DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 - - - 38.2 - - 40.3 - - 42.7 - - 39.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - -11 - - -16 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 21 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 70 - - 70 - - 71 - - 70 Hcrit BL Top - - - 86 - - 86 - - 87 - - 87 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 559 - - 912 - - 1078 - - 870 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 9 - - 7 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 197 - - 193 - - 202 - - 206 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1098 - - -438 - - -296 - - -314 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1184 - - 524 - - 383 - - 401 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10618 - - -6164 - - -5770 - - -6166 ODpotential blCL - - - 10704 - - 6250 - - 5857 - - 6253 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 90 - - 95 - - 95 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 10 - - 20 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.2 - - 40.3 - - 42.7 - - 39.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 33.8 - - 38.7 - - 41.6 - - 38.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 38.5 - - 40.9 - - 43.5 - - 40.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.5 - - 38.5 - - 41.6 - - 38.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -5 - - -11 - - -16 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 21 - - 21 - - 22 - - 22 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 59 - - 80 - - 80 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 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] 95758 23 341 39 002 31 016 30 007 95758 88759 17 321 18 001 19 347 24 354 88759 83255 16 289 14 278 15 298 22 314 83255 78674 23 268 16 266 18 286 21 289 78674 74714 26 241 25 247 26 280 21 304 74714 71197 18 230 30 240 31 261 32 287 71197 68010 20 271 25 252 29 248 31 259 68010 65080 29 267 26 247 23 244 32 248 65080 62359 33 262 28 253 24 257 41 236 62359 59708 34 255 39 263 35 252 42 232 59708 56902 42 255 45 253 44 245 41 241 56902 53977 52 242 49 245 57 250 76 260 53977 51220 54 241 61 243 73 248 90 252 51220 48771 60 247 70 245 81 245 85 244 48771 46586 73 249 74 244 82 245 81 240 46586 44603 73 251 75 249 81 245 77 241 44603 42790 74 253 82 252 83 244 79 243 42790 41128 74 251 84 248 85 244 85 245 41128 39598 68 251 82 247 91 246 93 249 39598 38178 68 255 84 247 97 246 102 250 38178 36845 70 256 87 243 94 244 102 248 36845 35555 76 254 91 241 91 242 101 244 35555 34236 81 253 91 241 88 239 107 240 34236 32861 78 251 88 239 85 236 108 235 32861 31429 70 247 85 237 85 231 107 231 31429 29922 67 242 83 234 88 226 100 229 29922 28328 67 240 82 232 86 223 96 225 28328 26647 67 238 81 231 81 224 102 230 26647 24883 67 236 80 231 81 227 98 237 24883 23042 66 234 79 231 79 227 82 231 23042 21127 67 232 78 233 78 227 79 232 21127 19130 67 231 77 237 77 231 71 233 19130 17044 66 230 74 236 72 237 69 227 17044 14912 62 228 70 229 67 235 69 225 14912 12856 58 227 59 226 65 232 67 226 12856 10990 54 229 48 228 61 231 63 227 10990 9336 47 231 43 231 54 231 58 225 9336 7873 42 233 44 231 48 233 54 232 7873 6580 48 232 48 225 46 236 48 241 6580 5439 54 224 53 220 47 234 41 243 5439 4431 48 216 52 217 52 227 37 247 4431 3547 44 214 52 212 52 220 34 252 3547 2769 41 208 48 205 48 215 33 251 2769 2078 35 208 42 204 42 212 34 241 2078 1472 27 206 33 202 34 210 35 228 1472 973 23 207 26 200 24 205 30 221 973 593 17 202 19 196 19 204 21 214 593 334 11 197 13 193 14 202 16 209 334 177 8 196 11 193 11*203 13*208 177 87 5*197 6*193 7*202 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