DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 02/13 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 - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.6 - - 49.5 - - 41.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 15 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1058 - - 1498 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 829 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1875 - - 2315 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 708 - - 1167 - - 100 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 185 - - 134 - - 7 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 11 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 224 - - 226 - - 204 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1151 - - -1667 - - -870 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3026 - - 3982 - - 1715 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4414 - - -4856 - - -4839 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6289 - - 7171 - - 5684 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 84 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 44.6 - - 49.5 - - 41.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 34.5 - - 35.2 - - 36.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 44.0 - - 49.3 - - 44.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.3 - - 34.0 - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 80 - - 15 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1058 - - 1498 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 23 - - 37 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 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] 96575 29 059 36 058 38 055 96575 89543 27 049 24 050 25 059 89543 83991 23 052 17 046 19 038 83991 79329 18 043 13 043 13 014 79329 75296 16 003 10 017 10 356 75296 71712 13 331 12 344 13 341 71712 68445 17 331 16 319 17 327 68445 65430 21 317 22 305 23 318 65430 62632 26 307 27 301 27 309 62632 59917 32 298 30 299 31 303 59917 57069 40 301 37 299 39 297 57069 54103 49 298 46 298 45 293 54103 51273 52 297 53 295 50 292 51273 48737 54 292 57 291 55 292 48737 46473 55 290 61 288 58 291 46473 44422 55 292 62 290 60 289 44422 42547 57 295 63 291 62 286 42547 40823 60 296 64 290 63 286 40823 39232 62 296 67 292 66 288 39232 37757 64 295 69 295 69 289 37757 36381 66 295 68 293 64 292 36381 35073 66 296 64 291 54 295 35073 33771 65 301 61 295 45 295 33771 32430 61 303 60 301 44 301 32430 31040 59 301 57 303 44 300 31040 29586 56 303 52 303 43 298 29586 28058 55 303 46 302 41 299 28058 26456 54 303 43 304 38 298 26456 24776 50 302 45 305 38 293 24776 23020 47 298 48 304 40 290 23020 21186 47 297 46 302 41 291 21186 19270 45 301 41 299 38 293 19270 17267 38 306 35 302 31 295 17267 15222 31 304 30 302 25 300 15222 13250 27 299 27 301 23 309 13250 11459 23 295 25 300 20 311 11459 9871 20 292 20 295 18 298 9871 8466 20 294 19 294 16 286 8466 7219 19 287 20 287 14 285 7219 6115 18 267 17 273 14 284 6115 5138 21 258 17 265 15 277 5138 4277 23 242 19 261 15 273 4277 3518 21 237 18 253 14 274 3518 2840 20 237 15*240 13 257 2840 2241 18*233 12*229 13 241 2241 1742 13*225 11 227 12 236 1742 1359 12 224 11 226 11 232 1359 1096 11 224 10 225 10 224 1096 936 10 224 9 224 8*211 936 845 8 224 7 224 5*204 845 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