DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/14 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 - - - 43.9 - - 57.2 - - 62.5 - - 52.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 60 - - -9 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 588 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 1405 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 309 - - 393 - - 1579 - - 65 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 25 - - 139 - - 16 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 207 - - 194 - - 188 - - 148 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1640 - - -1617 - - -1705 - - -69 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2485 - - 3022 - - 2551 - - 915 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11326 - - -8557 - - -7077 - - -8385 ODpotential blCL - - - 12171 - - 9962 - - 7923 - - 9231 blCL maxRH - - - 69 - - 77 - - 80 - - 79 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.9 - - 57.2 - - 62.5 - - 52.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 36.3 - - 46.9 - - 54.2 - - 51.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.8 - - 56.6 - - 63.2 - - 54.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 35.5 - - 45.9 - - 53.5 - - 52.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 60 - - -9 - - -20 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 588 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 6 - - 21 - - 18 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 7 - - 9 - - 8 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] 95552 49 273 44 269 46 265 58 259 95552 88720 36 277 33 274 34 268 33 278 88720 83410 22 280 23 271 29 272 27 287 83410 78970 16 306 14 288 22 292 20 278 78970 75103 15 307 17 301 26 296 19 303 75103 71645 13 307 18 289 27 280 27 312 71645 68491 17 316 20 304 27 283 28 302 68491 65580 21 302 23 309 27 291 33 301 65580 62870 27 297 31 303 35 297 38 303 62870 60232 32 295 34 301 40 301 43 302 60232 57471 43 306 44 306 43 298 49 301 57471 54610 57 303 48 302 46 303 57 295 54610 51890 54 302 53 313 66 304 58 300 51890 49449 56 311 71 306 75 305 65 306 49449 47268 74 314 75 303 73 306 67 308 47268 45291 86 310 76 308 72 306 77 311 45291 43484 79 305 75 311 69 307 97 305 43484 41828 71 308 70 313 68 311 89 300 41828 40294 61 312 62 322 72 312 73 310 40294 38861 57 324 60 329 65 308 83 321 38861 37510 52 329 52 326 56 313 94 318 37510 36199 43 319 40 327 55 314 98 312 36199 34860 33 346 34 331 51 308 92 313 34860 33468 36 358 32 334 38 309 84 324 33468 32027 33 355 30 335 32 311 64 314 32027 30523 28 342 28 331 30 310 52 292 30523 28941 26 324 21 305 29 299 43 278 28941 27280 34 326 26 304 29 287 43 282 27280 25538 36 326 27 318 29 304 38 285 25538 23719 36 317 25 314 23 312 32 281 23719 21828 36 309 26 305 21 302 30 283 21828 19858 35 305 28 304 25 297 30 283 19858 17805 31 305 28 304 24 293 29 280 17805 15715 29 301 26 302 25 286 28 276 15715 13701 28 298 25 294 27 284 25 277 13701 11866 29 297 26 286 28 283 24 279 11866 10232 27 296 25 276 26 283 24 278 10232 8777 23 295 22 271 23 277 24 270 8777 7482 22 293 18 268 21 265 23 257 7482 6331 21 289 16 263 21 254 24 256 6331 5313 20 285 16 253 24 250 30 256 5313 4416 15 276 19 246 28 244 34 247 4416 3625 10 250 20 238 27 238 34 233 3625 2918 8 228 19 230 23 233 31 221 2918 2295 6 218 16 221 17 223 26 209 2295 1775 9 242 12*215 11 203 21 202 1775 1377 13 235 7*196 10 198 17 183 1377 1104 10 221 6 194 9 195 15 169 1104 939 7*213 6 193 7 191 10*157 939 846 4*207 5 193 5*188 5*148 846 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