DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/08 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 - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 45.4 - - 55.0 - - 54.3 - - 46.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 52 - - -30 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1390 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 2207 - - 846 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 759 - - 1420 - - 3012 - - 166 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 38 - - 182 - - 26 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 14 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 265 - - 285 - - 285 - - 283 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -787 - - -1037 - - -2561 - - -504 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1632 - - 3244 - - 3407 - - 1349 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10511 - - -8987 - - -10413 - - -9836 ODpotential blCL - - - 11356 - - 11194 - - 11259 - - 10681 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 66 - - 57 - - 72 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 45.4 - - 55.0 - - 54.3 - - 46.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.3 - - 43.8 - - 42.4 - - 43.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 45.1 - - 54.6 - - 55.2 - - 48.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.8 - - 42.5 - - 41.2 - - 43.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 25 - - 52 - - -30 - - -21 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1390 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 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] 95767 60 261 69 258 68 264 63 264 95767 88809 36 275 43 259 46 265 47 277 88809 83448 26 280 28 275 27 274 30 273 83448 78988 22 286 19 280 21 279 22 279 78988 75116 16 294 13 279 18 267 21 282 75116 71655 13 306 10 291 15 264 18 283 71655 68491 19 301 14 293 16 280 16 294 68491 65564 19 294 13 290 15 281 18 287 65564 62836 18 304 15 299 14 287 20 279 62836 60185 23 301 17 303 14 295 15 285 60185 57416 23 285 21 298 17 305 18 298 57416 54539 21 292 25 292 22 296 24 291 54539 51783 23 306 23 283 24 287 28 303 51783 49298 32 313 19 288 30 292 41 296 49298 47067 45 288 29 304 32 293 33 297 47067 45044 38 280 27 308 34 308 42 319 45044 43219 36 304 44 311 55 320 54 315 43219 41558 57 303 64 309 65 313 60 316 41558 40019 53 297 63 309 61 311 65 312 40019 38583 52 312 59 311 62 316 65 313 38583 37235 74 326 59 323 64 320 64 315 37235 35933 78 319 67 333 65 324 63 316 35933 34607 74 312 68 329 64 326 61 316 34607 33230 74 311 65 325 59 322 59 314 33230 31802 74 307 62 318 56 318 59 313 31802 30308 72 303 60 309 53 315 58 317 30308 28734 72 300 62 302 53 313 58 326 28734 27080 71 300 64 300 54 313 58 333 27080 25346 70 303 65 299 55 314 54 330 25346 23531 68 306 64 299 56 310 51 321 23531 21640 65 308 66 301 59 307 51 316 21640 19671 61 308 65 302 57 307 52 314 19671 17621 56 311 61 306 55 305 52 315 17621 15530 50 310 54 310 53 303 49 315 15530 13514 44 290 50 308 49 302 46 312 13514 11678 48 288 49 304 48 305 45 311 11678 10046 48 300 48 304 43 312 42 314 10046 8598 39 314 44 308 36 317 34 315 8598 7318 32 312 37 313 32 317 28 311 7318 6187 29 304 29 315 30 319 26 310 6187 5190 26 302 28 303 29 316 26 316 5190 4314 25 304 31 304 30 308 27 322 4314 3544 24 302 28 304 29 301 28 320 3544 2859 23 310 23 299 27 295 28 313 2859 2255 22 312 21*296 25 291 26 307 2255 1751 20 303 16*287 23 289 25 304 1751 1364 15 280 15 286 21 288 22 301 1364 1098 11 269 14 285 18 287 17 295 1098 937 10*267 13 284 15*286 14 293 937 845 8*265 10 284 10*285 5*283 845 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