DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 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 = 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 - - - 34.4 - - 43.8 - - 43.3 - - 41.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 57 - - -15 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 1015 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 1832 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 374 - - 616 - - 1318 - - 659 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 37 - - 165 - - 20 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 14 - - 9 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 178 - - 205 - - 205 - - 223 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -888 - - -1252 - - -1388 - - -518 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1732 - - 3084 - - 2233 - - 1363 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10651 - - -8696 - - -7932 - - -7253 ODpotential blCL - - - 11495 - - 10528 - - 8777 - - 8098 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 88 - - 100 - - 99 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 34.4 - - 43.8 - - 43.3 - - 41.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 30.1 - - 33.4 - - 36.6 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 34.1 - - 43.3 - - 43.8 - - 42.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.5 - - 32.3 - - 35.7 - - 38.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 27 - - 57 - - -15 - - -26 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 1015 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 52 - - 101 - - 95 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 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] 95997 21 360 24 006 19 001 12 358 95997 89091 26 023 23 023 22 012 26 012 89091 83714 32 038 21 034 22 020 29 013 83714 79200 31 031 23 034 22 021 23 021 79200 75260 21 012 19 028 17 014 19 003 75260 71746 13 337 11 352 15 352 14 337 71746 68551 16 323 13 310 15 319 13 304 68551 65603 24 292 22 295 20 296 17 305 65603 62856 31 285 32 288 29 286 28 287 62856 60189 32 276 38 281 38 284 38 282 60189 57396 36 271 42 273 43 280 41 280 57396 54484 40 271 41 261 46 272 43 279 54484 51698 42 262 42 261 48 268 46 281 51698 49196 46 263 40 265 45 266 47 275 49196 46953 47 260 39 268 40 268 44 273 46953 44915 43 258 37 270 36 272 48 279 44915 43047 37 259 38 271 34 277 51 277 43047 41327 38 266 37 272 34 285 53 287 41327 39739 40 273 36 281 43 298 52 298 39739 38265 38 273 41 273 57 297 70 297 38265 36889 35 286 38 279 55 289 68 281 36889 35570 36 305 31 283 47 275 63 275 35570 34236 35 304 28 291 46 280 67 282 34236 32856 37 306 33 290 50 282 69 283 32856 31431 34 295 41 287 50 282 69 277 31431 29943 32 284 42 274 51 280 70 270 29943 28378 39 279 45 272 53 274 71 266 28378 26736 41 279 48 280 51 277 73 272 26736 25019 41 285 48 285 52 280 77 283 25019 23227 40 288 44 281 51 281 75 293 23227 21365 39 287 41 275 48 280 65 298 21365 19425 38 281 42 274 48 281 51 294 19425 17396 36 282 43 283 46 284 45 283 17396 15325 34 296 43 292 43 286 46 278 15325 13337 32 304 40 299 42 288 47 282 13337 11537 28 302 37 302 43 287 47 287 11537 9943 27 299 34 297 41 281 42 282 9943 8525 25 300 29 287 39 277 36 281 8525 7262 22 300 29 282 42 272 32 285 7262 6141 20 302 27 271 41 265 30 295 6141 5148 17 298 22 259 38 262 29 300 5148 4276 11 287 21 249 35 255 30 293 4276 3509 8 262 18 239 33 244 37 279 3509 2829 8 246 18 220 33 230 39 266 2829 2232 9 215 18*210 30 218 34 249 2232 1735 9 193 15*205 25 210 29 242 1735 1354 10 180 15 205 21 208 24 238 1354 1093 8 178 14 205 16 206 17 230 1093 935 3 178 12 204 14*206 14*229 935 845 3*178 10 204 9*205 7*223 845 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