DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/11 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 - - - 11.0 - - 17.2 - - 20.6 - - 19.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 43 - - 18 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 501 - - 878 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 826 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 843 - - 1318 - - 1695 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 561 - - 520 - - 548 - - 2069 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 20 - - 113 - - 103 - - 8 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 291 - - 346 - - 165 - - 069 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -485 - - 149 - - 296 - - -551 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1328 - - 1169 - - 1399 - - 1394 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -11995 - - 252 - - 147 - - -1401 ODpotential blCL - - - 12838 - - 1066 - - 1548 - - 2244 blCL maxRH - - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 97 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 11.0 - - 17.2 - - 20.6 - - 19.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 8.6 - - 15.4 - - 17.8 - - 17.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.0 - - 16.8 - - 20.4 - - 22.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 10.0 - - 15.8 - - 17.5 - - 17.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 5 - - 43 - - 18 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 501 - - 878 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 99 - - 99 - - 89 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 94706 48 281 52 286 50 298 47 291 94706 87901 40 317 36 286 44 294 47 295 87901 82581 43 308 39 304 41 295 47 292 82581 78106 44 300 46 304 42 301 49 294 78106 74219 43 293 45 298 49 305 51 298 74219 70746 39 299 48 291 57 294 56 302 70746 67572 51 301 54 289 59 288 69 300 67572 64663 52 293 51 287 61 293 64 297 64663 61968 49 302 45 294 63 292 52 291 61968 59321 55 314 48 307 54 296 52 293 59321 56507 68 309 61 306 60 309 57 300 56507 53560 74 301 69 305 70 309 68 307 53560 50745 72 299 73 305 77 305 78 308 50745 48216 69 304 76 301 78 303 81 301 48216 45959 71 309 74 299 77 303 78 300 45959 43918 76 310 74 303 77 306 79 305 43918 42049 80 307 77 308 85 309 85 303 42049 40330 83 308 85 310 98 307 88 300 40330 38740 86 310 92 310 102 303 90 299 38740 37258 91 313 102 311 104 302 93 298 37258 35867 99 316 109 311 107 302 97 297 35867 34529 113 318 117 311 112 303 100 298 34529 33176 127 318 124 311 118 304 104 298 33176 31783 131 319 126 311 124 305 107 299 31783 30357 132 320 124 310 123 304 109 298 30357 28886 133 319 119 309 117 300 108 295 28886 27357 130 320 118 307 111 295 102 292 27357 25767 119 320 115 307 107 293 93 296 25767 24102 105 316 108 307 104 301 89 297 24102 22364 83 311 100 305 94 300 86 302 22364 20560 68 307 83 318 84 298 70 299 20560 18678 59 304 57 310 62 305 64 290 18678 16710 53 306 50 295 54 301 56 290 16710 14705 50 309 41 300 52 297 49 296 14705 12780 50 314 41 307 43 304 37 310 12780 11038 38 315 35 308 29 311 20 309 11038 9498 21 306 26 300 25 320 15 312 9498 8134 13 304 14 295 15 306 15 310 8134 6927 11 311 9 303 8 275 8 299 6927 5860 9 318 6 319 4 242 2 265 5860 4918 8 327 3 329 4 197 2 173 4918 4092 9 333 2 302 5 182 3 156 4092 3368 9 333 3 267 5 181 2 158 3368 2726 7 321 6 262 4 224 3 156 2726 2162 5 316 8 259 4*221 3 138 2162 1691 6 329 6 276 2*174 3 103 1691 1330 6 323 3*335 2 166 3 083 1330 1081 7 322 3*344 2 160 3 072 1081 930 5*311 3 347 2 161 4 068 930 843 1*291 2 345 2 160 3*069 843 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