DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 01/07 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.9 - - 37.7 - - 38.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 44 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 178 - - 266 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 995 - - 1083 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1138 - - 794 - - 1072 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 88 - - 93 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 213 - - 189 - - 183 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 151 - - 239 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 844 - - 844 - - 845 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 113 - - 153 - - -107 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 882 - - 930 - - 952 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 36.9 - - 37.7 - - 38.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 36.5 - - 37.0 - - 38.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.2 - - 37.1 - - 38.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.0 - - 36.7 - - 38.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 56 - - 44 - - 0 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 178 - - 266 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 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] 96174 48 259 49 267 43 269 96174 89039 26 273 27 264 26 262 89039 83554 18 262 20 280 16 269 83554 78994 12 266 21 253 17 266 78994 75057 14 295 16 252 19 238 75057 71568 23 293 21 292 18 249 71568 68398 29 264 26 261 23 273 68398 65460 31 273 31 264 30 275 65460 62692 44 264 41 269 31 279 62692 59981 44 258 44 269 44 271 59981 57155 38 269 44 270 48 273 57155 54223 45 278 46 271 55 278 54223 51417 52 280 46 282 58 267 51417 48894 58 275 57 278 52 266 48894 46635 57 274 62 276 52 277 46635 44595 56 276 67 276 61 278 44595 42749 66 279 69 274 66 276 42749 41069 67 278 69 271 68 276 41069 39518 65 279 67 270 68 276 39518 38074 65 279 63 271 63 276 38074 36722 70 283 58 277 54 275 36722 35419 72 282 56 276 49 273 35419 34097 70 278 56 274 45 271 34097 32726 69 277 55 275 42 271 32726 31307 69 276 55 274 39 268 31307 29825 66 277 54 273 38 268 29825 28266 67 279 55 274 39 266 28266 26626 70 282 58 273 42 271 26626 24909 72 281 58 273 46 279 24909 23118 74 279 58 276 47 281 23118 21253 71 279 60 276 48 280 21253 19312 65 279 59 279 51 281 19312 17296 59 281 53 278 49 278 17296 15249 47 286 44 278 46 277 15249 13286 37 288 39 277 49 277 13286 11506 38 283 34 271 47 273 11506 9921 36 280 34 268 47 269 9921 8507 32 285 32 259 40 274 8507 7248 35 285 32 254 31 263 7248 6128 29 295 30 246 33 256 6128 5136 22 284 27 239 29 255 5136 4263 21 275 22 235 31 242 4263 3495 19 268 16 236 37 229 3495 2813 19 260 13 231 35 217 2813 2217 13 241 14 208 28 199 2217 1725 10 216 12 192 22 187 1725 1349 10 215 12 191 20 185 1349 1091 9*213 10*190 16 184 1091 934 8*213 9*190 14*184 934 845 7 213 7 189 9*183 845 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