DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 01/18 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 - - - 3.6 - - 11.2 - - 13.9 - - 10.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 129 - - 10 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 417 - - 1914 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 1560 - - 826 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1234 - - 2731 - - 843 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1451 - - 562 - - 2614 - - 1798 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 81 - - 255 - - 27 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 16 - - 7 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 235 - - 229 - - 220 - - 217 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -703 - - 270 - - -1446 - - -492 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1937 - - 2461 - - 2289 - - 1335 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -13770 - - -10162 - - -1657 - - -1414 ODpotential blCL - - - 15004 - - 12893 - - 2500 - - 2257 blCL maxRH - - - 91 - - 91 - - 88 - - 90 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 3.6 - - 11.2 - - 13.9 - - 10.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -1.6 - - 3.6 - - 6.9 - - 8.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 3.4 - - 10.4 - - 13.7 - - 11.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -2.4 - - 2.6 - - 6.1 - - 9.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 129 - - 10 - - -10 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 417 - - 1914 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 63 - - 63 - - 51 - - 58 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 96163 20 348 22 355 19 339 17 308 96163 89177 18 327 21 323 17 311 15 290 89177 83679 18 318 14 296 16 292 18 298 83679 79025 17 313 11 268 18 285 23 288 79025 74965 16 300 14 288 22 285 23 285 74965 71347 25 286 23 287 28 279 29 284 71347 68066 33 286 30 278 34 275 35 275 68066 65038 39 278 35 269 34 277 35 269 65038 62213 36 272 36 265 39 279 36 278 62213 59465 33 284 35 271 45 270 41 275 59465 56583 41 281 35 271 39 273 44 268 56583 53564 41 272 44 281 46 279 48 271 53564 50665 40 278 52 270 57 269 59 271 50665 48059 47 275 45 271 63 258 64 262 48059 45730 40 280 47 280 56 256 62 254 45730 43614 43 288 50 285 48 265 50 259 43614 41676 51 285 52 283 51 276 55 269 41676 39893 52 281 53 278 59 277 54 268 39893 38240 49 280 51 275 60 275 51 274 38240 36701 43 280 51 276 55 276 54 279 36701 35264 39 280 51 276 52 276 57 279 35264 33890 39 277 49 275 52 275 57 276 33890 32511 35 278 44 274 51 275 52 277 32511 31096 30 277 42 275 49 276 48 279 31096 29654 29 275 39 269 48 274 46 278 29654 28172 34 278 36 269 49 271 43 276 28172 26646 37 272 37 278 47 269 38 265 26646 25075 35 272 38 283 43 266 34 252 25075 23452 29 271 38 282 40 265 30 250 23452 21769 30 266 36 281 38 270 28 258 21769 20019 32 273 34 279 36 270 28 262 20019 18193 30 282 32 278 34 267 29 267 18193 16285 30 287 34 274 33 262 31 277 16285 14336 28 287 33 270 35 263 30 280 14336 12460 27 286 30 270 33 265 29 277 12460 10765 26 280 29 264 31 266 26 274 10765 9267 29 267 28 261 31 274 25 257 9267 7941 31 266 28 265 30 274 21 256 7941 6766 30 262 28 265 29 271 15 270 6766 5729 29 260 26 260 27 270 20 263 5729 4816 28 259 26 259 23 269 24 261 4816 4017 27 260 25 258 20 260 27 252 4017 3314 26 261 23*248 18 241 25 242 3314 2686 24 259 17*231 15 221 22 229 2686 2134 21 253 17 229 14 220 19 228 2134 1672 17 244 16 229 13 221 17 226 1672 1318 13*238 15 229 12 221 14 225 1318 1075 12*235 14 228 11 220 11 223 1075 927 10 235 13 229 10*221 9*220 927 843 8 234 11 229 7*220 4*217 843 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