DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/26 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 - - - 31.0 - - 31.3 - - 31.1 - - 30.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 36 - - 2 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1182 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1999 - - 844 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2979 - - 4324 - - 4831 - - 4512 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 116 - - 43 - - 24 - - 29 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 34 - - 21 - - 21 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 281 - - 291 - - 289 - - 295 Direction Wind Shear - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 90 - - -1356 - - -1252 - - -1457 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1909 - - 2200 - - 2096 - - 2301 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -425 - - -1523 - - -1531 - - -1686 ODpotential blCL - - - 2424 - - 2367 - - 2375 - - 2530 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 31.0 - - 31.3 - - 31.1 - - 30.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 25.6 - - 24.7 - - 25.1 - - 23.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 31.1 - - 31.0 - - 30.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 25.0 - - 23.9 - - 24.4 - - 22.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 14 - - 36 - - 2 - - 9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1182 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 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] 96074 26 075 23 040 29 037 22 029 96074 89054 22 061 18 068 17 028 13 036 89054 83579 13 050 6 066 2 344 11 358 83579 79000 4 038 6 312 7 291 9 014 79000 75017 1 188 10 242 10 270 8 327 75017 71460 1 357 9 285 9 257 10 269 71460 68214 13 244 16 262 16 255 15 265 68214 65204 13 244 18 250 18 255 17 271 65204 62392 20 253 17 254 17 252 23 256 62392 59660 23 257 16 264 19 252 22 247 59660 56784 31 263 27 265 25 255 26 263 56784 53779 35 256 39 257 35 266 32 263 53779 50910 41 247 45 253 43 268 38 271 50910 48334 40 249 48 250 49 263 44 270 48334 46035 43 249 48 253 50 263 46 274 46035 43959 42 253 51 260 52 266 49 273 43959 42062 43 258 54 264 54 268 54 272 42062 40313 46 261 55 267 55 272 58 274 40313 38697 50 262 58 271 56 276 62 275 38697 37195 52 261 61 273 59 279 64 274 37195 35792 51 260 62 273 63 280 64 276 35792 34449 50 260 63 274 63 282 64 281 34449 33099 48 262 62 278 64 285 67 286 33099 31716 51 270 64 282 70 286 72 291 31716 30298 49 264 65 286 74 288 78 293 30298 28824 49 269 69 286 76 292 79 295 28824 27284 51 278 62 284 75 293 81 297 27284 25677 49 281 58 292 62 289 81 298 25677 24001 45 285 58 294 40 303 75 297 24001 22259 44 288 52 297 43 302 63 291 22259 20456 42 286 47 303 51 300 51 291 20456 18584 43 286 48 303 52 299 41 295 18584 16633 45 288 52 297 50 298 36 296 16633 14644 46 286 50 294 50 305 39 303 14644 12733 41 284 49 300 51 308 48 308 12733 11005 34 297 53 303 53 312 54 312 11005 9480 47 313 57 307 55 317 54 315 9480 8131 51 301 58 309 54 317 51 315 8131 6933 46 297 57 309 55 313 49 317 6933 5875 47 302 56 305 56 309 52 317 5875 4945 51 298 54 301 55 306 52 313 4945 4125 49 293 53 299 53 302 50 308 4125 3402 48 289 50 298 52 300 47 304 3402 2755 46 287 46 296 48 297 46 302 2755 2182 43*284 44 295 45 295 42 300 2182 1705 40*283 41 294 41 293 39 298 1705 1338 37 281 38 293 37 291 36 297 1338 1085 33 280 33 293 33 290 32 296 1085 932 28 280 29*292 28*290 27*296 932 844 21 279 21*291 21*289 20*295 844 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