DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/21 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 = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.3 - - 43.3 - - 44.1 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 74 - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1421 - - 28 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 2238 - - 845 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2239 - - 390 - - 1908 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 30 - - 196 - - 27 - - - W* B/S - - - 1 - - 6 - - 1 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - 349 - - 002 - - 344 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1143 - - -133 - - -1800 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1988 - - 2371 - - 2645 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1326 - - -9652 - - -8879 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - 2171 - - 11890 - - 9724 - - - blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 86 - - 77 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.3 - - 43.3 - - 44.1 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 35.8 - - 36.1 - - 35.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 42.6 - - 43.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 34.9 - - 34.8 - - 34.4 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 74 - - 6 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1421 - - 28 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 46 - - 9 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - - 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] 95874 26 355 29 003 20 357 95874 88956 26 014 23 002 30 357 88956 83567 26 017 16 006 25 352 83567 79055 26 012 13 349 18 358 79055 75137 28 337 25 333 26 339 75137 71675 27 317 27 332 20 317 71675 68537 25 303 23 326 17 315 68537 65633 28 300 27 311 23 313 65633 62925 33 299 34 292 34 306 62925 60304 32 298 35 283 39 297 60304 57578 36 303 34 289 39 284 57578 54740 46 295 39 294 44 278 54740 52024 56 288 52 287 55 284 52024 49574 65 287 68 287 63 285 49574 47360 66 285 74 280 68 282 47360 45332 64 285 72 280 72 279 45332 43458 65 278 67 281 74 277 43458 41719 61 274 68 277 80 273 41719 40098 64 265 78 272 83 269 40098 38582 60 260 79 270 81 265 38582 37160 66 261 83 266 78 263 37160 35794 61 257 72 260 75 263 35794 34419 50 256 54 258 70 262 34419 33011 41 267 44 252 57 253 33011 31572 42 271 36 253 34 240 31572 30077 40 266 38 259 26 262 30077 28505 40 260 41 256 29 277 28505 26853 41 258 44 257 31 266 26853 25121 38 261 46 255 32 267 25121 23308 33 264 47 253 33 269 23308 21417 31 262 49 254 35 262 21417 19446 28 263 50 260 39 261 19446 17393 31 270 48 262 42 264 17393 15303 28 270 32 276 41 267 15303 13296 28 271 26 284 25 287 13296 11480 26 274 25 276 23 284 11480 9875 25 274 25 270 24 277 9875 8456 23 278 23 268 21 284 8456 7198 23 293 20 278 17 301 7198 6085 26 308 17 298 14 316 6085 5104 21 323 13 317 11 326 5104 4244 16 340 9 334 7 329 4244 3488 10 345 7 004 6 324 3488 2815 5 341 6*006 7 336 2815 2224 5 344 6*003 7 342 2224 1732 5 347 6 002 7 343 1732 1353 5 348 6 002 6 344 1353 1094 5 348 6 001 6 343 1094 935 5*349 5 002 6*345 935 845 4*349 5 001 5*344 845 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