DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/11 Beloit_WI 817ft pt38417@42.519,-89.104,854ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 39.0 - - 41.5 - - 35.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 94 - - -8 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 2366 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 1726 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 3183 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1210 - - 838 - - 2780 - - 177 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 18 - - 254 - - 22 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 28 - - 12 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 195 - - 222 - - 230 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1557 - - -471 - - -2660 - - -603 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2401 - - 3654 - - 3505 - - 1448 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13335 - - -11973 - - -11724 - - -10381 ODpotential blCL - - - 14179 - - 15156 - - 12569 - - 11226 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 78 - - 74 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 30.8 - - 39.0 - - 41.5 - - 35.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 23.4 - - 25.8 - - 28.9 - - 32.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 38.4 - - 41.7 - - 37.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 22.6 - - 24.7 - - 27.9 - - 31.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 94 - - -8 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 2366 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 62 - - 11 - - 0 - - 35 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 96030 45 254 47 252 43 255 33 253 96030 88968 38 258 36 244 36 255 41 252 88968 83453 28 259 32 239 35 265 37 256 83453 78840 27 263 23 236 38 261 30 269 78840 74863 29 272 18 272 30 250 31 274 74863 71344 30 276 21 294 22 254 28 268 71344 68134 27 286 27 303 20 278 25 279 68134 65162 27 304 29 298 22 293 29 289 65162 62396 32 310 29 304 29 311 32 297 62396 59724 32 310 40 305 35 305 38 300 59724 56952 37 316 42 297 36 305 38 301 56952 54076 39 316 42 302 51 314 43 295 54076 51335 44 322 47 308 54 305 39 310 51335 48867 51 323 50 317 50 305 54 319 48867 46656 54 317 58 319 60 312 63 314 46656 44648 48 313 68 316 71 307 69 307 44648 42799 55 326 68 310 74 301 76 297 42799 41087 65 320 60 308 70 299 79 291 41087 39499 64 315 56 312 69 298 75 290 39499 38018 61 317 58 311 69 298 79 298 38018 36622 63 314 58 311 66 297 91 299 36622 35276 68 308 54 313 64 299 97 295 35276 33915 71 306 47 305 64 299 96 292 33915 32514 72 306 45 298 65 297 89 292 32514 31082 71 307 50 289 63 298 85 294 31082 29602 66 311 46 284 61 298 87 294 29602 28056 61 309 43 285 61 299 92 294 28056 26434 61 305 43 283 61 304 94 295 26434 24732 59 310 41 279 55 305 88 299 24732 22956 59 313 41 277 51 302 70 295 22956 21110 57 314 41 278 49 301 65 289 21110 19191 52 314 40 279 49 299 63 291 19191 17191 46 312 40 278 48 299 54 294 17191 15156 37 299 39 284 49 303 51 294 15156 13194 36 298 38 286 47 308 48 291 13194 11407 43 301 34 280 43 306 47 292 11407 9821 43 294 34 284 40 301 49 294 9821 8413 44 265 36 279 40 291 47 296 8413 7167 39 245 37 271 42 291 41 298 7167 6065 42 245 37 262 42 298 39 300 6065 5092 43 239 36 255 37 298 39 305 5092 4238 39 230 36 243 32 276 39 302 4238 3486 38 222 33*230 30 248 37 293 3486 2815 39 214 31*223 27 237 34 280 2815 2223 37 207 30 222 26 235 32 271 2223 1729 32 201 29 222 24 234 29 261 1729 1351 25 197 28 221 22 233 25 253 1351 1091 22 196 26 221 19 232 19 245 1091 934 19*195 23 220 16*231 16*243 934 845 13*195 17 220 12*230 6*236 845 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