DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 11/24 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 - - - 39.3 - - 43.9 - - 45.9 - - 44.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 8 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 828 - - 829 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 845 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 833 - - 922 - - 1375 - - 1003 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 22 - - 24 - - 0 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 8 - - 8 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 192 - - 193 - - 202 - - 193 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 844 - - 845 - - 845 - - 845 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - 0 - - 0 - - -232 - - -961 ODpotential blCL - - - 844 - - 845 - - 1077 - - 1806 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.3 - - 43.9 - - 45.9 - - 44.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.3 - - 43.9 - - 45.6 - - 44.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.2 - - 43.7 - - 46.1 - - 44.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 39.3 - - 43.9 - - 45.7 - - 44.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 8 - - -4 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 28 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 6 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] 95924 6 008 13 342 15 352 5 338 95924 89024 13 044 9 357 14 358 10 328 89024 83662 14 039 7 004 9 003 10 353 83662 79155 8 034 9 011 3 340 8 346 79155 75224 6 351 7 348 7 309 8 325 75224 71716 6 323 5 297 10 306 8 313 71716 68509 11 292 11 283 18 291 14 304 68509 65554 17 278 17 274 20 282 19 284 65554 62813 24 288 26 281 26 273 27 278 62813 60136 38 283 34 279 32 266 34 264 60136 57325 42 275 41 269 39 271 38 263 57325 54403 44 272 44 262 45 259 42 268 54403 51612 48 270 44 264 48 256 48 261 51612 49107 49 260 48 262 56 254 48 257 49107 46868 53 261 52 254 57 252 50 255 46868 44836 58 256 58 249 57 245 53 250 44836 42972 63 260 63 242 53 242 57 242 42972 41254 64 259 66 246 60 248 55 240 41254 39663 70 259 78 250 73 244 55 241 39663 38183 83 253 92 248 89 241 66 234 38183 36802 92 248 104 245 107 238 81 229 36802 35482 94 246 108 241 115 234 98 228 35482 34152 93 245 110 239 111 230 108 227 34152 32777 89 246 115 237 104 225 109 228 32777 31356 81 248 116 236 104 228 97 231 31356 29876 69 251 113 236 104 232 68 237 29876 28327 58 253 107 240 95 237 49 227 28327 26704 51 253 89 245 82 241 47 222 26704 24998 49 255 66 236 60 238 40 228 24998 23216 53 251 63 231 37 222 32 234 23216 21361 49 257 54 243 29 216 28 240 21361 19427 33 264 37 253 29 235 24 248 19427 17405 27 258 29 253 25 243 24 247 17405 15336 24 250 24 244 18 236 25 250 15336 13337 23 248 24 229 15 230 26 233 13337 11529 22 240 25 238 16 229 17 198 11529 9936 20 242 25 240 18 232 12 204 9936 8521 19 241 26 237 21 230 20 218 8521 7263 21 236 26 232 27 228 26 225 7263 6145 24 229 29 227 29 235 24 231 6145 5154 24 225 31 226 28 243 26 236 5154 4283 23 220 30 224 27 243 29 235 4283 3517 27 210 27 220 26 233 27 234 3517 2836 30 205 27 217 26 221 25 231 2836 2237 30 209 25 213 24 216 23 223 2237 1739 27 205 21 208 19 210 19 211 1739 1357 21 198 16 200 17 207 17 205 1357 1095 17 195 13 196 13 205 12 197 1095 936 15 193 11*195 11*203 10*195 936 845 10*192 8*193 8*202 6*193 845 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