DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/08 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 - - - 2.1 - - 20.2 - - 22.5 - - 17.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 32 - - 9 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 522 - - 1472 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 825 - - 827 - - 827 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - 842 - - 1339 - - 2289 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 50 - - 1324 - - 1177 - - 1437 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 20 - - 104 - - 102 - - 9 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 2 - - 8 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 198 - - 191 - - 189 - - 167 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1006 - - -474 - - -101 - - -1134 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1849 - - 1813 - - 2390 - - 1977 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -14082 - - -1729 - - -5470 - - -11389 ODpotential blCL - - - 14924 - - 3068 - - 7759 - - 12232 blCL maxRH - - - 92 - - 97 - - 97 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 2.1 - - 20.2 - - 22.5 - - 17.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -2.3 - - 15.8 - - 15.4 - - 12.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 2.1 - - 19.9 - - 22.4 - - 18.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.2 - - 15.2 - - 14.6 - - 12.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 32 - - 9 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 522 - - 1472 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 68 - - 86 - - 88 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 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] 95769 6 275 15 283 15 296 10 283 95769 88617 18 332 16 284 20 292 19 299 88617 83068 21 294 20 290 25 291 32 304 83068 78402 24 297 22 276 34 285 42 303 78402 74342 29 280 28 275 39 277 45 295 74342 70743 29 287 34 272 43 274 50 285 70743 67490 41 283 41 273 47 277 50 285 67490 64502 51 280 49 285 52 279 52 277 64502 61726 56 280 62 281 54 281 53 279 61726 59030 58 275 60 272 55 281 61 280 59030 56211 61 272 59 274 60 281 64 281 56211 53283 60 271 64 277 64 280 64 284 53283 50491 64 278 68 278 65 281 73 288 50491 47979 72 282 72 278 66 283 76 286 47979 45726 71 281 72 277 66 283 74 286 45726 43682 65 283 68 280 63 282 73 287 43682 41812 63 285 67 282 63 284 76 287 41812 40093 63 287 69 281 67 285 76 288 40093 38506 60 288 67 284 66 287 73 289 38506 37033 57 293 63 288 65 292 70 294 37033 35659 60 298 60 291 68 296 76 298 35659 34348 58 299 58 295 68 297 81 299 34348 33032 55 302 58 300 66 299 78 299 33032 31682 53 304 59 309 60 303 75 303 31682 30295 48 304 65 313 56 304 76 305 30295 28855 41 302 66 314 54 304 69 301 28855 27354 37 303 64 316 55 307 56 293 27354 25787 35 305 63 319 54 307 53 293 25787 24146 33 302 62 322 50 311 48 292 24146 22428 30 297 61 324 49 315 40 292 22428 20636 25 294 53 322 49 317 37 292 20636 18763 23 286 41 313 43 316 34 286 18763 16802 23 280 30 304 40 309 35 286 16802 14793 23 283 27 297 36 306 35 290 14793 12857 22 284 22 286 33 301 32 290 12857 11100 22 275 18 277 33 297 29 289 11100 9543 19 263 19 270 23 287 28 290 9543 8163 14 270 15 259 17 271 27 288 8163 6945 12 264 14 240 19 272 22 255 6945 5872 9 229 15 231 17 252 23 237 5872 4924 8 196 13 215 16 230 19 235 4924 4093 11 160 13 184 18 211 18 228 4093 3364 11 159 13 166 17 191 19 216 3364 2718 11 176 13 169 15*188 20 201 2718 2153 12 190 13 186 13*189 21 183 2153 1684 14 184 12*188 13 189 19 177 1684 1325 13 175 11*189 12 189 17 174 1325 1078 11 144 8 191 12 189 13 171 1078 929 8*141 7 192 10 189 12*169 929 843 2*198 6 193 8 188 7*167 843 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