DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/17 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 - - - 34.9 - - 42.6 - - 43.3 - - 40.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 82 - - 6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 1486 - - 1205 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 2303 - - 2022 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 760 - - 849 - - 1148 - - 1563 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 41 - - 204 - - 79 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 6 - - 58 - - 8 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 049 - - 291 - - 135 - - 104 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3064 - - -3155 - - -3489 - - -3483 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3908 - - 5458 - - 5511 - - 4327 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -16114 - - -14564 - - -14295 - - -14830 ODpotential blCL - - - 16958 - - 16867 - - 16317 - - 15674 blCL maxRH - - - 54 - - 99 - - 100 - - 71 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.9 - - 42.6 - - 43.3 - - 40.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 21.1 - - 21.9 - - 22.4 - - 24.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.4 - - 41.9 - - 43.2 - - 41.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 20.0 - - 20.8 - - 21.3 - - 23.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 36 - - 82 - - 6 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 1486 - - 1205 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 95 - - 101 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95784 30 305 35 310 34 296 34 298 95784 88895 24 324 30 313 30 306 32 307 88895 83528 28 343 25 314 27 318 31 315 83528 79024 26 338 20 317 23 324 27 316 79024 75109 21 330 20 312 22 310 25 316 75109 71628 24 320 23 312 23 306 23 320 71628 68454 26 316 26 312 24 305 25 314 68454 65511 28 311 26 304 25 305 25 307 65511 62771 32 300 31 294 31 298 30 304 62771 60113 35 300 33 293 35 291 37 296 60113 57339 41 296 39 288 42 285 45 289 57339 54460 47 290 45 287 45 282 47 283 54460 51697 49 294 48 287 45 280 47 278 51697 49199 50 292 49 283 48 276 49 270 49199 46965 47 291 49 280 52 277 48 275 46965 44939 51 295 50 279 59 272 50 274 44939 43085 67 290 53 284 56 266 51 272 43085 41381 72 286 59 276 53 265 49 276 41381 39807 72 289 59 272 56 265 51 286 39807 38351 74 291 60 272 63 266 60 281 38351 36998 75 290 65 270 71 266 59 278 36998 35699 77 291 72 269 73 265 58 278 35699 34379 83 289 75 270 64 271 60 279 34379 33007 85 286 75 271 63 278 66 282 33007 31583 80 288 74 273 67 279 67 280 31583 30090 76 290 70 276 64 279 64 280 30090 28516 73 290 64 279 60 279 60 280 28516 26864 69 291 65 278 61 278 56 279 26864 25139 61 291 62 281 58 281 50 280 25139 23338 55 293 59 286 53 288 45 288 23338 21459 55 299 53 287 51 284 45 285 21459 19498 53 302 46 292 46 283 47 281 19498 17452 51 303 49 296 42 286 44 276 17452 15366 49 303 51 296 42 291 38 281 15366 13361 49 303 49 299 49 289 35 280 13361 11541 48 304 42 301 45 299 34 276 11541 9923 42 307 35 302 37 295 30 275 9923 8489 34 310 32 299 29 298 28 278 8489 7217 25 312 29 301 26 300 24 283 7217 6093 21 309 20 305 20 304 18 288 6093 5103 21 307 14 313 10 300 10 311 5103 4239 18 312 11 328 4 314 3 355 4239 3483 14 319 8 338 1 352 3 124 3483 2812 8 324 3*337 2 133 6 126 2812 2221 2 334 1*317 2*131 8 117 2221 1729 2 080 1 302 2*130 9 113 1729 1352 4 060 1 282 2 136 9 112 1352 1092 3 053 1 274 2 135 9 110 1092 935 2 048 1 269 2 134 7 108 935 844 1*049 1 272 2 138 4*104 844 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