DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/31 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 - - - 12.4 - - 19.5 - - 20.6 - - 20.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 101 - - 44 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 1740 - - 1792 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 1160 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 842 - - 2557 - - 2609 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1150 - - 863 - - 1046 - - 2630 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 32 - - 227 - - 174 - - 5 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 3 - - 3 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 11 - - 15 - - 9 - - 3 BL Wind Direction - - - 346 - - 347 - - 355 - - 351 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 6 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -997 - - 383 - - 461 - - -767 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1839 - - 2174 - - 2148 - - 1610 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9263 - - 253 - - 281 - - -1137 ODpotential blCL - - - 10105 - - 2304 - - 2328 - - 1980 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.4 - - 19.5 - - 20.6 - - 20.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 7.9 - - 13.6 - - 14.7 - - 16.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 12.1 - - 18.8 - - 20.0 - - 20.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 7.8 - - 12.9 - - 14.0 - - 16.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 20 - - 101 - - 44 - - -2 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 1740 - - 1792 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 97 - - 98 - - 100 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] 94928 96 231 98 235 109 236 109 238 94928 87754 83 251 78 242 81 247 85 250 87754 82250 80 264 72 256 73 259 78 268 82250 77694 72 269 70 265 66 271 75 280 77694 73760 58 271 63 267 63 277 65 284 73760 70268 48 268 52 268 57 282 57 284 70268 67086 46 272 44 273 53 289 50 286 67086 64142 47 275 41 289 51 293 46 297 64142 61401 44 277 46 299 49 294 45 307 61401 58734 41 288 51 302 46 300 45 314 58734 55939 48 307 48 304 43 311 46 315 55939 53023 53 314 45 317 44 319 46 318 53023 50228 45 315 44 327 47 320 48 321 50228 47711 36 320 44 330 47 322 49 325 47711 45460 33 330 44 331 48 327 50 324 45460 43421 38 340 41 335 46 330 48 327 43421 41563 45 345 39 344 45 337 51 329 41563 39868 51 346 44 349 48 343 49 333 39868 38318 51 344 51 349 51 347 46 345 38318 36890 48 354 56 351 53 357 49 354 36890 35565 57 005 58 357 63 004 50 359 35565 34297 61 004 64 004 76 001 56 002 34297 33016 55 007 71 004 74 356 62 003 33016 31688 53 012 64 005 70 354 67 003 31688 30311 52 015 57 008 66 358 62 003 30311 28871 51 020 57 011 61 006 52 359 28871 27360 50 027 56 013 52 013 45 351 27360 25775 49 035 51 013 43 012 41 347 25775 24115 52 037 43 015 40 355 39 345 24115 22380 55 036 39 014 37 342 40 340 22380 20574 54 039 35 013 34 338 39 341 20574 18694 46 042 34 019 31 343 36 341 18694 16737 40 034 33 024 27 352 32 345 16737 14745 39 028 30 024 24 002 26 347 14745 12826 37 023 28 022 23 008 23 354 12826 11081 35 021 25 023 21 012 21 003 11081 9531 34 022 24 023 19 017 18 008 9531 8160 33 025 24 023 18 025 14 013 8160 6943 32 028 25 024 19 032 12 023 6943 5867 29 029 24 021 20 036 12 033 5867 4918 27 027 22 016 18 033 13 042 4918 4085 23 034 15 022 11 033 12 040 4085 3361 19 046 13 018 10 016 11 015 3361 2722 21 034 14*004 10*000 10 005 2722 2159 23 015 16*350 10*358 9 003 2159 1689 23 000 16 348 10 356 8 001 1689 1328 21 354 15 347 9 355 8 000 1328 1080 17 349 14 346 9 354 6 357 1080 929 15 348 13 346 8 353 5 354 929 843 11*346 10 346 7 352 3*351 843 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