -2839 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2942 - - 5762 - - 6124 - - 2927 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10974 - - -11925 - - -13081 - - -13455 ODpotential blCL - - - 11730 - - 14268 - - 14751 - - 13542 blCL maxRH - - - 64 - - 83 - - 56 - - 48 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.6 - - 60.0 - - 59.9 - - 49.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.7 - - 35.7 - - 34.1 - - 37.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.0 - - 59.2 - - 60.0 - - 51.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.5 - - 34.6 - - 33.1 - - 37.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 83 - - 120 - - -1 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 691 - - 2278 - - 1605 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 33 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 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] 96501 93 245 104 241 108 245 97 242 96501 89403 72 242 66 244 76 251 63 252 89403 83925 46 251 42 250 51 252 45 263 83925 79363 30 252 34 257 39 257 40 267 79363 75413 26 264 28 261 31 259 34 267 75413 71912 30 272 25 281 22 256 31 267 71912 68742 28 270 29 286 21 271 28 275 68742 65825 28 278 31 278 24 279 27 279 65825 63105 31 280 33 273 29 277 29 280 63105 60457 34 284 35 271 34 277 30 279 60457 57684 36 279 36 267 38 272 31 284 57684 54809 39 275 35 266 37 267 36 281 54809 52080 46 278 37 266 39 272 39 276 52080 49638 48 267 42 264 44 272 41 275 49638 47452 46 257 44 266 45 264 44 273 47452 45478 43 254 48 266 47 260 45 270 45478 43690 46 265 52 254 50 260 48 271 43690 42061 55 264 50 249 48 263 55 268 42061 40551 55 263 45 254 53 267 46 273 40551 39133 50 267 46 259 59 263 44 279 39133 37790 49 267 49 258 56 262 48 285 37790 36482 53 269 50 262 48 271 54 289 36482 35139 57 269 51 265 43 278 55 292 35139 33733 56 267 50 265 40 279 53 294 33733 32267 53 266 49 267 39 279 47 290 32267 30724 49 265 48 271 40 279 43 287 30724 29092 46 272 45 266 42 280 42 288 29092 27372 40 269 36 266 40 278 42 287 27372 25564 30 254 29 277 33 281 41 291 25564 23672 18 273 23 274 21 285 24 284 23672 21701 17 302 19 277 20 274 12 293 21701 19643 16 301 16 294 15 291 12 295 19643 17490 15 312 14 303 14 294 11 298 17490 15292 14 322 13 309 13 306 10 310 15292 13174 14 331 13 315 13 320 10 318 13174 11252 17 341 16 331 15 332 11 332 11252 9553 24 345 22 340 18 344 13 351 9553 8052 29 348 24 348 19 354 15 359 8052 6725 28 351 21 358 17 001 15 004 6725 5552 21 354 18 016 14 012 14 006 5552 4521 16 350 14 027 12 033 11 019 4521 3619 13 344 10 021 9 040 9 039 3619 2829 11 357 6*021 5 033 8 051 2829 2128 10 025 4*039 4*037 5 057 2128 1512 9 046 4 043 4*039 3 079 1512 1001 9*048 4 045 4 042 5 092 1001 610 8*049 4 046 4 040 7 101 610 342 6 046 4 044 4 042 8 104 342 180 6 045 3 046 4 042 7 104 180 87 5 045 3 046 3 041 5*103 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