DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/22 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0656z - - 1001z - - 1332z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 34.7 - - 38.1 - - 42.7 - - 44.4 - - 37.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -1 - - 35 - - 120 - - 21 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 25 - - 545 - - 2166 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit 826 - - 826 - - 1714 - - 826 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top 842 - - 1362 - - 2983 - - 843 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 513 - - 1908 - - 883 - - 3378 - - 185 Hgt.Variab. W* 5 - - 109 - - 262 - - 35 - - 7 W* B/S 0 - - 9 - - 15 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 2 - - 3 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 027 - - 031 - - 258 - - 242 - - 234 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -100 - - 128 - - 95 - - -2359 - - -627 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 942 - - 1234 - - 2888 - - 3202 - - 1470 sfcLCL ODpotential -1357 - - 18 - - -2103 - - -2576 - - -2554 ODpotential blCL 2199 - - 1344 - - 5086 - - 3419 - - 3397 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 93 - - 94 - - 98 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 CAPE Temp@2m 34.7 - - 38.1 - - 42.7 - - 44.4 - - 37.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 34.0 - - 36.1 - - 33.3 - - 33.6 - - 34.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 34.7 - - 37.9 - - 42.2 - - 44.0 - - 38.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.8 - - 36.0 - - 32.8 - - 32.6 - - 33.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -1 - - 35 - - 120 - - 21 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 25 - - 545 - - 2166 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 102 - - 100 - - 70 - - 76 - - 91 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96485 27 251 29 244 31 250 32 242 30 243 96485 89303 23 245 25 241 29 244 31 252 26 252 89303 83746 26 252 22 232 29 238 33 245 31 254 83746 79118 24 256 21 241 23 242 28 241 33 249 79118 75103 24 260 25 264 21 257 22 251 25 252 75103 71526 25 260 29 259 25 260 23 262 22 265 71526 68273 23 252 27 255 28 264 29 275 26 267 68273 65274 24 273 25 259 31 265 33 269 25 263 65274 62481 31 262 27 260 33 255 32 264 31 272 62481 59767 35 259 29 262 34 256 39 264 37 270 59767 56927 38 267 35 266 41 259 43 255 40 265 56927 53965 51 268 44 266 42 259 43 254 41 270 53965 51130 56 255 49 265 43 259 44 255 52 268 51130 48590 52 246 53 260 44 257 46 255 48 266 48590 46318 47 248 53 256 47 254 47 258 45 268 46318 44254 50 256 53 252 49 255 48 261 45 273 44254 42365 56 258 54 249 51 256 47 261 50 274 42365 40630 65 254 56 245 52 254 47 260 55 273 40630 39028 69 239 59 243 53 248 49 255 52 272 39028 37540 70 228 65 239 55 241 49 254 49 278 37540 36148 73 225 73 230 58 234 48 257 49 284 36148 34814 77 225 76 221 59 230 47 262 50 289 34814 33471 77 224 74 216 60 228 46 266 51 294 33471 32089 73 224 71 216 63 225 44 267 54 299 32089 30669 70 223 70 216 64 222 40 265 58 303 30669 29196 66 225 70 216 61 221 37 261 62 306 29196 27658 64 227 69 217 58 223 36 257 65 309 27658 26053 61 228 64 223 54 225 37 252 67 314 26053 24377 54 229 58 229 46 228 39 246 73 317 24377 22627 48 230 49 229 38 226 39 240 75 319 22627 20806 44 230 42 230 35 228 38 233 64 315 20806 18916 40 231 34 236 29 232 34 239 49 305 18916 16957 31 237 26 242 25 243 31 252 39 300 16957 14967 23 253 19 263 25 252 28 274 35 299 14967 13047 18 264 17 281 17 264 29 285 33 294 13047 11296 10 253 12 278 17 286 27 285 34 290 11296 9740 5 301 5 281 19 291 23 284 31 288 9740 8358 10 343 2 306 15 289 19 283 27 285 8358 7128 11 354 4 339 11 287 19 279 25 283 7128 6037 8 353 6 333 10 291 21 281 22 284 6037 5074 6 344 6 326 11 294 20 279 22 286 5074 4228 4 036 5 311 9 293 17 274 25 283 4228 3481 3 168 5 262 8*291 14 265 26 281 3481 2813 10 149 5 217 4*266 10 250 25 274 2813 2221 10 138 4 200 3 259 10 247 23 266 2221 1728 9 123 2*163 3 257 9 245 21 262 1728 1350 8 094 2*044 3 256 9 244 18 258 1350 1090 7 060 2 029 3 254 8 244 15 250 1090 932 5 051 2 028 3 255 7*243 12*247 932 843 2*027 2 025 2 254 6*242 5*234 843 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