DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 11/13 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 - - - 39.6 - - 48.6 - - 48.2 - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 46 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 993 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 828 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 1810 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 372 - - 730 - - 1366 - - 144 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 35 - - 151 - - 13 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 3 - - 6 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 262 - - 216 - - 194 - - 178 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1724 - - -2053 - - -2560 - - -1549 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2570 - - 3863 - - 3405 - - 2394 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9428 - - -7278 - - -7605 - - -8430 ODpotential blCL - - - 10273 - - 9088 - - 8450 - - 9275 blCL maxRH - - - 71 - - 96 - - 93 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.6 - - 48.6 - - 48.2 - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.7 - - 35.0 - - 36.6 - - 37.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 48.2 - - 48.6 - - 46.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.9 - - 33.7 - - 35.4 - - 36.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 46 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 993 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 85 - - 72 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95512 37 284 31 268 37 263 54 264 95512 88688 28 285 24 281 26 265 32 268 88688 83396 25 299 25 298 18 274 17 288 83396 78934 27 299 26 297 25 297 23 327 78934 75047 21 306 22 311 27 303 27 319 75047 71603 21 322 23 325 23 317 26 320 71603 68476 26 322 24 310 27 324 26 326 68476 65575 27 320 25 306 29 315 28 320 65575 62857 28 321 25 304 30 304 28 308 62857 60205 33 325 27 315 32 308 31 311 60205 57432 40 309 35 313 41 308 39 303 57432 54539 46 300 40 302 47 302 43 302 54539 51764 54 300 50 298 56 298 58 302 51764 49274 59 302 56 297 60 294 63 301 49274 47043 65 303 62 302 59 296 65 304 47043 45008 70 301 70 305 67 304 73 304 45008 43142 73 299 79 304 76 304 80 302 43142 41430 73 299 85 299 83 301 81 301 41430 39855 72 299 84 296 83 301 77 304 39855 38399 72 300 78 297 79 302 75 308 38399 37038 76 301 73 301 74 304 73 307 37038 35729 80 298 71 303 71 306 69 305 35729 34398 78 296 70 304 68 305 64 306 34398 33016 77 297 69 306 66 305 62 310 33016 31586 71 296 68 305 62 307 62 310 31586 30093 65 300 63 300 58 307 59 305 30093 28525 63 308 58 300 56 308 55 304 28525 26883 63 309 57 304 58 305 52 308 26883 25164 60 306 58 302 57 304 54 307 25164 23368 55 304 55 296 53 308 49 308 23368 21494 53 309 48 292 49 312 44 305 21494 19540 51 313 43 299 44 308 42 303 19540 17503 50 307 46 302 45 300 45 301 17503 15428 46 307 54 298 49 289 47 297 15428 13435 39 309 52 296 46 287 42 291 13435 11626 36 311 43 302 43 286 34 285 11626 10017 35 311 40 308 34 291 30 279 10017 8588 35 308 36 306 30 295 25 278 8588 7316 36 307 30 298 28 297 24 273 7316 6187 32 310 27 282 23 286 21 271 6187 5187 28 311 21 282 25 262 21 265 5187 4310 24 307 14 288 23 253 21 249 4310 3539 19 303 11 280 16 247 16 228 3539 2852 13 297 10 259 13 238 13 210 2852 2247 8 300 9*232 13 221 15 203 2247 1745 7 316 7*217 11 212 14 199 1745 1361 7 310 7 216 10 209 13 195 1361 1096 6 296 6 215 8 204 12 193 1096 936 3*262 6 214 6*201 9*189 936 845 3*262 5 215 3*194 4*178 845 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