DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 10/26 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1553z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 62.1 - - 63.5 - - 54.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 157 - - -1 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 638 - - 1518 - - 1243 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 71 - - 636 - - 72 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 703 - - 1583 - - 1308 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 521 - - 706 - - 1397 - - 67 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 160 - - 252 - - 59 - - 3 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 6 - - 8 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 267 - - 265 - - 261 - - 255 Direction Wind Shear - - - 2 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -335 - - -1101 - - -1828 - - -713 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1038 - - 2684 - - 3136 - - 801 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -8874 - - -8972 - - -9565 - - -10427 ODpotential blCL - - - 9577 - - 10555 - - 10873 - - 10515 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 78 - - 69 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.7 - - 62.1 - - 63.5 - - 54.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 51.9 - - 50.9 - - 50.4 - - 51.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.0 - - 61.1 - - 63.7 - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 51.4 - - 50.2 - - 50.0 - - 51.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 96 - - 157 - - -1 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 638 - - 1518 - - 1243 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 84 - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 8 - - 7 - - 7 - - 8 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] 97033 31 249 41 258 26 254 32 262 97033 89847 8 240 19 256 21 262 21 248 89847 84312 7 322 8 214 17 258 13 258 84312 79699 3 005 8 189 14 255 12 296 79699 75720 8 133 6 210 10 223 9 295 75720 72211 10 166 8 196 10 212 10 251 72211 69043 4 241 8 182 9 221 11 238 69043 66133 13 277 6 270 8 233 10 217 66133 63434 19 257 18 266 17 265 14 277 63434 60832 20 236 24 245 25 267 24 274 60832 58132 19 258 26 249 29 255 29 263 58132 55335 20 254 28 250 26 249 34 254 55335 52664 23 272 28 255 33 249 37 245 52664 50250 29 262 33 246 38 235 41 249 50250 48071 34 266 29 246 39 242 47 242 48071 46074 34 278 36 265 38 251 41 243 46074 44226 32 276 38 270 37 257 42 246 44226 42516 25 276 35 268 35 256 40 244 42516 40933 24 297 34 262 36 255 34 253 40933 39467 18 308 30 259 33 272 31 278 39467 38097 11 357 24 271 31 290 33 294 38097 36766 22 003 27 293 34 301 35 297 36766 35404 32 348 32 301 34 298 34 295 35404 33977 34 346 29 303 30 288 34 293 33977 32490 30 350 22 311 30 269 35 296 32490 30929 25 003 19 310 29 266 34 298 30929 29283 21 009 17 291 26 268 28 296 29283 27550 19 004 19 282 23 279 25 298 27550 25733 17 354 20 288 23 291 26 295 25733 23832 20 337 18 304 24 293 27 300 23832 21852 24 336 16 315 24 297 28 307 21852 19786 23 341 17 327 21 306 26 311 19786 17628 17 352 19 339 17 320 19 312 17628 15423 15 348 18 345 17 331 13 316 15423 13296 12 327 15 341 14 337 16 325 13296 11362 12 293 13 321 13 331 13 322 11362 9650 11 287 13 302 14 321 11 319 9650 8138 11 289 12 302 15 319 12 321 8138 6802 12 277 14 304 16 324 13 325 6802 5622 12 280 15 305 17 327 16 331 5622 4584 11 299 14 304 18 324 19 333 4584 3674 11 310 13 300 18 317 22 330 3674 2876 12 303 13 297 16 308 22 323 2876 2166 14 290 13*293 14 299 18 309 2166 1541 14 284 10*284 10*277 16 305 1541 1020 12*281 8 263 9*264 15 303 1020 621 7*267 8 260 8 261 13 294 621 347 6 268 7 258 8 260 10 277 347 182 6 266 7 257 7 259 7*260 182 88 5 266 6 256 5 259 4*255 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