DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/15 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 - - - 58.6 - - 67.5 - - 62.8 - - 53.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - 33 - - 19 - - -53 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 2296 - - 2700 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 846 - - 3113 - - 3517 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1477 - - 2120 - - 1828 - - 4244 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 22 - - 191 - - 160 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 23 - - 25 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 280 - - 312 - - 311 - - 315 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 17 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 11 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -968 - - -2688 - - -2042 - - -3751 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1814 - - 5801 - - 5560 - - 4596 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6855 - - -6003 - - -4840 - - -7338 ODpotential blCL - - - 7701 - - 9116 - - 8357 - - 8183 blCL maxRH - - - 77 - - 76 - - 59 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.6 - - 67.5 - - 62.8 - - 53.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.2 - - 44.8 - - 41.2 - - 36.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 59.1 - - 67.3 - - 62.6 - - 55.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 52.6 - - 43.6 - - 40.7 - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -15 - - 33 - - 19 - - -53 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 2296 - - 2700 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 7 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 6 - - 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] 95387 40 279 41 277 38 267 43 272 95387 88598 36 283 33 290 28 276 34 286 88598 83281 34 290 27 292 30 284 30 290 83281 78822 26 289 25 295 33 293 28 300 78822 74962 22 286 20 285 27 281 25 303 74962 71512 21 302 22 303 27 292 30 299 71512 68369 30 315 31 300 32 294 36 294 68369 65475 36 303 32 288 37 304 38 293 65475 62773 34 298 34 298 45 295 42 298 62773 60126 39 312 49 297 41 295 49 300 60126 57350 54 309 49 293 50 295 55 294 57350 54479 60 303 50 291 57 285 63 288 54479 51727 63 288 53 293 58 294 55 288 51727 49236 62 290 68 294 74 300 68 294 49236 47012 62 295 80 287 82 292 75 292 47012 45001 71 298 75 282 83 279 82 285 45001 43170 91 293 73 293 65 283 79 287 43170 41484 91 284 83 304 76 299 88 298 41484 39913 83 286 106 302 95 291 106 298 39913 38445 90 292 113 294 100 287 108 283 38445 37068 102 293 105 292 101 288 105 281 37068 35733 108 290 98 294 102 289 104 284 35733 34372 106 286 99 298 101 286 109 288 34372 32960 98 283 105 300 102 286 114 291 32960 31501 89 283 111 297 106 288 116 291 31501 29978 83 281 114 293 109 288 118 289 29978 28377 75 276 114 293 112 287 113 287 28377 26698 74 272 108 296 111 288 105 283 26698 24945 75 270 97 299 103 288 104 279 24945 23122 75 270 80 293 84 283 98 281 23122 21242 75 270 72 279 77 275 81 281 21242 19300 67 274 78 270 79 270 73 278 19300 17286 62 273 76 271 77 272 72 283 17286 15237 62 278 67 272 65 282 64 289 15237 13266 56 282 60 279 59 295 55 294 13266 11479 44 272 53 290 48 297 47 300 11479 9895 41 269 49 289 40 292 41 302 9895 8490 36 271 41 284 39 293 42 306 8490 7243 28 289 37 288 40 302 38 313 7243 6139 27 313 38 297 40 307 32 314 6139 5162 30 314 39 306 36 312 31 317 5162 4303 31 304 36 312 29 311 33 321 4303 3543 28 306 33*313 28*311 35 322 3543 2862 29 306 30*313 28*311 35 322 2862 2258 31 302 26 312 27 311 34 321 2258 1754 28 292 24 312 26 312 31 320 1754 1367 24 284 22 311 25 311 27 318 1367 1100 20 282 20 310 22 311 21 317 1100 938 17 281 17 310 20 311 18 316 938 845 11*280 13 310 14 311 11*315 845 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