DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/12 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 - - - 37.9 - - 40.7 - - 40.5 - - 35.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 102 - - 20 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2602 - - 2911 - - 2937 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 2147 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 3419 - - 3728 - - 3754 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1283 - - 2783 - - 3297 - - 3125 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 205 - - 276 - - 168 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 27 - - 24 - - 23 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 001 - - 004 - - 354 - - 350 Direction Wind Shear - - - 16 - - 10 - - 11 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 490 - - 313 - - 234 - - -1253 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2930 - - 3415 - - 3520 - - 2097 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -573 - - -498 - - -352 - - -2303 ODpotential blCL - - - 3992 - - 4226 - - 4106 - - 3147 blCL maxRH - - - 89 - - 100 - - 96 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.9 - - 40.7 - - 40.5 - - 35.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 28.1 - - 28.8 - - 28.2 - - 29.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.5 - - 40.1 - - 40.3 - - 36.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 27.1 - - 27.8 - - 27.5 - - 28.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 43 - - 102 - - 20 - - -36 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 2602 - - 2911 - - 2937 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 57 - - 102 - - 84 - - 59 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] 95801 26 275 39 273 31 260 39 259 95801 88767 18 292 18 274 24 284 17 311 88767 83367 16 303 10 295 15 298 16 298 83367 78846 13 300 12 337 12 324 12 304 78846 74916 13 331 17 341 12 333 13 324 74916 71412 16 345 17 336 14 343 15 332 71412 68208 19 351 16 323 20 326 22 327 68208 65247 20 344 19 334 22 328 24 330 65247 62488 26 339 25 338 26 339 22 326 62488 59787 29 330 27 331 24 338 23 325 59787 56943 31 326 28 339 28 333 27 334 56943 53966 34 330 32 336 33 328 34 336 53966 51104 36 330 32 329 34 329 37 331 51104 48522 35 325 29 332 39 326 41 332 48522 46219 36 328 32 344 45 318 46 335 46219 44144 40 330 39 340 39 320 48 330 44144 42251 42 328 40 333 36 327 46 324 42251 40510 41 326 37 332 38 328 40 325 40510 38898 38 325 37 332 41 332 41 336 38898 37399 36 323 40 335 43 337 47 340 37399 36005 35 322 41 336 45 342 54 340 36005 34677 35 322 39 338 47 347 54 336 34677 33346 32 318 39 343 51 352 51 336 33346 31980 30 315 38 350 56 355 53 342 31980 30580 28 316 40 357 58 354 60 342 30580 29126 28 318 44 003 57 352 61 340 29126 27601 29 317 47 007 56 350 59 339 27601 26005 28 316 47 009 56 351 55 339 26005 24335 27 322 46 009 53 353 51 341 24335 22594 27 332 44 009 51 354 49 344 22594 20780 27 336 42 009 47 356 47 346 20780 18888 27 334 39 009 43 356 44 346 18888 16913 26 332 37 006 40 357 39 347 16913 14899 25 337 33 359 37 001 34 347 14899 12961 23 345 30 357 34 007 30 349 12961 11199 22 354 27 358 29 009 26 352 11199 9635 24 007 25 001 26 010 24 003 9635 8252 26 008 24 008 14 020 21 014 8252 7036 24 011 20 016 15 019 17 026 7036 5965 23 013 22 009 20 008 19 017 5965 5019 26 010 25 006 23 001 24 008 5019 4185 32 010 25*005 24*357 29 005 4185 3448 33*005 25*005 24*356 31 002 3448 2789 31*003 25 005 24 355 30 360 2789 2206 30 002 25 004 24 354 28 359 2206 1720 28 001 24 004 23 353 26 357 1720 1346 26 000 23 004 22 353 22 355 1346 1089 23 360 22 004 21 352 18 353 1089 933 20 359 20 003 18 351 15 352 933 844 15 359 15 003 13 351 8*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