DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/03 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0653z - - 0955z - - 1329z - - 1554z - - 1854z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 33.0 - - 34.5 - - 35.9 - - 36.8 - - 35.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating 1 - - 25 - - 29 - - 9 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 27 - - 27 - - 678 - - 1016 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit 828 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top 844 - - 844 - - 1495 - - 1833 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1002 - - 1475 - - 1570 - - 1866 - - 3421 Hgt.Variab. W* 12 - - 36 - - 112 - - 92 - - 10 W* B/S 1 - - 3 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 2 - - 2 - - 9 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction 023 - - 324 - - 295 - - 316 - - 327 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 3 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 0 - - 0 - - 500 - - 566 - - -144 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 844 - - 844 - - 995 - - 1267 - - 988 sfcLCL ODpotential 0 - - 0 - - 213 - - 235 - - -474 ODpotential blCL 844 - - 844 - - 1282 - - 1598 - - 1318 blCL maxRH 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 33.0 - - 34.5 - - 35.9 - - 36.8 - - 35.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 33.0 - - 34.3 - - 34.4 - - 34.2 - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 33.0 - - 34.1 - - 35.6 - - 36.7 - - 35.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 33.1 - - 34.0 - - 33.9 - - 33.7 - - 34.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating 1 - - 25 - - 29 - - 9 - - -4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 27 - - 27 - - 678 - - 1016 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 101 - - 101 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 96069 39 311 36 302 35 318 33 308 37 313 96069 89140 30 302 31 301 32 306 33 320 34 314 89140 83693 28 293 27 290 25 307 26 310 28 311 83693 79100 29 277 23 285 22 301 20 308 26 297 79100 75091 28 281 30 281 25 288 26 300 30 289 75091 71524 35 275 34 277 30 282 32 286 31 288 71524 68272 42 261 34 271 32 276 34 276 32 285 68272 65255 43 254 34 267 32 272 36 270 34 274 65255 62443 40 251 36 264 37 272 36 265 36 269 62443 59710 35 260 37 261 42 263 39 264 34 266 59710 56835 42 259 36 258 41 258 43 265 33 267 56835 53825 47 249 36 257 44 257 45 259 42 268 53825 50942 53 249 45 251 46 252 48 245 52 258 50942 48347 60 244 54 240 51 249 51 244 50 256 48347 46023 65 242 57 239 53 240 51 250 53 258 46023 43921 69 241 55 239 50 242 57 258 51 252 43921 41997 67 238 52 235 51 243 59 254 46 253 41997 40223 62 237 52 233 50 248 54 250 48 253 40223 38583 62 237 53 238 55 253 51 254 49 254 38583 37064 64 237 57 241 59 248 56 256 52 259 37064 35651 66 235 57 237 59 244 57 253 55 261 35651 34303 62 233 47 228 53 242 54 251 50 260 34303 32951 54 233 41 229 40 242 47 252 47 260 32951 31568 48 232 37 237 33 252 42 260 47 259 31568 30164 46 230 34 241 25 257 39 268 41 260 30164 28726 39 225 30 241 24 274 38 271 36 263 28726 27238 27 212 21 233 26 272 33 270 40 279 27238 25685 20 203 17 205 22 266 27 273 46 277 25685 24056 18 206 7 221 22 274 23 278 45 277 24056 22352 19 228 8 204 24 274 21 286 36 273 22352 20579 20 231 10 212 21 273 22 285 29 266 20579 18730 23 220 13 223 19 267 23 282 27 267 18730 16797 24 217 17 230 19 254 28 294 29 272 16797 14818 20 224 19 231 20 246 27 295 29 274 14818 12904 14 246 21 237 20 257 26 287 25 279 12904 11161 13 271 24 256 17 281 26 286 25 288 11161 9614 10 265 16 278 15 282 25 297 18 306 9614 8244 7 230 8 258 13 271 26 299 19 319 8244 7031 3 307 5 272 11 295 22 293 20 311 7031 5956 4 281 4 299 14 299 16 307 14 318 5956 5007 2 214 5 320 14 301 15 324 14 341 5007 4174 1 166 5 341 14 309 16 325 16 342 4174 3440 3 121 5 318 15 315 16 324 16 337 3440 2783 5 136 7 291 15 312 14 319 15 331 2783 2202 6 129 6 292 13 303 14*318 14 329 2202 1717 5 108 4 329 12*298 13*317 13 331 1717 1345 5 070 4 327 11*295 12 317 11 331 1345 1089 4 039 3 326 10 295 11 316 9 330 1089 933 3*030 3 323 9 294 10 315 8 329 933 844 2*023 2*324 7 293 8 315 5*327 844 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