DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/06 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 - - - 37.8 - - 42.0 - - 41.8 - - 40.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 83 - - 14 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1113 - - 3445 - - 3005 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 2382 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1930 - - 4262 - - 3822 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1232 - - 906 - - 1326 - - 3786 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 170 - - 275 - - 157 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 16 - - 14 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 353 - - 002 - - 354 - - 326 Direction Wind Shear - - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -380 - - 1417 - - 963 - - -1288 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2310 - - 2845 - - 2859 - - 2133 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2006 - - 711 - - 202 - - -1572 ODpotential blCL - - - 3936 - - 3551 - - 3620 - - 2417 blCL maxRH - - - 81 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.8 - - 42.0 - - 41.8 - - 40.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.0 - - 32.7 - - 32.5 - - 34.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.4 - - 41.2 - - 41.6 - - 40.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 29.9 - - 31.5 - - 31.3 - - 33.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 61 - - 83 - - 14 - - -8 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1113 - - 3445 - - 3005 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 24 - - 99 - - 99 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95548 60 264 65 253 76 262 69 269 95548 88730 48 265 44 266 43 268 41 270 88730 83450 33 273 38 265 29 274 30 273 83450 79015 25 287 27 265 21 273 29 271 79015 75146 22 286 15 264 18 260 29 274 75146 71703 16 280 12 252 16 264 26 271 71703 68561 13 274 13 251 19 268 22 269 68561 65637 15 283 16 262 24 263 19 265 65637 62896 16 284 16 269 24 257 17 271 62896 60222 19 281 17 276 21 265 18 283 60222 57426 24 273 22 278 23 278 23 277 57426 54519 27 269 25 270 28 275 24 272 54519 51736 26 273 26 265 28 276 24 279 51736 49228 26 284 28 271 28 278 27 290 49228 46982 27 289 29 280 29 280 29 293 46982 44946 27 295 27 285 27 283 27 291 44946 43082 30 295 28 295 27 293 25 291 43082 41367 33 288 32 295 30 300 26 307 41367 39786 33 285 38 293 39 307 35 317 39786 38321 31 280 40 283 43 298 40 313 38321 36951 31 313 34 306 37 307 37 319 36951 35637 45 315 42 316 40 316 40 326 35637 34313 48 311 47 313 45 320 43 328 34313 32945 47 326 48 310 49 322 44 325 32945 31529 49 333 48 311 50 320 45 325 31529 30049 52 330 48 318 50 320 46 326 30049 28489 54 328 50 321 50 324 48 327 28489 26849 56 327 50 322 49 325 49 330 26849 25128 56 326 50 323 48 327 47 334 25128 23327 56 326 49 326 47 332 46 339 23327 21450 56 328 47 329 44 335 44 345 21450 19489 55 330 46 331 42 337 41 346 19489 17439 53 332 45 331 41 333 38 342 17439 15345 49 333 44 331 41 333 37 340 15345 13323 47 333 43 334 38 337 36 343 13323 11484 45 333 36 344 33 341 32 342 11484 9852 42 336 28 352 26 341 28 340 9852 8410 41 341 22 353 21 343 21 340 8410 7139 34 342 20 355 19 349 18 355 7139 6022 23 007 20 001 18 353 17 360 6022 5048 23 020 15*010 13 358 14 339 5048 4204 21 012 16*009 13*358 13 339 4204 3464 23 010 16 008 13*357 13 338 3464 2801 24 007 15 001 13 355 13 337 2801 2215 23*004 14 359 13 354 13 336 2215 1726 18*354 14 358 12 353 12 334 1726 1350 17 353 13 358 12 353 11 332 1350 1091 16 352 13 357 11 352 10 330 1091 934 14 351 12 357 10 351 8*327 934 845 11 351 9 356 8 351 5*326 845 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