DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/10 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 - - - 25.6 - - 28.3 - - 28.4 - - 25.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 19 - - -6 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 1573 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 843 - - 2390 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1615 - - 2372 - - 4330 - - 3567 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 23 - - 134 - - 15 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 14 - - 25 - - 11 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 347 - - 338 - - 318 - - 313 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -618 - - 224 - - -1012 - - -905 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1461 - - 2166 - - 1856 - - 1749 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -957 - - -431 - - -1394 - - -1438 ODpotential blCL - - - 1800 - - 2821 - - 2238 - - 2282 blCL maxRH - - - 96 - - 99 - - 101 - - 101 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 25.6 - - 28.3 - - 28.4 - - 25.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 22.1 - - 21.8 - - 23.3 - - 21.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 25.4 - - 28.2 - - 28.8 - - 26.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 21.7 - - 21.1 - - 22.9 - - 20.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 19 - - -6 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 1573 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 85 - - 97 - - 103 - - 102 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 2 - - 3 - - 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] 94801 52 281 64 279 33 274 46 265 94801 87864 53 298 50 281 48 286 52 294 87864 82541 38 289 46 272 60 280 47 295 82541 78087 33 299 33 281 52 284 48 298 78087 74204 44 307 36 307 37 289 53 300 74204 70750 52 303 41 308 40 296 52 297 70750 67603 48 298 50 304 55 307 51 299 67603 64683 47 295 57 299 66 304 53 301 64683 61945 50 299 63 294 68 295 53 299 61945 59263 54 302 66 292 64 291 54 297 59263 56433 56 301 64 293 61 293 59 297 56433 53473 57 299 62 293 63 294 63 295 53473 50636 59 299 58 291 65 296 64 296 50636 48083 61 296 58 290 69 296 67 302 48083 45801 63 294 61 288 68 295 73 303 45801 43735 64 293 59 287 65 295 74 303 43735 41843 61 292 56 289 62 297 72 304 41843 40097 59 291 56 292 61 299 72 306 40097 38477 57 290 57 294 63 300 71 308 38477 36969 57 289 58 295 65 301 71 310 36969 35560 56 289 58 295 67 304 72 311 35560 34209 57 291 57 295 68 305 74 313 34209 32848 56 291 55 298 67 306 78 315 32848 31449 50 294 55 303 66 306 80 315 31449 30015 49 292 57 305 61 307 75 313 30015 28532 38 300 53 306 56 306 67 313 28532 26989 37 318 46 304 51 302 63 315 26989 25390 29 332 36 308 45 303 60 315 25390 23736 30 345 37 316 41 299 52 307 23736 22030 34 345 44 318 41 292 38 307 22030 20270 34 342 44 318 35 296 37 305 20270 18442 35 342 41 321 34 306 34 301 18442 16534 32 342 38 326 37 309 34 303 16534 14586 27 333 37 331 37 311 36 305 14586 12705 27 334 36 336 38 323 37 307 12705 10991 27 348 36 340 39 330 38 308 10991 9466 32 358 37 339 39 330 34 312 9466 8110 37 001 36 338 38 330 33 320 8110 6910 37 359 31 342 39 331 30 326 6910 5850 35 358 31 350 34 333 27 328 5850 4916 35 004 32 356 28 331 25 330 4916 4101 34 011 33 353 27 330 24 332 4101 3383 33 017 33 350 26 327 24 330 3383 2741 35 011 30*342 25 326 24 327 2741 2173 33 000 29*340 23 322 24 323 2173 1698 29 353 27 339 21 321 22 320 1698 1334 26 350 25 337 20 320 20 318 1334 1083 23 349 22 336 17 319 16 316 1083 931 20 348 20 335 15*319 14*315 931 844 14*347 15 335 11*318 9*313 844 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