DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/05 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 48.3 - - 49.4 - - 50.6 - - 46.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 8 - - 2 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 845 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2261 - - 2516 - - 3000 - - 3186 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 19 - - 26 - - 19 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 7 - - 4 - - 6 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 230 - - 282 - - 336 - - 358 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -190 - - -169 - - -457 - - -708 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1035 - - 1014 - - 1302 - - 1553 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -449 - - -409 - - -773 - - -1081 ODpotential blCL - - - 1294 - - 1254 - - 1618 - - 1926 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 30 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 48.3 - - 49.4 - - 50.6 - - 46.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.5 - - 47.7 - - 47.7 - - 42.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 48.2 - - 49.2 - - 50.5 - - 46.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.2 - - 47.4 - - 47.2 - - 42.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 8 - - 2 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 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] 95505 55 269 65 262 68 271 62 265 95505 88737 34 275 44 267 46 276 39 278 88737 83488 24 287 32 269 29 271 31 288 83488 79056 27 291 23 268 21 284 23 270 79056 75183 22 300 17 247 20 274 20 270 75183 71729 17 291 9 236 19 249 20 275 71729 68583 14 286 8 272 17 240 20 268 68583 65665 17 281 12 282 15 244 19 268 65665 62931 16 269 16 268 19 242 21 262 62931 60260 17 262 17 249 19 232 19 258 60260 57457 19 259 22 264 17 257 23 267 57457 54540 21 258 31 261 29 266 30 268 54540 51748 30 247 35 248 35 255 34 258 51748 49234 32 246 33 241 36 244 35 253 49234 46987 33 250 34 246 35 248 34 254 46987 44951 36 250 41 250 35 253 35 256 44951 43084 37 248 43 250 36 255 36 259 43084 41357 39 247 42 250 35 251 36 260 41357 39756 36 246 38 247 31 250 30 255 39756 38270 30 252 32 248 26 250 24 255 38270 36883 27 256 27 259 17 266 19 267 36883 35558 30 265 29 261 22 282 21 262 35558 34234 31 260 23 260 17 270 21 253 34234 32869 23 263 13 293 10 311 21 252 32869 31452 23 299 15 331 12 294 24 256 31452 29966 30 296 15 296 16 285 23 270 29966 28399 24 289 22 270 21 292 25 289 28399 26751 21 301 21 263 23 280 21 285 26751 25022 21 304 17 262 22 282 17 279 25022 23219 21 301 17 261 17 285 20 296 23219 21347 23 296 18 267 14 275 25 326 21347 19402 22 292 14 276 11 291 28 348 19402 17377 21 288 10 284 13 318 27 357 17377 15307 15 287 12 274 14 326 26 359 15307 13311 14 285 11 299 15 321 22 353 13311 11496 19 271 13 303 17 333 21 346 11496 9885 21 271 13 298 16 329 24 345 9885 8459 17 278 13 284 15 329 20 347 8459 7201 15 286 10 297 15 334 14 331 7201 6090 15 286 9 311 13 335 14 319 6090 5110 15 275 8 315 14 353 12 339 5110 4253 15 276 8 312 17 357 17 010 4253 3500 16 268 8 301 17 354 23 010 3500 2829 15 256 8 287 15 350 25 007 2829 2235 14 245 7 285 13 345 24 005 2235 1739 13 239 7 284 11 341 23 003 1739 1358 11 234 5 282 9 338 20 002 1358 1095 10 232 5 280 8 337 17 000 1095 936 9 232 4 281 7 336 15*359 936 845 7*230 4*282 6*336 10*358 845 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