DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/30 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 - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 26.7 - - 29.9 - - 29.7 - - 20.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 19 - - -4 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 827 - - 828 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 843 - - 844 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2219 - - 4238 - - 4086 - - 87 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 20 - - 34 - - 15 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 12 - - 9 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 331 - - 332 - - 336 - - 277 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -924 - - -1461 - - -1451 - - -734 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1767 - - 2305 - - 2295 - - 1579 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1113 - - -1599 - - -1731 - - -3070 ODpotential blCL - - - 1956 - - 2443 - - 2575 - - 3914 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 100 - - 97 - - 96 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 26.7 - - 29.9 - - 29.7 - - 20.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.3 - - 23.2 - - 23.0 - - 17.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 26.6 - - 29.7 - - 29.9 - - 24.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.8 - - 22.4 - - 22.2 - - 19.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 3 - - 19 - - -4 - - -9 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 27 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 99 - - 90 - - 85 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 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] 96303 50 038 41 045 47 029 42 039 96303 89185 44 040 36 046 38 023 40 037 89185 83634 40 038 34 043 35 034 36 038 83634 78976 37 032 33 037 33 037 36 036 78976 74902 23 008 26 023 25 037 30 029 74902 71267 15 335 14 337 16 013 23 005 71267 67965 16 306 15 314 20 301 27 325 67965 64934 20 292 19 296 25 276 32 291 64934 62124 27 287 24 276 29 268 33 285 62124 59393 36 271 33 275 34 271 35 279 59393 56529 38 258 41 267 39 268 38 275 56529 53539 38 259 46 262 44 269 43 276 53539 50684 45 270 52 268 52 272 53 275 50684 48125 55 272 58 269 59 271 60 270 48125 45846 60 270 64 269 65 270 64 272 45846 43791 64 268 70 269 69 270 67 274 43791 41922 68 266 72 267 72 270 72 275 41922 40208 71 263 73 267 72 271 76 275 40208 38623 72 262 74 269 73 275 77 276 38623 37150 73 262 78 270 76 279 78 278 37150 35776 74 263 79 270 77 280 79 280 35776 34460 76 264 79 271 80 281 81 281 34460 33134 76 263 82 270 79 278 81 282 33134 31768 74 262 84 269 73 280 83 284 31768 30363 74 263 83 267 74 285 84 285 30363 28899 76 265 78 268 75 287 83 288 28899 27364 75 267 75 271 76 287 81 291 27364 25760 69 269 70 273 71 287 76 292 25760 24084 62 272 63 274 64 287 68 293 24084 22338 55 277 56 275 56 290 59 296 22338 20526 44 279 48 275 50 292 52 303 20526 18643 37 282 40 275 44 295 48 308 18643 16681 36 291 33 278 40 295 45 315 16681 14683 31 293 27 289 35 299 41 317 14683 12767 25 313 26 312 29 299 37 308 12767 11036 27 326 24 309 28 303 33 308 11036 9506 29 328 23 317 24 311 27 306 9506 8155 28 327 26 334 17 323 19 299 8155 6958 29 337 28 340 17 339 15 304 6958 5898 31 338 31 346 22 347 14 328 5898 4963 30 333 31 350 21 354 15 341 4963 4140 29 334 31 350 20 354 15 340 4140 3413 29 347 30 347 20 352 14 338 3413 2761 29 348 27 341 20 350 14 329 2761 2185 27 343 25 337 18 345 13 322 2185 1705 23 337 23 336 17 343 13 315 1705 1337 21 335 21 334 16 340 13 307 1337 1084 18 333 19 333 14 339 11 296 1084 930 16 332 16*333 12 338 9*289 930 844 11*331 12*332 9*336 4*277 844 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