DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 01/22 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 - - - 13.1 - - 19.6 - - 17.2 - - 9.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 119 - - -4 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 3047 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 2321 - - 826 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - 843 - - 3864 - - 843 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1768 - - 2082 - - 5415 - - 3834 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 19 - - 291 - - 18 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 28 - - 16 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 243 - - 267 - - 278 - - 291 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 15 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1706 - - 385 - - -2033 - - -1647 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2549 - - 3479 - - 2876 - - 2491 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -2995 - - -333 - - -2271 - - -2317 ODpotential blCL - - - 3838 - - 4197 - - 3114 - - 3160 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 83 - - 100 - - 89 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 13.1 - - 19.6 - - 17.2 - - 9.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 5.3 - - 7.5 - - 7.8 - - 2.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 13.1 - - 18.9 - - 17.2 - - 11.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 4.5 - - 6.5 - - 6.9 - - 1.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 2 - - 119 - - -4 - - -38 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 3047 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 100 - - 32 - - 100 - - 56 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 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] 94817 53 252 62 253 74 256 76 257 94817 87948 30 272 45 261 54 252 62 259 87948 82601 41 280 39 265 42 261 49 252 82601 78092 39 282 45 263 48 276 51 276 78092 74169 48 284 50 262 57 270 62 274 74169 70678 51 275 50 264 56 263 59 268 70678 67471 49 276 54 272 55 271 56 272 67471 64484 52 278 59 276 60 275 58 276 64484 61685 51 274 59 275 61 276 61 276 61685 58952 51 275 60 275 63 275 64 274 58952 56082 60 278 63 273 66 269 69 272 56082 53092 72 275 67 270 68 264 76 269 53092 50236 77 271 70 267 72 267 79 267 50236 47672 80 269 75 270 78 271 82 271 47672 45388 84 271 83 274 86 274 89 275 45388 43330 89 273 91 274 94 274 95 275 43330 41454 94 272 94 271 97 273 98 275 41454 39727 95 270 94 268 98 272 105 275 39727 38127 93 268 94 268 98 271 112 273 38127 36638 92 270 93 267 99 271 113 271 36638 35244 96 272 93 269 103 272 116 271 35244 33907 103 272 98 271 110 272 120 272 33907 32561 111 271 105 269 115 269 125 273 32561 31180 116 271 109 268 116 268 130 273 31180 29769 119 272 111 268 115 269 132 272 29769 28312 123 275 113 270 115 270 129 271 28312 26792 124 277 115 271 114 269 124 270 26792 25207 122 277 116 272 113 269 119 271 25207 23554 122 278 116 274 111 268 117 272 23554 21835 122 277 115 274 110 267 111 273 21835 20051 121 276 113 273 108 269 105 274 20051 18199 116 275 112 272 107 271 103 273 18199 16273 110 276 111 272 104 271 99 271 16273 14311 104 278 107 272 100 270 93 272 14311 12423 94 281 97 276 93 273 86 273 12423 10712 77 283 83 278 84 277 79 275 10712 9203 63 284 72 280 71 279 69 278 9203 7878 51 285 55 281 58 280 60 281 7878 6714 45 285 46 276 48 277 54 281 6714 5692 40 279 42 274 39 271 49 273 5692 4793 36 271 37 271 38 271 46 273 4793 4001 36 271 33*267 36 273 42 280 4001 3304 35 271 32*267 35 275 37 287 3304 2680 31 268 30 267 34 276 34 291 2680 2129 27 264 29 267 32 277 31 292 2129 1669 22 255 27 267 30 278 28 293 1669 1317 18 249 26 268 28 279 25 293 1317 1074 14 246 25 268 25 278 21 292 1074 927 12*244 22 268 21*278 18*292 927 843 9*243 17 268 16*278 12*291 843 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