DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - - 49.8 - - 54.6 - - 56.0 - - 53.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - -7 - - -18 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 304 - - 136 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 71 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 369 - - 201 - - 88 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 673 - - 1184 - - 963 - - 305 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 88 - - 26 - - 10 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 171 - - 169 - - 128 - - 156 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1031 - - -1267 - - -710 - - -203 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1400 - - 1468 - - 798 - - 291 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6034 - - -4654 - - -3906 - - -3522 ODpotential blCL - - - 6403 - - 4855 - - 3994 - - 3610 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 77 - - 83 - - 88 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 50 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 49.8 - - 54.6 - - 56.0 - - 53.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 44.3 - - 48.7 - - 52.9 - - 52.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 49.7 - - 55.2 - - 57.1 - - 55.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 48.3 - - 52.7 - - 53.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 31 - - -7 - - -18 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 304 - - 136 - - 23 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 8 - - 32 - - 52 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 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] 95858 31 281 32 275 33 271 30 290 95858 88904 19 268 26 275 26 288 19 305 88904 83519 13 274 18 278 21 301 14 311 83519 79033 9 299 14 282 17 292 14 310 79033 75142 9 341 10 275 12 291 13 309 75142 71678 15 313 12 283 20 289 15 282 71678 68530 16 284 15 271 24 279 19 274 68530 65643 24 280 20 283 24 272 25 259 65643 62958 34 275 36 277 27 272 23 257 62958 60339 36 265 42 269 33 273 30 270 60339 57602 43 270 46 269 41 273 45 267 57602 54758 52 269 51 266 48 263 52 261 54758 52034 56 271 45 273 46 259 51 258 52034 49577 61 272 54 283 44 264 46 253 49577 47375 71 269 60 279 52 268 47 258 47375 45379 67 254 62 265 59 255 58 255 45379 43552 54 244 62 250 65 243 65 248 43552 41867 43 264 61 251 58 245 61 247 41867 40300 66 277 69 259 66 254 59 250 40300 38842 85 270 82 254 81 249 65 248 38842 37476 82 260 88 249 82 242 76 242 37476 36155 77 254 84 250 82 239 82 233 36155 34805 74 250 79 249 77 241 77 227 34805 33393 70 247 76 249 77 242 63 229 33393 31922 67 241 74 249 77 245 67 236 31922 30383 62 239 73 250 73 245 75 244 30383 28767 55 238 66 248 70 241 77 240 28767 27071 51 243 62 248 66 242 69 235 27071 25291 49 248 61 246 58 240 62 234 25291 23423 50 242 56 246 54 241 59 231 23423 21476 50 237 51 249 49 245 59 243 21476 19445 45 239 54 249 46 247 51 249 19445 17325 45 244 57 249 47 252 45 245 17325 15162 45 247 52 250 50 259 54 246 15162 13076 41 246 43 254 50 255 59 245 13076 11183 36 243 39 245 42 227 53 234 11183 9510 30 236 31 222 37 229 41 225 9510 8036 26 230 28 226 34 220 30 221 8036 6732 30 234 32 222 33 220 28 219 6732 5573 31 231 33 209 33 220 31 213 5573 4548 25 222 31 203 31 214 36 208 4548 3648 21 211 29 204 32 203 38 206 3648 2857 19 204 27 204 32 185 37 202 2857 2151 19 197 25 200 32 180 33 196 2151 1528 22 188 21 192 26 168 31 190 1528 1010 21 181 16 182 19 156 29 184 1010 615 17*175 12 175 16 148 24 175 615 344 12*171 10*172 12 137 17 166 344 181 10 171 8*170 9*133 14*164 181 88 8 170 5 168 5*128 5*156 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