DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/01 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 - - - 55.1 - - 58.8 - - 58.8 - - 51.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 209 - - -5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3770 - - 4410 - - 4101 - - 23 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1865 - - 2866 - - 71 - - 71 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3835 - - 4475 - - 4166 - - 88 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1399 - - 1266 - - 2594 - - 482 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 284 - - 394 - - 85 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 17 - - 17 - - 15 - - 2 BL Wind Direction - - - 277 - - 281 - - 293 - - 249 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 12 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 279 - - -710 - - -1491 - - -2974 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3556 - - 5185 - - 5658 - - 3062 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -3514 - - -8249 - - -8624 - - -5195 ODpotential blCL - - - 7349 - - 12724 - - 12790 - - 5283 blCL maxRH - - - 74 - - 67 - - 79 - - 47 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 55.1 - - 58.8 - - 58.8 - - 51.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.0 - - 36.4 - - 34.5 - - 38.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.6 - - 57.7 - - 59.1 - - 55.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.8 - - 35.7 - - 33.9 - - 38.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 82 - - 209 - - -5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 3770 - - 4410 - - 4101 - - 23 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96839 30 272 37 270 46 274 40 279 96839 89730 38 282 33 268 26 280 32 276 89730 84263 38 266 36 260 35 271 35 271 84263 79710 36 258 35 263 41 271 36 269 79710 75755 36 246 36 244 41 252 37 258 75755 72215 29 238 29 233 37 238 38 245 72215 68981 27 250 26 241 35 235 38 243 68981 65993 40 245 35 240 37 233 40 251 65993 63208 47 231 42 234 41 232 41 243 63208 60506 46 225 47 235 45 231 39 240 60506 57675 48 225 53 229 46 234 48 243 57675 54731 51 226 56 230 60 230 64 235 54731 51945 59 234 68 231 73 228 72 233 51945 49460 74 234 77 230 76 231 83 232 49460 47239 79 232 82 232 82 234 88 229 47239 45223 79 236 90 231 91 231 94 229 45223 43373 83 238 94 231 94 230 98 230 43373 41662 90 237 98 232 96 230 104 233 41662 40069 93 235 101 232 97 232 107 235 40069 38590 93 235 100 232 96 235 106 231 38590 37220 97 240 99 235 99 237 105 227 37220 35903 95 242 100 237 101 236 108 225 35903 34560 88 241 99 237 99 235 107 224 34560 33159 85 237 95 237 95 235 103 223 33159 31700 83 237 89 237 93 233 98 222 31700 30169 79 239 85 238 91 232 92 223 30169 28554 74 241 84 240 86 230 85 226 28554 26856 70 241 81 241 80 229 78 229 26856 25076 68 242 76 243 75 231 70 231 25076 23217 65 242 70 245 69 235 64 232 23217 21282 61 241 65 245 65 241 59 236 21282 19260 56 236 60 243 59 240 57 241 19260 17146 50 241 56 240 53 237 50 245 17146 14987 46 245 49 245 47 249 40 245 14987 12912 40 250 41 252 44 262 32 257 12912 11032 39 255 36 259 38 270 29 271 11032 9370 38 258 34 264 35 279 29 288 9370 7905 32 257 29 270 29 286 27 289 7905 6619 25 269 29 289 25 291 22 280 6619 5486 25 286 29*297 22 294 19 278 5486 4484 23*290 22*291 20*294 16 285 4484 3601 22*288 20 286 18*294 13 298 3601 2823 20 284 18 280 17 294 12 311 2823 2128 19 278 17 279 16 293 11 320 2128 1514 17 273 17 278 15 293 10 326 1514 1003 15 269 16 277 14 292 9 330 1003 612 14 268 16 276 13 292 7 331 612 343 13 268 15 276 12 291 5 325 343 180 12 267 14 276 10 290 2*292 180 88 10 267 11 276 7 290 2*249 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