DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/07 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 45.6 - - 47.1 - - 40.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 101 - - 12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 302 - - 1532 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1119 - - 2349 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 433 - - 622 - - 2198 - - 1529 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 102 - - 223 - - 32 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 5 - - 5 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 9 - - 8 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 261 - - 239 - - 231 Direction Wind Shear - - - 1 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -701 - - -265 - - -1786 - - -273 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1820 - - 2614 - - 2631 - - 1118 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12061 - - -9694 - - -10087 - - -1288 ODpotential blCL - - - 13180 - - 12043 - - 10932 - - 2133 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 84 - - 81 - - 94 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 36.7 - - 45.6 - - 47.1 - - 40.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.1 - - 37.4 - - 38.7 - - 38.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 36.0 - - 44.8 - - 46.9 - - 41.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.4 - - 36.1 - - 37.6 - - 38.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 50 - - 101 - - 12 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 302 - - 1532 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 36 - - 23 - - 76 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 95768 69 261 71 254 64 264 63 267 95768 88797 44 268 41 265 45 266 45 262 88797 83412 27 270 33 266 37 270 29 270 83412 78963 19 281 23 271 21 266 23 279 78963 75109 15 284 17 274 14 270 22 285 75109 71660 16 274 18 273 17 278 21 292 71660 68501 14 272 16 255 20 274 21 285 68501 65568 13 283 14 250 21 271 20 274 65568 62833 19 278 14 268 19 275 17 265 62833 60174 22 278 17 281 18 282 15 271 60174 57392 24 279 21 285 22 278 21 280 57392 54497 27 282 26 280 25 273 26 282 54497 51727 30 282 27 278 24 273 25 282 51727 49226 29 285 27 282 23 276 22 284 49226 46984 27 285 27 281 25 284 25 295 46984 44960 27 287 28 279 28 291 26 294 44960 43118 30 290 32 286 29 299 22 302 43118 41422 32 293 31 292 30 306 29 303 41422 39855 30 297 31 297 30 310 34 301 39855 38399 30 300 32 299 31 312 25 318 38399 37032 33 295 31 303 32 313 35 342 37032 35719 37 292 29 305 29 318 46 344 35719 34399 39 287 30 306 29 324 57 353 34399 33033 38 283 32 305 31 329 62 357 33033 31615 40 273 33 302 35 324 60 002 31615 30127 43 270 38 292 34 313 57 010 30127 28561 40 274 45 282 30 319 43 007 28561 26922 35 279 45 280 32 332 34 341 26922 25210 35 282 40 284 34 333 30 331 25210 23422 35 283 36 282 31 332 27 334 23422 21558 32 287 34 280 28 318 29 329 21558 19609 27 296 31 287 29 301 26 322 19609 17570 24 309 26 293 26 295 25 310 17570 15489 22 321 23 300 23 292 26 295 15489 13480 21 334 20 303 24 287 23 295 13480 11651 22 339 20 309 23 282 23 286 11651 10025 23 339 21 313 23 282 28 271 10025 8581 22 339 20 313 24 284 29 269 8581 7295 18 335 18 308 23 285 26 273 7295 6155 15 330 17 304 21 283 23 274 6155 5149 12 332 15 302 19 280 21 271 5149 4269 10 325 12 291 17 270 21 265 4269 3499 10 311 11 276 16 259 21 255 3499 2819 10 302 11*270 14 248 19 248 2819 2226 10 295 9*263 13 243 19 245 2226 1733 9 294 9 262 12 241 18 243 1733 1354 7*297 9 261 12 241 17 241 1354 1093 4*293 8 260 11 241 14 236 1093 935 3 291 7 260 10 240 11*234 935 845 3 288 7 260 8*239 5*231 845 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