DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/04 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 - - - 58.3 - - 53.0 - - 51.9 - - 49.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 30 - - 5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 686 - - 1112 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 830 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1503 - - 1929 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1798 - - 1802 - - 2865 - - 2645 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 80 - - 140 - - 26 - - 17 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 18 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 214 - - 231 - - 237 - - 231 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 506 - - 683 - - -460 - - -308 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 997 - - 1246 - - 1306 - - 1154 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 12 - - 277 - - -749 - - -654 ODpotential blCL - - - 1491 - - 1652 - - 1595 - - 1500 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 60 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 58.3 - - 53.0 - - 51.9 - - 49.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 56.4 - - 50.1 - - 48.8 - - 47.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.2 - - 52.7 - - 51.7 - - 49.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 56.0 - - 49.5 - - 48.3 - - 47.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 7 - - 30 - - 5 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 686 - - 1112 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 10 - - 8 - - 8 - - 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] 95727 62 267 71 264 69 274 61 270 95727 88906 41 274 36 274 48 275 43 283 88906 83626 29 281 25 290 25 265 32 289 83626 79189 13 301 23 284 19 280 24 297 79189 75322 12 308 17 280 16 281 17 279 75322 71874 13 293 10 301 10 269 15 266 71874 68724 12 289 8 302 8 262 13 252 68724 65806 9 269 8 290 7 260 9 248 65806 63088 8 216 9 268 11 260 11 268 63088 60443 8 186 11 239 18 248 13 255 60443 57674 8 223 11 228 18 231 18 238 57674 54795 12 237 14 221 17 227 16 226 54795 52031 16 224 20 218 19 232 15 220 52031 49527 18 211 25 209 28 210 24 212 49527 47276 21 208 25 188 28 193 21 209 47276 45230 25 201 21 183 28 196 34 228 45230 43359 27 192 24 212 30 194 41 216 43359 41634 33 205 31 216 36 215 37 222 41634 40031 39 198 47 223 45 218 45 224 40031 38530 42 189 63 212 57 214 51 224 38530 37117 42 196 66 198 64 214 55 225 37117 35753 52 198 61 193 67 216 59 225 35753 34374 60 198 62 193 67 213 62 220 34374 32950 64 202 67 192 63 210 60 215 32950 31479 71 204 73 192 66 207 57 217 31479 29954 73 201 81 193 68 204 52 219 29954 28371 68 197 82 193 62 203 37 222 28371 26728 61 195 76 194 51 213 30 235 26728 25014 55 196 73 197 39 227 34 236 25014 23225 53 196 61 204 35 234 37 228 23225 21361 51 194 45 204 37 232 40 217 21361 19412 49 197 36 202 38 228 42 224 19412 17374 51 202 40 198 37 223 36 223 17374 15296 47 200 42 198 36 218 33 219 15296 13303 43 200 34 203 35 217 32 219 13303 11502 41 200 29 204 32 222 27 220 11502 9906 33 205 29 206 29 235 28 224 9906 8489 27 193 30 209 32 245 25 233 8489 7235 24 198 30 218 28 249 25 237 7235 6125 25 207 30 218 23 252 28 243 6125 5144 27 206 27 217 23 248 29 248 5144 4280 27 204 23 232 26 246 26 253 4280 3520 25 205 23 233 25 244 24 248 3520 2842 22 208 23 233 25 243 23 244 2842 2244 21 211 22*233 23 241 22 242 2244 1745 19*212 20*232 21 240 19 236 1745 1361 18*213 19 232 19 239 18 235 1361 1097 16 214 17 231 17 238 16 233 1097 937 14 214 15 231 15*237 13*232 937 846 11 214 12 230 11*237 9*231 846 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