DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 11/11 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 - - - 47.3 - - 48.3 - - 46.6 - - 41.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 22 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 845 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 262 - - 2294 - - 1819 - - 423 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 16 - - 37 - - 32 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 11 - - 10 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 058 - - 016 - - 024 - - 317 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1277 - - -708 - - -701 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2122 - - 1553 - - 1546 - - 845 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -4691 - - -1266 - - -2014 - - -2914 ODpotential blCL - - - 5536 - - 2111 - - 2859 - - 3759 blCL maxRH - - - 68 - - 100 - - 98 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.3 - - 48.3 - - 46.6 - - 41.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.1 - - 44.5 - - 42.8 - - 41.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.7 - - 48.0 - - 46.4 - - 43.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.4 - - 43.8 - - 42.2 - - 41.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -7 - - 22 - - 13 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 98 - - 92 - - 84 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] 95899 53 268 51 262 52 262 50 269 95899 88863 33 292 24 263 30 272 30 280 88863 83433 22 286 18 283 16 297 19 272 83433 78913 15 272 19 292 14 328 14 279 78913 74981 14 307 17 303 13 319 12 316 74981 71467 16 306 16 310 19 317 22 332 71467 68263 9 304 20 303 26 307 26 312 68263 65304 11 313 19 295 25 306 26 309 65304 62543 16 308 16 302 24 307 25 313 62543 59849 22 307 23 313 25 298 28 316 59849 57023 34 290 33 297 26 297 35 306 57023 54082 33 283 35 289 33 294 39 297 54082 51270 39 289 38 289 38 284 41 295 51270 48742 47 289 40 282 38 284 42 292 48742 46477 49 278 39 276 40 289 42 288 46477 44420 48 270 37 276 43 289 40 288 44420 42539 46 267 38 281 45 284 39 295 42539 40809 45 269 41 280 43 280 40 299 40809 39209 48 269 42 274 39 279 41 296 39209 37721 50 262 44 267 34 280 38 293 37721 36333 53 255 44 266 33 287 35 299 36333 35009 55 253 43 263 32 292 36 303 35009 33680 52 254 39 260 28 293 36 304 33680 32316 44 250 34 257 23 292 33 311 32316 30918 34 248 33 253 19 300 30 325 30918 29468 25 272 25 234 19 298 30 333 29468 27945 23 276 6 205 20 290 31 331 27945 26349 21 264 15 232 19 279 34 326 26349 24675 24 256 21 239 19 277 31 328 24675 22926 28 248 21 246 19 294 26 334 22926 21102 30 241 19 260 18 309 25 341 21102 19198 31 235 18 276 18 308 28 347 19198 17207 33 231 19 292 18 314 30 349 17207 15168 35 226 24 297 18 315 26 346 15168 13197 33 213 32 283 18 326 24 340 13197 11409 27 200 38 257 19 347 24 337 11409 9832 15 186 35 229 23 356 24 355 9832 8437 11 162 20 165 27 357 32 356 8437 7199 9 137 21 122 21 346 29 359 7199 6102 7 120 18 116 7 312 24 005 6102 5129 7 109 14 112 2 077 19 001 5129 4271 9 091 12 091 8 070 16 339 4271 3513 11 079 14 060 11 055 12 339 3513 2836 13 065 18 040 14 046 10 000 2836 2237 16 056 21 027 17 032 11 360 2237 1739 18 052 20 021 16 029 12 352 1739 1357 19 054 19 019 15 027 12 343 1357 1094 16 057 17 018 14 026 11 336 1094 935 14*058 14 017 12*025 9*330 935 845 5*058 11*016 10*024 4*317 845 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