DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/20 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.9 - - 45.8 - - 45.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 845 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1661 - - 1324 - - 1362 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 25 - - 8 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 210 - - 248 - - 247 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -104 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 949 - - 845 - - 845 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -300 - - -202 - - -658 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1145 - - 1047 - - 1503 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.9 - - 45.8 - - 45.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 43.8 - - 45.2 - - 45.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.7 - - 45.8 - - 45.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 43.6 - - 45.2 - - 45.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 8 - - 0 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 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] 95784 23 329 29 322 28 326 95784 88868 26 342 28 326 24 341 88868 83487 29 340 24 326 24 338 83487 79004 25 334 24 329 22 330 79004 75109 20 316 27 328 22 327 75109 71627 17 294 30 320 22 322 71627 68453 17 297 28 309 22 317 68453 65521 21 301 28 296 28 310 65521 62791 25 296 30 285 34 294 62791 60138 31 289 33 271 38 281 60138 57369 38 286 36 267 39 271 57369 54491 46 277 40 272 37 271 54491 51729 49 273 44 280 41 279 51729 49226 56 272 57 278 53 286 49226 46975 64 269 67 275 68 282 46975 44942 81 273 81 269 81 275 44942 43106 95 268 96 270 102 273 43106 41424 101 268 110 268 115 272 41424 39858 113 269 127 260 125 261 39858 38400 135 260 135 256 132 255 38400 37036 144 255 136 254 133 256 37036 35727 145 252 138 253 138 258 35727 34401 148 252 141 254 132 259 34401 33024 135 257 135 255 112 261 33024 31596 99 269 112 261 107 262 31596 30103 96 272 91 269 98 261 30103 28536 97 276 92 272 90 266 28536 26891 82 277 85 268 87 272 26891 25165 70 269 81 270 85 273 25165 23359 63 263 75 273 86 280 23359 21480 57 260 72 266 68 282 21480 19527 54 259 66 271 62 279 19527 17493 52 263 54 275 57 282 17493 15420 45 269 46 276 49 286 15420 13425 39 267 39 274 35 280 13425 11610 36 261 34 268 33 269 11610 9994 34 262 30 268 33 272 9994 8558 31 270 29 267 30 281 8558 7285 28 282 25 272 26 283 7285 6155 24 282 22 282 23 285 6155 5155 19 278 21 274 21 286 5155 4281 17 278 20 262 21 284 4281 3519 16 269 21 259 19 280 3519 2840 17 239 22 259 18 280 2840 2241 14 219 20 259 17 279 2241 1742 13 216 15 255 13 272 1742 1359 11 213 12 253 11 267 1359 1096 9 211 9 250 8 257 1096 936 8*210 7 250 6 254 936 845 6*210 5*248 3*247 845 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