DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/13 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 - - - 33.7 - - 39.7 - - 39.8 - - 33.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 160 - - 32 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1402 - - 3016 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 2474 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2219 - - 3833 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 883 - - 2599 - - 6332 - - 780 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 161 - - 321 - - 40 - - 10 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 19 - - 16 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 360 - - 001 - - 358 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -66 - - 187 - - -2876 - - -1805 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2285 - - 3646 - - 3720 - - 2649 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2278 - - -364 - - -3071 - - -3855 ODpotential blCL - - - 4497 - - 4197 - - 3915 - - 4699 blCL maxRH - - - 98 - - 86 - - 94 - - 82 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.7 - - 39.7 - - 39.8 - - 33.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 27.0 - - 26.8 - - 26.6 - - 25.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.4 - - 38.6 - - 39.5 - - 35.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.4 - - 25.8 - - 26.1 - - 24.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 42 - - 160 - - 32 - - -23 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1402 - - 3016 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 92 - - 46 - - 75 - - 29 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 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] 95951 17 258 32 254 34 254 32 273 95951 88856 5 262 8 265 7 226 12 266 88856 83398 6 354 0 155 4 280 3 358 83398 78852 10 341 7 039 4 330 4 313 78852 74903 6 343 8 003 10 341 2 312 74903 71388 12 330 6 012 8 311 6 355 71388 68200 12 332 12 336 11 319 10 356 68200 65260 20 347 16 330 14 319 16 337 65260 62514 24 327 15 337 17 325 19 316 62514 59834 25 322 22 323 19 329 19 309 59834 57020 26 334 23 321 25 334 24 328 57020 54087 31 340 29 333 31 328 32 329 54087 51272 36 339 35 333 36 328 36 328 51272 48734 39 341 38 338 38 325 41 329 48734 46460 44 342 43 337 39 336 42 328 46460 44394 46 341 45 334 45 340 44 338 44394 42505 49 342 46 339 48 339 50 339 42505 40764 53 344 50 342 51 338 55 338 40764 39146 59 345 53 343 53 339 55 341 39146 37634 63 341 55 344 54 344 59 345 37634 36221 64 339 60 346 58 346 61 344 36221 34861 66 339 62 344 62 346 58 348 34861 33489 66 340 60 343 62 347 60 354 33489 32079 66 340 58 343 64 353 64 357 32079 30636 63 338 59 345 69 356 67 360 30636 29144 58 338 60 346 70 356 69 003 29144 27589 54 341 59 348 70 357 70 004 27589 25970 51 339 58 349 66 358 69 006 25970 24283 47 339 57 350 61 001 64 009 24283 22532 45 335 53 351 59 003 59 011 22532 20717 40 332 48 353 56 003 55 013 20717 18829 39 335 43 355 47 001 52 014 18829 16863 37 339 40 356 39 002 46 013 16863 14860 31 342 34 358 33 004 39 008 14860 12932 28 345 28 001 30 003 31 006 12932 11183 26 349 24 001 27 002 25 007 11183 9629 20 348 19 358 24 009 24 004 9629 8254 13 358 17 004 16 028 20 010 8254 7044 10 026 14 008 16 022 21 025 7044 5974 12 025 16 010 17 012 22 025 5974 5024 16 012 17 009 19 006 21 018 5024 4188 21 014 18*005 19 003 21 008 4188 3450 25 017 17*003 19 002 22 002 3450 2790 26*011 17 002 19 001 23 002 2790 2207 24*004 17 001 19 360 22 003 2207 1720 20 360 17 001 19 359 22 004 1720 1346 19 358 16 000 18 359 20 003 1346 1089 17 357 15 359 17 358 15 358 1089 933 15 357 14 359 15 358 13 356 933 844 11 356 11 359 11*358 5*350 844 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