DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/29 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.1 - - 28.2 - - 27.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 5 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 620 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1437 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1397 - - 2201 - - 1733 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 113 - - 22 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 10 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 120 - - 109 - - 119 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 187 - - -346 - - -183 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1250 - - 1190 - - 1027 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -76 - - -544 - - -664 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1513 - - 1388 - - 1508 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 98 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 27.1 - - 28.2 - - 27.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 25.0 - - 26.3 - - 25.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 26.7 - - 28.1 - - 27.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 24.7 - - 26.1 - - 25.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 34 - - 5 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 620 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 86 - - 91 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 96117 55 047 59 045 70 048 96117 89002 35 038 39 039 46 039 89002 83450 20 025 21 027 24 019 83450 78834 13 013 13 016 11 001 78834 74825 11 347 11 345 16 334 74825 71268 13 311 14 322 16 306 71268 68030 15 291 19 299 12 290 68030 65020 21 280 22 293 25 297 65020 62216 25 268 30 281 32 288 62216 59489 33 266 38 267 44 282 59489 56631 37 264 43 259 49 268 56631 53662 41 260 46 256 45 261 53662 50825 46 261 46 265 41 263 50825 48272 51 261 53 271 44 264 48272 45995 52 258 55 266 51 266 45995 43942 52 257 57 259 58 263 43942 42071 54 261 58 255 62 253 42071 40352 64 257 62 248 57 246 40352 38761 70 251 57 243 50 248 38761 37283 67 242 56 241 51 249 37283 35907 73 238 66 232 56 246 35907 34590 83 233 71 225 56 240 34590 33281 77 228 69 224 47 219 33281 31953 73 230 70 219 46 201 31953 30581 64 233 71 216 46 203 30581 29141 55 235 70 217 47 204 29141 27621 49 237 66 218 50 207 27621 26022 45 236 58 222 54 208 26022 24341 47 236 52 225 56 209 24341 22582 51 235 48 223 55 213 22582 20747 55 235 48 217 50 217 20747 18834 57 234 47 213 43 221 18834 16838 55 233 49 215 45 215 16838 14803 44 219 45 208 45 209 14803 12851 32 183 35 181 35 187 12851 11091 19 190 23 162 21 171 11091 9542 21 209 13 189 7 208 9542 8176 29 210 24 211 18 232 8176 6968 29 198 31 201 32 214 6968 5899 24 182 32 179 38 191 5899 4958 23 168 34 167 38 177 4958 4130 27 162 34 153 38 167 4130 3402 29 153 32 139 39 154 3402 2751 26 143 28 129 36 144 2751 2178 22 131 24 120 31 133 2178 1701 19*125 23 117 26 128 1701 1335 17*122 19 113 22 124 1335 1084 15 120 17 111 18 122 1084 931 13 119 14*110 15*120 931 844 10 118 10*109 10*119 844 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