DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/23 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.7 - - 49.7 - - 40.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - -6 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 862 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1679 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 789 - - 1760 - - 81 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 152 - - 18 - - 1 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 269 - - 242 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1652 - - -2111 - - -339 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3331 - - 2956 - - 1184 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7331 - - -5873 - - -6978 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9010 - - 6718 - - 7823 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 61 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.7 - - 49.7 - - 40.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 37.3 - - 39.9 - - 38.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 48.1 - - 50.0 - - 43.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.1 - - 38.7 - - 38.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 53 - - -6 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 862 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 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] 96066 10 323 16 357 13 325 96066 89146 10 028 17 348 17 356 89146 83717 13 046 11 346 21 356 83717 79175 12 030 11 345 20 356 79175 75240 14 031 14 351 12 355 75240 71722 18 011 12 329 9 323 71722 68503 17 322 15 302 14 304 68503 65537 19 290 18 301 16 302 65537 62781 24 293 27 291 24 295 62781 60105 34 300 30 290 31 287 60105 57319 46 291 43 291 41 294 57319 54428 47 285 49 278 49 285 54428 51670 49 283 48 277 52 280 51670 49197 49 287 52 288 51 282 49197 46986 59 293 60 289 54 287 46986 44985 66 291 66 285 61 284 44985 43167 72 291 73 283 68 280 43167 41501 81 290 78 284 79 278 41501 39954 84 291 83 286 80 278 39954 38510 83 292 84 290 79 284 38510 37155 78 292 76 289 78 284 37155 35846 76 295 72 290 78 281 35846 34516 80 292 74 289 80 279 34516 33133 83 289 76 287 78 278 33133 31700 84 287 75 284 69 277 31700 30204 84 287 74 284 69 276 30204 28628 81 293 74 287 67 276 28628 26974 80 299 74 290 63 277 26974 25238 77 300 72 293 57 282 25238 23422 71 301 64 297 54 286 23422 21526 66 300 60 298 53 285 21526 19550 61 297 57 294 50 289 19550 17491 57 292 55 291 45 295 17491 15400 53 296 51 295 37 300 15400 13393 42 302 44 307 30 295 13393 11571 34 300 35 307 25 285 11571 9956 29 299 26 299 23 283 9956 8528 23 303 22 296 18 300 8528 7266 20 305 17 289 15 312 7266 6146 18 303 15 281 12 309 6146 5156 18 298 15 275 10 297 5156 4288 19 296 15 271 8 285 4288 3523 17 293 15 265 7 266 3523 2842 13 287 15 262 7 239 2842 2242 10 284 13 261 11 220 2242 1743 7*279 8 250 13 215 1743 1359 4*270 7 248 13 213 1359 1096 4 269 6 246 12 209 1096 936 4 269 5 245 8*202 936 845 3 269 4*242 4*193 845 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