DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/10 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 - - - 0949z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 6 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 56.0 - - 58.1 - - 50.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 64 - - -5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 654 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 1471 - - 846 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 407 - - 881 - - 3065 - - 114 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 31 - - 148 - - 21 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 6 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 4 - - 4 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 344 - - 292 - - 276 - - 262 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1426 - - -1842 - - -2839 - - -855 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2271 - - 3313 - - 3685 - - 1700 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9778 - - -5788 - - -5174 - - -5151 ODpotential blCL - - - 10623 - - 7259 - - 6020 - - 5996 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 66 - - 55 - - 60 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 46.9 - - 56.0 - - 58.1 - - 50.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.2 - - 44.6 - - 45.0 - - 45.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 46.8 - - 55.4 - - 58.5 - - 54.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 43.4 - - 43.8 - - 45.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 64 - - -5 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 654 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 95933 56 254 55 262 56 250 59 256 95933 88935 26 271 35 261 37 266 38 269 88935 83510 23 282 24 269 24 271 28 271 83510 78970 17 272 25 259 24 283 22 292 78970 75018 9 285 21 238 27 278 25 305 75018 71515 15 311 7 284 15 247 19 287 71515 68338 21 275 18 294 16 292 17 300 68338 65398 26 267 26 282 22 287 22 297 65398 62652 33 282 31 288 26 275 27 293 62652 59982 35 273 37 283 35 278 37 283 59982 57208 37 278 42 276 42 276 40 282 57208 54349 50 280 49 278 50 270 49 275 54349 51626 58 277 55 278 53 266 49 275 51626 49165 62 279 61 279 59 270 63 273 49165 46962 69 281 68 281 68 268 69 264 46962 44980 77 279 77 275 72 271 64 261 44980 43182 80 275 80 274 79 274 57 271 43182 41530 80 273 84 275 85 273 66 284 41530 39998 80 277 86 275 87 272 82 282 39998 38570 84 280 85 276 86 274 85 279 38570 37225 85 280 84 279 83 278 82 279 37225 35921 83 279 83 280 81 281 80 280 35921 34593 82 279 81 279 81 281 77 280 34593 33212 80 280 79 280 80 281 74 279 33212 31779 78 280 80 284 79 281 70 280 31779 30282 76 281 78 285 77 284 65 282 30282 28706 73 283 74 287 72 284 61 281 28706 27051 72 285 68 290 68 284 55 282 27051 25316 70 284 65 294 61 290 53 288 25316 23503 69 285 65 289 57 290 50 293 23503 21616 65 290 64 288 58 289 45 294 21616 19650 57 291 54 292 58 298 45 296 19650 17599 46 293 47 291 50 303 41 300 17599 15507 36 291 36 286 42 297 37 296 15507 13491 30 292 30 287 37 290 35 294 13491 11662 28 296 25 287 31 286 31 293 11662 10041 25 303 21 290 26 284 28 290 10041 8606 22 306 20 296 23 284 26 283 8606 7336 20 314 19 304 20 293 19 289 7336 6213 18 329 17 312 17 304 15 296 6213 5220 15 344 14 316 15 307 12 294 5220 4346 13 352 11 312 13 297 12 285 4346 3574 11 354 9 307 12 287 10 284 3574 2883 11 355 7 299 12 283 8 289 2883 2272 9 359 6 291 10 282 8 297 2272 1762 10 003 5*292 8 279 8 304 1762 1371 12 353 5*292 7 278 7 304 1371 1102 11 349 4 292 6 278 5 286 1102 938 7*345 4 292 5*278 3 262 938 845 5*344 3 291 4*276 3*262 845 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