DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/02 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 56.0 - - 57.9 - - 56.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 9 - - -1 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 182 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 829 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 846 - - 999 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2064 - - 1540 - - 1714 - - 1199 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 24 - - 52 - - 17 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 11 - - 11 BL Wind Direction - - - 168 - - 169 - - 161 - - 158 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 4 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -310 - - -120 - - -300 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1156 - - 1119 - - 1146 - - 846 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -517 - - -405 - - -647 - - -453 ODpotential blCL - - - 1363 - - 1404 - - 1493 - - 1299 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 56.0 - - 56.0 - - 57.9 - - 56.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 53.8 - - 54.0 - - 55.7 - - 56.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 55.7 - - 55.9 - - 57.8 - - 57.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.6 - - 53.8 - - 55.5 - - 55.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 4 - - 9 - - -1 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 182 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 9 - - 10 - - 10 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] 95958 59 281 57 269 58 270 62 275 95958 89153 36 276 36 288 40 293 40 269 89153 83819 23 279 30 301 31 303 28 293 83819 79357 19 303 23 300 24 300 25 314 79357 75495 21 321 15 310 18 295 19 318 75495 72055 22 319 12 324 13 307 14 316 72055 68910 17 316 12 313 13 318 13 309 68910 65989 17 312 13 298 15 315 15 309 65989 63257 18 305 16 300 16 309 17 309 63257 60608 19 305 20 303 18 304 24 308 60608 57859 18 310 22 315 20 301 22 307 57859 55027 28 318 27 317 25 307 25 305 55027 52350 37 298 35 312 33 300 26 296 52350 49973 38 295 35 313 33 301 35 293 49973 47855 41 301 43 313 38 302 40 290 47855 45919 43 305 45 305 42 297 39 282 45919 44129 39 299 40 297 42 285 27 270 44129 42462 35 302 41 280 40 278 29 270 42462 40907 33 300 42 268 36 271 35 261 40907 39453 36 293 39 265 34 260 38 245 39453 38082 37 291 33 265 32 249 35 237 38082 36750 28 289 30 265 32 243 36 234 36750 35388 22 302 26 262 34 235 37 230 35388 33969 19 305 23 251 34 226 38 226 33969 32493 16 315 24 243 32 228 38 225 32493 30948 18 305 26 239 34 236 37 227 30948 29323 24 277 30 242 32 239 31 227 29323 27621 31 268 31 250 27 240 25 230 27621 25838 30 277 27 259 28 251 23 239 25838 23977 25 284 24 260 37 259 23 247 23977 22043 21 278 22 250 44 250 24 246 22043 20033 24 262 21 244 44 239 43 244 20033 17942 31 258 17 241 38 238 51 236 17942 15807 31 249 20 240 29 225 44 225 15807 13748 24 234 24 238 33 216 35 215 13748 11878 19 230 25 229 35 224 34 213 11878 10220 17 224 24 216 30 228 34 222 10220 8751 22 206 27 211 26 225 34 223 8751 7448 22 198 30 210 25 224 33 218 7448 6293 18 197 28 207 26 222 33 214 6293 5273 19 204 29 206 28 217 35 210 5273 4380 22 205 30 205 29 202 37 204 4380 3593 25 192 31 199 29 194 37 201 3593 2892 26 178 29 191 28 187 36 191 2892 2275 25 175 26 182 24 173 33 178 2275 1763 24 173 22 176 21 166 28 166 1763 1371 20 170 18 172 19 163 24 162 1371 1103 18 169 17*170 17 162 20 160 1103 939 16*168 14*170 15 162 17*159 939 846 11*168 10 169 11*161 11*158 846 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