DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 - - - 61.1 - - 63.4 - - 62.0 - - 58.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - 38 - - -14 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 181 - - 1195 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 72 - - 72 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 246 - - 1260 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1445 - - 1069 - - 4608 - - 508 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 23 - - 154 - - 14 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 14 - - 5 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 219 - - 235 - - 231 - - 227 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -9 - - 493 - - -431 - - -282 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 255 - - 767 - - 519 - - 370 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -343 - - 261 - - -1387 - - -2307 ODpotential blCL - - - 589 - - 999 - - 1475 - - 2395 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 98 - - 87 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - 110 - - 80 - - 250 - - 240 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 61.1 - - 63.4 - - 62.0 - - 58.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 60.0 - - 60.0 - - 59.7 - - 56.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 61.7 - - 63.1 - - 62.9 - - 59.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 59.9 - - 59.3 - - 59.4 - - 56.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -10 - - 38 - - -14 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 181 - - 1195 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 92 - - 50 - - 48 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 11 - - 11 - - 11 - - 10 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] 95728 16 273 25 308 15 303 12 282 95728 88777 8 328 10 301 12 283 12 314 88777 83384 6 351 7 320 9 294 7 289 83384 78896 5 266 10 265 12 303 5 287 78896 75002 4 209 12 229 14 285 9 309 75002 71521 8 232 16 216 18 245 13 273 71521 68339 10 239 20 202 19 232 17 242 68339 65405 17 222 20 220 20 219 22 231 65405 62697 18 237 20 236 21 213 22 227 62697 60080 20 240 28 244 29 233 31 240 60080 57328 28 214 43 241 38 236 41 241 57328 54443 52 233 56 235 55 239 66 233 54443 51688 71 237 72 235 78 236 78 231 51688 49211 71 232 82 233 88 232 85 233 49211 46983 67 231 85 231 88 232 89 233 46983 44951 75 236 87 232 87 234 92 234 44951 43085 86 238 89 234 90 236 98 233 43085 41367 92 237 92 235 96 235 105 233 41367 39783 95 235 96 235 100 234 108 232 39783 38313 98 232 101 234 103 234 110 235 38313 36938 98 230 107 232 108 235 117 237 36938 35616 97 228 111 231 113 234 119 235 35616 34273 95 227 113 230 116 232 115 232 34273 32878 93 227 112 229 118 231 113 232 32878 31433 91 228 109 228 118 230 109 232 31433 29921 89 228 103 228 115 230 100 231 29921 28332 84 229 95 227 107 229 96 230 28332 26664 77 230 87 226 97 227 101 231 26664 24916 69 230 80 226 91 226 103 233 24916 23088 64 229 75 226 87 227 95 238 23088 21185 60 227 71 226 83 228 82 239 21185 19194 58 226 67 225 77 228 74 234 19194 17110 58 225 64 224 70 227 71 230 17110 14979 57 222 61 225 64 227 68 230 14979 12926 57 219 58 227 59 230 63 231 12926 11064 57 217 56 229 52 234 58 232 11064 9419 52 223 53 232 44 244 49 230 9419 7971 46 228 47 235 33 246 42 232 7971 6687 34 221 41 230 28 252 36 241 6687 5547 30 236 40 227 27 255 31 252 5547 4537 25 235 37 230 27 253 30 257 4537 3647 21 233 26 226 27 250 30 261 3647 2861 20 232 21 234 26 248 31 264 2861 2158 23 232 21 237 24 247 30 263 2158 1536 23 231 19*237 22 245 28 258 1536 1017 20 225 16*234 18 242 25 246 1017 620 16 222 15 235 15 239 23 234 620 347 13*220 14 235 12 236 17 227 347 182 11*219 12 235 9 235 15*226 182 88 7 219 9 234 5*231 8*227 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