DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/08 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 - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 51.3 - - 54.4 - - 54.5 - - 49.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 104 - - -19 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2050 - - 2512 - - 23 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 609 - - 1131 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2115 - - 2577 - - 88 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 692 - - 638 - - 2784 - - 396 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 233 - - 265 - - 17 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 7 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 264 - - 228 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 86 - - 106 - - -2062 - - -615 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2029 - - 2471 - - 2150 - - 702 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7005 - - -6052 - - -7776 - - -7559 ODpotential blCL - - - 9120 - - 8629 - - 7864 - - 7646 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 88 - - 68 - - 80 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 51.3 - - 54.4 - - 54.5 - - 49.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 42.9 - - 44.0 - - 45.5 - - 46.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 50.8 - - 53.9 - - 55.5 - - 50.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.8 - - 42.9 - - 44.7 - - 46.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 86 - - 104 - - -19 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2050 - - 2512 - - 23 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 53 - - 0 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 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] 96367 85 245 89 251 89 249 88 249 96367 89105 52 258 55 254 62 250 58 259 89105 83615 38 251 39 246 43 254 41 265 83615 79081 24 252 21 245 29 252 31 269 79081 75161 15 257 10 248 15 243 23 256 75161 71671 19 250 15 274 10 255 18 246 71671 68486 21 241 17 257 13 259 15 247 68486 65541 16 240 15 234 18 253 17 266 65541 62798 16 255 21 241 27 250 28 265 62798 60143 22 256 28 241 35 245 31 258 60143 57366 26 257 28 246 35 246 30 261 57366 54468 35 250 34 251 36 256 36 265 54468 51690 38 246 37 256 41 262 42 264 51690 49189 37 249 40 256 45 261 49 262 49189 46947 40 248 42 253 49 258 50 261 46947 44907 41 250 43 254 47 259 52 264 44907 43033 42 257 49 264 49 267 60 266 43033 41309 47 259 59 269 59 267 60 259 41309 39731 53 256 65 266 58 266 47 259 39731 38272 54 255 60 264 55 274 56 276 38272 36904 51 256 54 267 62 271 74 275 36904 35588 47 262 51 270 59 264 84 265 35588 34257 46 264 47 270 58 273 83 257 34257 32880 44 264 42 276 60 279 76 258 32880 31455 39 267 43 291 60 276 72 267 31455 29962 34 275 47 296 58 273 79 278 29962 28388 34 283 50 298 56 273 77 278 28388 26731 34 288 52 300 55 277 73 273 26731 24991 34 291 53 300 55 281 70 271 24991 23166 36 293 53 299 51 283 67 271 23166 21259 37 295 50 297 48 284 62 270 21259 19261 37 295 47 294 46 286 60 265 19261 17169 35 291 44 290 48 283 59 261 17169 15031 35 288 42 287 46 274 53 258 15031 12974 37 288 41 287 45 275 49 261 12974 11109 37 289 39 288 44 280 47 266 11109 9455 36 290 37 288 43 283 44 269 9455 7986 34 288 36 287 40 284 41 271 7986 6681 32 282 34 286 37 283 39 275 6681 5523 28 277 33 286 35 283 39 276 5523 4502 23 281 30 287 33 281 36 270 4502 3607 21 295 25 284 29 274 32 263 3607 2820 21*303 17*271 24 257 29 254 2820 2121 20*300 15*265 20 243 28 241 2121 1508 16 290 14 264 18 238 28 227 1508 999 16 289 14 263 17 235 26 219 999 609 15 288 13 263 15 233 24 215 609 341 14 287 13 262 12 231 19 210 341 180 13 287 12 262 10*229 16 209 180 87 10 286 10 262 7*228 8*206 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