DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/25 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 - - - 46.4 - - 48.4 - - 48.9 - - 47.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 25 - - 0 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 28 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 845 - - 846 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1180 - - 2182 - - 2491 - - 2661 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 28 - - 37 - - 13 - - 6 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 264 - - 274 - - 233 - - 205 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - -195 - - -187 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 845 - - 1040 - - 1033 - - 845 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -85 - - -399 - - -478 - - -551 ODpotential blCL - - - 930 - - 1244 - - 1324 - - 1396 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.4 - - 48.4 - - 48.9 - - 47.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 45.9 - - 46.6 - - 47.1 - - 46.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.1 - - 48.0 - - 48.8 - - 48.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 45.7 - - 46.1 - - 46.8 - - 46.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 25 - - 0 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 28 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 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] 96013 13 036 16 031 19 021 16 060 96013 89059 12 037 9 066 12 031 10 358 89059 83681 7 005 4 038 8 028 4 352 83681 79163 1 065 1 225 10 322 7 334 79163 75206 1 251 5 271 8 286 9 314 75206 71666 6 304 13 269 12 246 11 261 71666 68438 13 277 13 259 14 242 10 232 68438 65459 18 251 17 250 24 244 19 249 65459 62698 23 252 27 242 30 238 27 236 62698 60012 35 264 33 246 30 234 26 237 60012 57187 49 255 42 247 38 251 33 251 57187 54246 53 240 53 241 57 245 50 241 54246 51444 44 232 58 232 64 234 59 231 51444 48924 47 244 57 229 62 234 60 231 48924 46660 57 247 60 236 67 237 65 235 46660 44602 61 245 69 238 75 237 73 236 44602 42713 60 245 74 235 77 233 78 236 42713 40972 62 251 71 233 73 233 78 235 40972 39366 74 249 71 238 74 235 76 235 39366 37882 76 242 80 237 79 235 74 234 37882 36498 66 243 78 235 82 235 73 231 36498 35172 68 252 81 239 81 236 71 229 35172 33837 67 251 82 237 75 237 71 229 33837 32465 62 251 80 237 70 235 69 229 32465 31056 55 253 77 239 67 236 67 231 31056 29588 47 256 69 238 67 235 63 231 29588 28048 39 259 60 237 60 234 57 230 28048 26437 36 257 54 239 49 237 51 229 26437 24752 30 257 49 242 42 237 49 230 24752 22992 27 255 44 245 36 240 45 230 22992 21159 25 246 38 243 33 238 44 230 21159 19249 27 245 33 245 34 241 43 231 19249 17253 26 242 29 250 30 247 38 234 17253 15214 21 240 26 256 29 257 33 237 15214 13250 19 259 25 253 29 256 30 233 13250 11461 20 286 20 249 26 250 28 240 11461 9871 10 323 14 259 19 246 25 232 9871 8465 10 003 13 263 12 243 20 228 8465 7219 4 003 8 263 14 237 20 238 7219 6112 3 164 5 255 10 235 19 243 6112 5132 4 151 3 242 7 236 16 235 5132 4271 3 124 3 247 7 258 14 229 4271 3514 0 137 4 261 9 264 14 225 3514 2838 3 283 3 241 8 252 14 224 2838 2241 6 287 3 239 7 245 15 224 2241 1743 8 277 4 270 6 239 15 222 1743 1361 6 272 4 273 5 237 14 219 1361 1097 3 266 4 274 5 237 12 212 1097 937 3 266 3 274 4*234 10 209 937 845 2*264 3*274 3*233 5*205 845 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