DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/18 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 - - - 39.9 - - 40.3 - - 40.3 - - 39.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 2 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 27 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 844 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1667 - - 1835 - - 2036 - - 2184 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 19 - - 19 - - 14 - - 11 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 9 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 106 - - 092 - - 076 - - 051 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -455 - - -219 - - -198 - - -96 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1299 - - 1063 - - 1043 - - 942 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -697 - - -443 - - -429 - - -352 ODpotential blCL - - - 1541 - - 1287 - - 1274 - - 1197 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 230 - - 300 - - 40 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 39.9 - - 40.3 - - 40.3 - - 39.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 37.4 - - 38.7 - - 38.8 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.8 - - 40.3 - - 40.3 - - 39.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 36.9 - - 38.4 - - 38.6 - - 38.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 1 - - 2 - - -1 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 27 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 101 - - 102 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 5 - - 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] 95969 36 310 29 299 36 290 38 303 95969 89067 32 326 24 315 31 305 36 305 89067 83706 32 332 27 324 29 318 29 317 83706 79205 28 334 30 325 30 321 30 339 79205 75279 26 334 26 321 30 316 30 335 75279 71777 21 322 21 313 26 298 25 321 71777 68580 19 307 19 304 21 289 23 305 68580 65616 20 310 21 301 25 299 24 298 65616 62858 28 302 31 293 33 300 30 297 62858 60203 32 288 36 286 36 295 38 291 60203 57442 36 292 35 282 42 288 40 284 57442 54555 40 293 34 278 41 277 41 284 54555 51772 39 281 34 275 38 272 42 286 51772 49255 37 270 36 279 41 278 43 288 49255 47005 46 270 42 287 44 282 49 287 47005 44976 53 264 45 284 44 278 53 282 44976 43115 49 259 49 278 39 284 48 280 43115 41395 44 259 51 274 43 295 45 290 41395 39801 39 254 51 267 45 292 48 295 39801 38324 40 246 46 256 45 292 47 304 38324 36953 45 240 46 250 44 298 49 306 36953 35640 47 237 43 248 41 311 48 306 35640 34312 49 242 38 248 39 322 46 312 34312 32937 55 243 32 252 40 335 45 316 32937 31514 52 242 29 260 39 347 46 318 31514 30026 47 241 27 260 36 001 47 318 30026 28460 45 241 25 256 29 356 45 318 28460 26816 48 240 22 257 21 333 41 321 26816 25094 45 238 21 255 17 318 37 325 25094 23294 38 242 26 244 17 307 33 327 23294 21416 32 246 31 238 22 292 28 329 21416 19454 28 234 30 237 22 290 22 338 19454 17408 26 215 28 239 19 294 21 338 17408 15325 28 216 32 248 17 288 19 331 15325 13325 30 237 34 254 18 274 16 321 13325 11508 29 245 29 256 19 269 15 309 11508 9894 26 243 23 263 15 275 14 297 9894 8460 18 238 14 246 12 276 10 313 8460 7190 6 220 6 189 9 251 11 345 7190 6069 5 113 7 112 7 172 9 332 6069 5082 10 146 11 116 9 124 1 114 5082 4222 17 168 15 134 8 114 10 080 4222 3471 23 155 21 134 12 110 19 076 3471 2804 25 136 21 117 20 091 22 071 2804 2216 24 112 21 099 21 085 21 068 2216 1726 22 110 20 098 20 083 19 062 1726 1350 20 108 17 095 16 079 16 057 1350 1091 17 107 15 094 15 077 13 054 1091 934 15 106 13 093 12*077 12*053 934 845 10*106 9*092 9*076 8*051 845 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