DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 12/26 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.5 - - 43.4 - - 40.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 30 - - 2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 876 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1693 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1078 - - 2316 - - 2180 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 126 - - 21 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 0 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 320 - - 324 - - 311 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 541 - - -442 - - -165 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1152 - - 1287 - - 1010 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 190 - - -701 - - -510 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1503 - - 1546 - - 1355 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 43.5 - - 43.4 - - 40.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 41.3 - - 40.7 - - 38.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 43.1 - - 43.4 - - 40.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 40.8 - - 40.2 - - 38.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 30 - - 2 - - -3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 876 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 95067 69 274 58 264 66 271 95067 88212 61 275 57 278 52 282 88212 82866 49 273 56 282 48 279 82866 78410 36 279 49 275 46 284 78410 74575 28 291 34 282 35 281 74575 71178 29 292 32 286 27 294 71178 68075 37 286 41 285 44 299 68075 65216 37 284 39 283 43 269 65216 62545 39 288 34 286 34 265 62545 59905 45 277 35 293 42 314 59905 57126 50 275 63 286 55 301 57126 54247 65 278 75 279 67 285 54247 51501 80 270 81 274 71 271 51501 49034 86 272 78 274 79 271 49034 46832 92 277 83 280 82 274 46832 44843 101 277 92 281 90 282 44843 43030 108 276 100 281 107 287 43030 41366 111 275 106 282 123 286 41366 39832 113 277 112 284 128 285 39832 38404 115 279 120 285 126 285 38404 37059 117 281 123 286 125 288 37059 35753 115 282 123 289 125 290 35753 34420 114 286 123 291 123 290 34420 33031 115 288 122 292 120 291 33031 31590 116 288 119 294 116 291 31590 30082 118 290 113 294 112 292 30082 28499 115 292 111 294 104 292 28499 26841 104 291 106 296 95 291 26841 25108 92 288 92 295 90 289 25108 23298 84 289 80 290 82 288 23298 21417 68 288 71 290 74 283 21417 19462 50 287 58 289 65 284 19462 17433 48 289 50 283 50 286 17433 15369 49 291 46 291 44 284 15369 13377 47 291 42 298 41 287 13377 11562 42 292 38 303 35 294 11562 9949 38 292 35 304 32 298 9949 8517 38 291 36 306 33 300 8517 7244 38 295 37 312 30 309 7244 6114 36 302 33 316 24 319 6114 5115 36 310 32 314 23 324 5115 4236 34 314 30 320 23 330 4236 3472 28 316 27 330 20 339 3472 2803 24 326 23 331 16 343 2803 2216 22 325 21 330 14 340 2216 1727 20*323 18 327 12 337 1727 1351 17*321 17 327 10 333 1351 1092 15 320 15 326 7 326 1092 935 13 320 13*325 6*321 935 845 10 319 9*324 3*311 845 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