DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/09 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 = 15Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1554z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 9 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 53.6 - - 55.5 - - 46.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 74 - - -15 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1110 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 845 - - 1927 - - 846 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 395 - - 767 - - 2033 - - 95 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 39 - - 184 - - 23 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 4 - - 10 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 162 - - 218 - - 220 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -956 - - -679 - - -2207 - - -156 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1801 - - 2606 - - 3053 - - 1001 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -12079 - - -8669 - - -9349 - - -8908 ODpotential blCL - - - 12924 - - 10596 - - 10195 - - 9753 blCL maxRH - - - 83 - - 79 - - 60 - - 77 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 44.4 - - 53.6 - - 55.5 - - 46.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.7 - - 45.2 - - 45.2 - - 45.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 44.0 - - 53.0 - - 56.2 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.1 - - 44.0 - - 44.0 - - 45.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 30 - - 74 - - -15 - - -17 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 28 - - 1110 - - 29 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 31 - - 15 - - 0 - - 9 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 7 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] 95827 58 254 63 258 53 258 53 255 95827 88859 27 281 40 256 42 260 36 271 88859 83469 27 290 29 259 31 258 27 283 83469 78980 27 272 26 264 22 267 18 265 78980 75070 19 278 19 260 24 252 20 266 75070 71577 14 298 14 275 25 243 23 289 71577 68400 15 289 18 288 21 247 22 278 68400 65479 18 262 20 285 18 267 23 271 65479 62778 17 260 19 268 23 266 24 264 62778 60146 17 286 21 263 23 262 26 274 60146 57392 36 290 32 278 36 280 42 274 57392 54535 44 280 48 276 52 269 48 268 54535 51807 40 282 51 278 53 275 51 273 51807 49360 45 286 53 281 53 279 54 274 49360 47173 42 292 50 283 50 284 53 279 47173 45194 48 299 54 289 63 293 62 286 45194 43394 56 296 63 289 74 288 73 289 43394 41746 59 294 65 285 71 286 81 288 41746 40222 57 295 60 295 69 289 81 287 40222 38796 58 298 64 302 70 292 82 289 38796 37451 60 299 67 302 72 292 83 291 37451 36144 59 297 65 299 72 291 83 290 36144 34809 57 298 63 296 72 292 83 292 34809 33417 55 299 62 289 71 291 84 297 33417 31972 52 295 66 284 71 286 77 293 31972 30464 49 292 67 283 73 283 74 283 30464 28876 49 291 65 283 72 287 76 284 28876 27210 50 293 59 283 65 291 73 286 27210 25469 49 294 55 284 58 290 65 286 25469 23651 48 294 52 285 53 287 59 278 23651 21756 45 293 47 285 51 285 58 279 21756 19780 44 293 42 283 46 282 51 279 19780 17721 43 289 39 283 42 281 46 279 17721 15618 40 286 38 277 39 273 44 280 15618 13592 34 283 36 273 38 275 37 273 13592 11754 31 285 31 275 38 273 32 272 11754 10121 28 291 28 279 34 270 32 278 10121 8668 25 295 24 279 30 268 31 278 8668 7379 21 296 21 276 27 266 27 276 7379 6236 16 302 18 272 25 261 28 271 6236 5228 12 303 15 268 23 256 30 266 5228 4345 8 282 14 259 22 253 31 261 4345 3567 9 255 14 247 22 250 30 254 3567 2874 10 236 15 235 20 242 28 243 2874 2264 11 221 14*229 17 231 25 234 2264 1756 10 207 11*220 15 228 23 226 1756 1367 9 184 10 218 14 225 19 217 1367 1099 8 161 9 217 12 223 15 208 1099 937 4*162 9 217 10*222 12 201 937 845 4*162 7 217 6*220 5*188 845 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