DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/03 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 - - - 62.6 - - 64.8 - - 65.4 - - 64.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -24 - - -14 - - -24 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 30 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 - - 830 Hcrit BL Top - - - 846 - - 847 - - 847 - - 847 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1544 - - 1890 - - 2122 - - 1915 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 15 - - 19 - - 18 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 15 - - 13 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 177 - - 183 - - 177 - - 157 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -97 - - -139 - - -196 - - -15 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 943 - - 986 - - 1043 - - 862 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -906 - - -741 - - -838 - - -975 ODpotential blCL - - - 1752 - - 1588 - - 1685 - - 1822 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 200 - - 150 - - 40 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 62.6 - - 64.8 - - 65.4 - - 64.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 61.0 - - 62.9 - - 63.2 - - 62.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 63.3 - - 65.1 - - 65.9 - - 64.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 60.9 - - 62.7 - - 63.1 - - 62.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -24 - - -14 - - -24 - - -32 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 30 - - 30 - - 30 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 102 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 12 - - 13 - - 13 - - 13 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] 95930 62 266 67 265 64 275 58 272 95930 89094 32 280 45 272 39 271 44 283 89094 83768 29 287 28 281 22 274 34 280 83768 79306 17 300 21 280 19 286 21 284 79306 75451 14 334 12 277 19 280 18 303 75451 72022 15 334 7 319 14 266 17 307 72022 68882 13 328 9 349 6 245 15 286 68882 65966 11 309 12 339 2 053 11 261 65966 63252 12 299 16 317 9 014 3 250 63252 60626 13 287 18 293 13 325 1 334 60626 57905 10 285 17 271 18 292 7 297 57905 55099 12 298 16 240 22 265 12 283 55099 52424 16 289 12 248 18 242 9 229 52424 50016 20 270 13 278 10 211 11 161 50016 47848 19 235 18 243 16 205 16 185 47848 45862 25 220 29 224 24 209 22 197 45862 44025 31 220 37 216 35 210 33 196 44025 42320 33 221 40 214 42 202 44 192 42320 40742 34 223 41 221 36 207 37 187 40742 39274 42 222 47 219 41 221 40 202 39274 37888 46 219 48 215 55 209 44 205 37888 36544 44 221 44 210 57 203 52 196 36544 35174 45 223 42 210 51 198 54 185 35174 33752 46 225 41 210 46 193 57 190 33752 32282 47 225 39 206 43 191 56 198 32282 30749 47 227 38 206 41 192 53 201 30749 29139 46 228 40 213 41 194 49 202 29139 27450 48 226 43 214 39 193 48 204 27450 25681 49 224 44 214 39 199 52 204 25681 23838 45 223 49 209 48 205 54 202 23838 21924 47 213 57 205 64 203 57 197 21924 19935 59 204 64 203 66 201 57 192 19935 17865 53 200 55 201 60 197 58 192 17865 15756 47 200 50 197 55 197 52 189 15756 13725 43 204 45 197 52 196 47 184 13725 11877 43 201 42 206 46 201 43 179 11877 10235 38 204 42 214 39 206 41 177 10235 8776 40 208 41 220 36 211 44 183 8776 7479 43 210 38 216 34 210 48 194 7479 6327 44 210 38 211 34 207 51 196 6327 5309 47 210 43 210 39 206 53 191 5309 4414 49 208 51 205 44 202 53 183 4414 3625 50 203 50 199 43 198 50 178 3625 2920 47 195 45 194 40 192 46 172 2920 2298 41 188 40 191 36 187 43 169 2298 1780 33 182 33 187 31 183 36 164 1780 1382 28 180 29 185 27 181 30 161 1382 1108 23 178 25 184 22 179 24 159 1108 942 19 177 21*183 19*178 21*158 942 847 13*177 15*183 13*177 14*157 847 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