DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 01/05 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.3 - - 41.4 - - 39.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - 20 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 969 - - 28 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1786 - - 845 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 458 - - 1359 - - 1135 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 167 - - 35 - - 6 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 284 - - 137 - - 139 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 188 - - -463 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1598 - - 1308 - - 844 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -8995 - - -603 - - -323 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 10781 - - 1448 - - 1167 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 96 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 39.3 - - 41.4 - - 39.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.3 - - 38.7 - - 38.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 38.6 - - 41.1 - - 39.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 34.3 - - 38.1 - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 67 - - 20 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 969 - - 28 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 84 - - 100 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 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] 95921 51 258 52 265 53 266 95921 88876 32 268 33 280 30 279 88876 83423 24 278 24 279 27 298 83423 78870 23 291 20 271 26 290 78870 74930 25 301 19 286 27 276 74930 71429 29 300 28 302 28 283 71429 68250 31 292 34 289 33 284 68250 65314 31 306 36 288 31 284 65314 62571 40 299 40 292 29 301 62571 59901 49 282 43 289 35 287 59901 57107 44 281 40 277 37 284 57107 54177 44 284 38 272 40 273 54177 51356 49 286 50 278 54 275 51356 48836 58 280 62 272 67 271 48836 46607 58 281 66 272 67 271 46607 44596 66 285 67 280 70 274 44596 42761 78 283 79 281 87 274 42761 41077 85 278 91 277 101 272 41077 39526 88 280 103 278 116 273 39526 38089 101 285 123 282 131 273 38089 36743 109 284 125 281 135 272 36743 35439 106 281 116 278 126 270 35439 34114 100 278 104 276 111 267 34114 32742 97 275 97 272 98 264 32742 31324 94 271 100 270 98 262 31324 29842 93 271 100 269 98 263 29842 28286 93 273 96 269 93 266 28286 26655 91 274 91 270 84 267 26655 24947 86 275 86 269 79 265 24947 23165 81 275 83 269 75 262 23165 21313 74 275 79 266 72 258 21313 19388 67 272 72 262 66 255 19388 17380 62 272 64 264 56 254 17380 15333 54 278 49 270 44 249 15333 13360 44 287 39 277 32 252 13360 11560 31 286 35 271 27 260 11560 9955 28 278 34 269 23 272 9955 8528 24 281 30 276 18 283 8528 7261 22 281 25 280 14 281 7261 6139 22 280 18 283 11 263 6139 5146 21 280 16 290 8 235 5146 4272 20 281 15 295 8 229 4272 3500 18 278 11 286 10 213 3500 2814 14 280 4 253 14 198 2814 2217 5*281 4 157 16 179 2217 1726 4*283 4 143 14 161 1726 1350 4 285 4 140 12 155 1350 1091 4 284 4 138 10 149 1091 935 3 284 3*136 8 145 935 844 3 286 3*137 4*139 844 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