DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/19 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 = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 0957z - - 1332z - - 1600z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 18.5 - - 16.8 - - 19.9 - - 17.9 - - 11.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -20 - - -3 - - 47 - - 25 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 24 - - 24 - - 813 - - 1330 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit 825 - - 824 - - 824 - - 824 - - 824 Hcrit BL Top 841 - - 841 - - 1630 - - 2147 - - 841 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 1083 - - 1089 - - 1132 - - 1339 - - 1557 Hgt.Variab. W* 0 - - 8 - - 138 - - 132 - - 6 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind 12 - - 12 - - 18 - - 25 - - 12 BL Wind Direction 026 - - 020 - - 016 - - 009 - - 006 Direction Wind Shear 0 - - 0 - - 8 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent -567 - - -617 - - 95 - - 445 - - -1099 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 1408 - - 1458 - - 1536 - - 1702 - - 1941 sfcLCL ODpotential -6812 - - -13170 - - -902 - - 105 - - -15724 ODpotential blCL 7653 - - 14011 - - 2532 - - 2042 - - 16565 blCL maxRH 94 - - 97 - - 98 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m 18.5 - - 16.8 - - 19.9 - - 17.9 - - 11.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 15.8 - - 13.8 - - 16.6 - - 13.8 - - 6.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 18.6 - - 16.7 - - 19.6 - - 17.7 - - 11.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 15.8 - - 13.7 - - 16.0 - - 13.3 - - 6.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -20 - - -3 - - 47 - - 25 - - -46 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 24 - - 24 - - 813 - - 1330 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 75 - - 87 - - 90 - - 102 - - 100 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 - - 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] 94535 62 262 53 271 52 258 55 247 69 260 94535 87589 35 280 37 270 39 267 42 265 36 275 87589 82301 40 297 29 277 30 272 38 271 27 281 82301 77911 40 297 28 284 28 270 34 269 29 285 77911 74109 35 293 31 285 32 271 38 272 34 284 74109 70724 33 288 34 280 35 271 40 272 35 278 70724 67620 33 283 34 274 35 275 40 273 38 276 67620 64727 37 280 36 273 37 279 40 272 43 277 64727 62017 42 280 39 274 40 278 41 272 47 278 62017 59372 47 280 43 275 42 276 44 272 48 276 59372 56588 52 280 47 278 44 274 46 270 49 273 56588 53674 55 280 50 279 46 272 48 269 49 271 53674 50876 56 280 52 280 47 270 49 268 45 268 50876 48345 58 278 54 280 48 270 50 268 42 269 48345 46065 60 272 57 277 49 271 50 268 42 270 46065 43990 60 265 59 270 53 270 49 269 43 268 43990 42087 59 258 60 261 57 267 49 270 43 267 42087 40337 58 248 58 251 59 260 48 267 43 267 40337 38726 55 247 54 242 57 252 47 259 46 266 38726 37238 62 253 53 241 55 247 45 250 47 262 37238 35854 67 251 54 243 53 244 40 242 46 256 35854 34530 67 243 56 243 49 240 37 238 44 251 34530 33199 69 234 57 241 44 239 38 245 45 247 33199 31840 67 226 59 246 40 239 42 251 50 243 31840 30449 58 224 73 241 40 240 41 244 53 234 30449 29003 56 234 79 238 44 245 34 239 49 232 29003 27482 57 238 70 231 48 247 24 249 44 249 27482 25889 57 235 56 234 42 251 24 270 44 263 25889 24219 57 232 55 250 32 265 29 286 40 260 24219 22470 49 240 50 248 27 283 29 294 35 263 22470 20644 37 258 44 247 26 296 27 299 34 274 20644 18738 39 270 37 257 26 298 24 303 33 284 18738 16745 30 268 31 272 25 295 26 308 31 291 16745 14711 21 262 25 280 20 307 28 316 31 302 14711 12754 15 255 18 293 13 320 24 323 30 314 12754 10981 5 210 11 312 9 331 20 325 25 318 10981 9418 3 027 5 021 6 001 17 331 22 319 9418 8043 8 012 12 048 8 030 17 345 22 330 8043 6833 3 035 14 031 12 038 18 358 23 348 6833 5767 9 091 14 040 15 038 20 013 25 001 5767 4834 14 078 16 044 18 030 24 015 28 014 4834 4024 20 078 19 058 19 030 25 032 28 033 4024 3318 30 071 30 057 25 044 28 032 29 036 3318 2688 34 060 34 054 26 043 29*027 32 028 2688 2133 33 054 32 050 26 040 29*014 33 018 2133 1670 29 045 28 040 23*025 27 011 31 014 1670 1316 23 033 23 028 20*018 25 008 27 011 1316 1073 20 030 19 024 19 016 23 006 21 008 1073 925 17 028 17*022 17 015 20 005 18*007 925 841 12*026 12*020 13 013 14 004 12*006 841 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