DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/09 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 - - - 29.0 - - 30.5 - - 30.8 - - 30.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 20 - - 6 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 931 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 1748 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1393 - - 538 - - 1070 - - 924 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 11 - - 111 - - 23 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 3 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 9 - - 8 - - 7 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - 252 - - 230 - - 198 - - 150 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 - - 1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -443 - - 412 - - -353 - - 0 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1287 - - 1336 - - 1198 - - 844 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1606 - - 113 - - -718 - - -7588 ODpotential blCL - - - 2450 - - 1635 - - 1562 - - 8432 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 99 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 10 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 29.0 - - 30.5 - - 30.8 - - 30.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 26.4 - - 27.6 - - 28.4 - - 29.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 29.0 - - 30.2 - - 30.6 - - 31.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 26.1 - - 27.1 - - 28.0 - - 30.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 0 - - 20 - - 6 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 931 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 99 - - 95 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 3 - - 3 - - 3 - - 4 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] 95128 49 265 58 263 55 270 61 276 95128 88184 50 282 49 277 53 280 54 286 88184 82738 42 293 43 275 42 280 50 287 82738 78156 37 293 38 281 45 290 46 295 78156 74176 40 287 42 287 52 289 46 296 74176 70646 39 292 40 280 49 281 48 294 70646 67448 40 307 34 287 43 292 49 297 67448 64500 47 302 42 303 46 299 47 300 64500 61753 53 294 54 299 51 302 52 304 61753 59076 55 293 59 291 54 303 59 303 59076 56276 55 294 55 291 59 298 64 293 56276 53366 61 295 55 297 62 290 58 282 53366 50572 66 297 61 299 60 290 66 299 50572 48057 66 301 65 299 63 301 76 298 48057 45819 63 303 68 301 75 299 77 295 45819 43802 64 305 76 298 77 297 82 294 43802 41962 72 304 78 292 81 294 87 289 41962 40269 78 296 70 292 81 290 88 285 40269 38696 74 297 69 304 79 294 88 284 38696 37226 65 305 79 311 84 302 87 285 37226 35851 73 319 91 312 94 305 87 287 35851 34535 82 322 105 315 99 304 87 289 34535 33211 94 324 105 315 100 302 87 289 33211 31851 101 315 90 310 103 298 92 288 31851 30460 96 308 84 301 102 294 95 287 30460 29019 87 304 84 296 95 293 91 289 29019 27513 77 306 78 298 87 293 78 286 27513 25935 69 310 72 297 79 295 68 277 25935 24281 60 308 70 289 70 297 67 276 24281 22551 57 299 74 274 63 296 67 276 22551 20748 62 293 73 260 61 295 61 278 20748 18870 59 294 61 259 57 297 54 282 18870 16910 52 294 57 262 53 297 51 281 16910 14910 48 291 45 261 49 293 50 274 14910 12985 48 288 45 260 47 279 50 270 12985 11239 50 288 42 265 53 267 59 267 11239 9689 51 289 37 267 54 264 61 261 9689 8312 50 291 33 269 50 264 55 257 8312 7088 46 294 32 271 41 257 42 246 7088 6001 44 296 32 273 32 252 35 231 6001 5040 42 294 32 274 29 254 29 221 5040 4194 35 288 30 279 25 256 24 213 4194 3444 29 285 27 278 22 258 23 206 3444 2776 27 283 19 275 19 251 27 200 2776 2192 26 279 11*262 16 231 29 194 2192 1709 24 274 8*232 13 213 26 180 1709 1340 18 262 8 230 10 201 21 166 1340 1086 14 256 8 229 9 199 16 156 1086 932 12*254 7 227 8*198 14*153 932 844 9*252 6 227 7*198 9*150 844 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