DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/25 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 - - - 22.9 - - 37.4 - - 37.5 - - 31.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -9 - - 114 - - 68 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 1881 - - 4328 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 1463 - - 2758 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 843 - - 2698 - - 5145 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 327 - - 2601 - - 1972 - - 5425 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 8 - - 245 - - 273 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 23 - - 30 - - 13 BL Wind Direction - - - 226 - - 243 - - 272 - - 288 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 11 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 5 - - 8 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1246 - - -1533 - - 327 - - -3513 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2089 - - 4231 - - 4819 - - 4357 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6943 - - -3042 - - -428 - - -4000 ODpotential blCL - - - 7786 - - 5740 - - 5573 - - 4844 blCL maxRH - - - 88 - - 71 - - 85 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 22.9 - - 37.4 - - 37.5 - - 31.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 17.2 - - 21.9 - - 19.4 - - 15.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 23.4 - - 36.7 - - 37.1 - - 32.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 17.1 - - 21.1 - - 18.8 - - 14.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -9 - - 114 - - 68 - - -40 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 1881 - - 4328 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 53 - - 0 - - 40 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96110 39 290 45 295 36 281 51 278 96110 89014 31 284 43 292 41 293 46 281 89014 83485 37 304 36 289 41 291 43 285 83485 78856 42 306 34 285 41 287 44 286 78856 74814 45 302 42 292 47 291 48 280 74814 71208 48 292 50 284 52 286 52 283 71208 67928 52 275 54 280 56 285 60 284 67928 64892 52 265 52 271 59 280 60 283 64892 62053 46 267 53 268 63 275 63 280 62053 59292 59 281 59 270 69 272 70 277 59292 56411 70 279 65 271 76 268 77 272 56411 53425 75 272 74 272 80 267 81 269 53425 50576 76 266 82 269 83 269 80 268 50576 48015 75 264 83 266 83 268 80 269 48015 45728 72 266 79 267 82 266 82 270 45728 43659 74 270 79 269 84 267 85 273 43659 41771 81 272 82 270 87 269 92 278 41771 40041 89 274 88 272 94 272 101 278 40041 38450 99 276 95 273 102 273 108 276 38450 36980 109 275 105 275 109 274 116 273 36980 35614 125 272 126 273 125 271 126 270 35614 34311 135 268 140 269 139 267 135 269 34311 33001 139 269 142 267 141 267 140 267 33001 31649 148 271 138 267 142 267 139 268 31649 30256 147 270 137 270 140 268 137 269 30256 28806 140 270 137 270 136 269 137 271 28806 27285 131 270 133 269 135 271 136 272 27285 25690 124 271 127 269 133 272 132 273 25690 24020 118 271 122 270 126 271 128 272 24020 22275 105 270 119 270 120 271 126 271 22275 20458 93 269 111 271 114 271 123 273 20458 18574 85 268 91 271 93 272 101 274 18574 16630 73 269 73 269 74 271 76 276 16630 14658 63 269 65 266 68 270 68 278 14658 12759 57 268 62 265 64 269 61 278 12759 11032 53 268 61 267 61 268 54 276 11032 9500 48 269 54 269 60 268 46 277 9500 8146 44 269 45 268 57 270 42 281 8146 6947 40 272 41 265 45 275 38 282 6947 5891 34 271 38 262 35*275 34 280 5891 4961 28 266 37 258 33*274 34 281 4961 4141 25 264 37 253 32 273 35 284 4141 3415 26 259 35 251 32 272 35 286 3415 2764 27 256 31*249 31 272 34 287 2764 2189 30 253 26*244 30 272 33 288 2189 1708 31 250 25 243 29 271 31 289 1708 1340 26 239 23 242 28 271 28 288 1340 1086 19 233 22 242 26 271 23 288 1086 932 15 230 20 242 23 270 20*288 932 844 8*226 16 242 18 270 13*288 844 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