DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 11/20 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0656z - - 0958z - - 1330z - - 1601z - - 1900z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 17.7 - - 25.9 - - 29.3 - - 30.1 - - 29.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -14 - - 30 - - 63 - - 37 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 24 - - 389 - - 2409 - - 2169 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit 825 - - 825 - - 825 - - 825 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top 841 - - 1206 - - 3226 - - 2986 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 173 - - 1425 - - 1055 - - 953 - - 2159 Hgt.Variab. W* 3 - - 93 - - 220 - - 180 - - 19 W* B/S 0 - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 4 - - 6 - - 15 - - 22 - - 13 BL Wind Direction 359 - - 305 - - 246 - - 247 - - 236 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 2 - - 8 - - 13 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -437 - - -363 - - 699 - - 596 - - -1144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1278 - - 1569 - - 2527 - - 2390 - - 1986 sfcLCL ODpotential -4235 - - -1250 - - 178 - - -16 - - -1638 ODpotential blCL 5076 - - 2456 - - 3048 - - 3002 - - 2480 blCL maxRH 86 - - 91 - - 89 - - 89 - - 87 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 17.7 - - 25.9 - - 29.3 - - 30.1 - - 29.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 15.6 - - 22.4 - - 21.5 - - 22.9 - - 24.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 20.8 - - 25.5 - - 28.6 - - 29.8 - - 29.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 18.4 - - 22.1 - - 20.3 - - 22.0 - - 23.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -14 - - 30 - - 63 - - 37 - - 2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 24 - - 389 - - 2409 - - 2169 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 44 - - 65 - - 56 - - 55 - - 50 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 3 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 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] 95174 103 248 99 248 98 250 95 247 99 251 95174 88135 81 258 76 259 77 251 75 259 80 261 88135 82672 69 262 71 270 66 261 67 268 68 272 82672 78135 61 264 65 270 60 268 61 270 61 276 78135 74218 59 268 58 270 55 273 57 272 57 278 74218 70738 59 272 54 273 54 275 55 274 57 280 70738 67579 61 271 52 275 52 277 55 272 58 277 67579 64660 61 273 51 279 53 281 54 273 57 273 64660 61926 63 274 53 283 55 284 54 279 55 274 61926 59252 63 275 56 283 59 285 58 285 56 283 59252 56461 62 276 56 280 59 283 60 286 58 287 56461 53571 60 276 55 280 57 280 60 286 58 287 53571 50819 58 279 55 282 55 282 60 285 58 289 50819 48353 60 282 58 285 55 285 59 286 60 291 48353 46153 61 281 60 286 55 290 58 293 59 291 46153 44160 59 283 61 286 58 296 63 300 59 295 44160 42342 59 285 62 288 63 300 70 303 62 298 42342 40674 59 290 63 292 68 303 72 304 65 302 40674 39138 62 293 67 297 71 304 71 308 68 304 39138 37713 65 297 70 299 70 306 74 313 69 304 37713 36382 69 299 70 300 70 312 77 315 68 301 36382 35099 70 299 68 304 74 316 77 316 68 299 35099 33793 68 302 69 312 76 318 76 315 68 298 33793 32432 68 307 72 318 75 318 74 312 68 298 32432 31020 70 311 75 320 73 317 71 309 66 298 31020 29543 72 314 75 321 69 314 67 304 65 298 29543 27992 73 316 74 320 66 310 66 300 63 297 27992 26367 72 316 71 318 64 307 66 298 62 297 26367 24665 71 316 68 314 63 306 64 298 60 299 24665 22888 70 316 68 312 60 308 62 300 57 300 22888 21040 69 317 66 311 57 309 58 301 54 299 21040 19113 65 319 61 310 54 309 55 302 51 298 19113 17103 57 318 56 310 51 306 52 300 50 299 17103 15055 50 315 49 311 46 303 49 298 49 300 15055 13086 44 313 43 310 42 297 43 294 46 297 13086 11300 39 314 40 310 38 292 40 292 42 295 11300 9716 33 316 36 308 35 291 38 291 40 300 9716 8312 25 319 31 305 32 288 36 286 39 304 8312 7069 21 319 24 302 29 281 34 282 37 302 7069 5967 13 316 17 297 25 275 32 277 33 295 5967 4993 6 321 11 282 21 266 31 267 30 288 4993 4143 5 322 9 256 20 253 29 254 33 276 4143 3405 7 325 10 264 19*251 27*249 33 265 3405 2753 10 326 8 278 18*248 26*248 31 250 2753 2179 10 334 5 311 16 246 24 248 28 242 2179 1702 10 356 5 318 15 245 23 247 26 240 1702 1335 11 014 7*312 14 245 21 247 23 238 1335 1082 11 015 6*306 13 244 20 247 20 237 1082 930 9 013 6 305 12 244 17 247 18*237 930 842 4*359 5 303 10 244 13 246 13*236 842 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