DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/01 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 - - - 54.3 - - 60.7 - - 60.3 - - 55.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 3 - - -2 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 829 - - 830 - - 830 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 846 - - 846 - - 846 - - 846 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 463 - - 1174 - - 1455 - - 386 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 18 - - 25 - - 15 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 5 - - 3 - - 2 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 148 - - 109 - - 128 - - 133 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1175 - - -1819 - - -1166 - - -573 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2021 - - 2665 - - 2012 - - 1419 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6091 - - -4762 - - -3334 - - -4493 ODpotential blCL - - - 6937 - - 5608 - - 4180 - - 5339 blCL maxRH - - - 97 - - 100 - - 99 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 50 - - 40 - - 20 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 54.3 - - 60.7 - - 60.3 - - 55.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 48.8 - - 52.3 - - 54.7 - - 52.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 54.4 - - 60.8 - - 60.5 - - 56.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 48.0 - - 51.2 - - 53.8 - - 51.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -3 - - 3 - - -2 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 - - 29 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 86 - - 101 - - 95 - - 31 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 8 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] 95823 58 273 61 265 66 267 69 278 95823 89041 42 283 42 275 43 280 43 285 89041 83763 27 298 26 290 31 282 28 291 83763 79327 26 314 21 305 18 287 23 291 79327 75448 31 315 25 303 16 307 20 303 75448 71974 32 310 25 299 21 307 17 313 71974 68796 34 301 24 304 22 304 20 318 68796 65857 38 290 23 303 26 300 24 306 65857 63126 34 283 25 296 29 297 22 303 63126 60474 27 283 28 294 30 291 23 310 60474 57704 24 292 28 295 28 290 29 300 57704 54831 27 291 32 296 33 295 31 294 54831 52098 29 285 36 289 37 293 29 302 52098 49655 31 288 37 285 39 285 48 289 49655 47492 34 289 36 286 46 282 49 269 47492 45556 33 294 36 292 39 287 38 284 45556 43782 34 302 44 301 60 322 63 310 43782 42142 36 296 55 304 90 324 97 312 42142 40618 33 284 56 305 109 316 109 309 40618 39182 32 280 48 301 116 312 108 310 39182 37820 33 273 34 288 109 313 102 312 37820 36494 32 274 29 270 98 318 94 313 36494 35140 27 268 28 264 72 319 89 309 35140 33728 23 264 26 266 45 307 82 312 33728 32265 21 268 23 267 29 288 74 327 32265 30739 18 272 21 270 27 279 64 335 30739 29133 12 270 18 268 29 277 50 330 29133 27446 10 264 18 265 29 280 42 323 27446 25680 13 258 18 263 29 286 35 317 25680 23836 14 254 17 262 28 288 31 307 23836 21918 11 251 17 266 18 288 25 302 21918 19918 12 207 20 237 16 307 16 292 19918 17829 9 192 14 218 11 257 12 285 17829 15700 7 231 12 228 10 230 8 249 15700 13656 18 166 18 214 14 215 7 209 13656 11807 22 172 19 196 14 182 5 185 11807 10167 19 178 15 181 16 168 8 174 10167 8713 10 164 15 185 24 176 16 177 8713 7427 9 157 19 194 27 180 25 177 7427 6290 11 161 23 192 24 178 23 171 6290 5281 12 164 23 191 17 174 20 159 5281 4391 11 169 19 190 12 175 18 156 4391 3605 10 188 15 190 11 183 13 166 3605 2902 10 208 13 187 11 189 12 169 2902 2282 11 209 10 188 10 183 12 154 2282 1767 15 179 6 158 8 163 17 140 1767 1373 16 160 5 111 7 144 18 136 1373 1103 11 150 5 110 6 137 15 135 1103 939 9*150 4 109 4*132 12*136 939 846 5*148 3*109 2*128 4*133 846 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