DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 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 - - - -0.4 - - 4.1 - - 6.1 - - 4.7 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 86 - - 39 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 505 - - 854 - - 885 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 825 - - 825 - - 826 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1322 - - 1671 - - 1702 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 426 - - 251 - - 514 - - 1357 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 99 - - 170 - - 132 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 15 - - 13 - - 8 BL Wind Direction - - - 358 - - 002 - - 344 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 7 - - 6 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1748 - - -958 - - -798 - - -2176 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3071 - - 2629 - - 2500 - - 3018 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -23987 - - -19391 - - -14427 - - -13451 ODpotential blCL - - - 25309 - - 21062 - - 16129 - - 14293 blCL maxRH - - - 95 - - 99 - - 95 - - 93 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -0.4 - - 4.1 - - 6.1 - - 4.7 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -10.4 - - -4.1 - - -1.5 - - -5.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -0.6 - - 3.5 - - 5.7 - - 4.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -11.3 - - -5.3 - - -2.4 - - -5.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 28 - - 86 - - 39 - - 1 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 505 - - 854 - - 885 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 81 - - 97 - - 79 - - 71 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] 94220 138 242 144 253 136 248 141 244 94220 87392 108 248 116 252 105 255 116 250 87392 82219 85 253 93 252 89 260 93 254 82219 77905 71 261 70 248 77 257 76 259 77905 74122 64 262 53 247 65 252 68 262 74122 70729 60 255 48 251 56 252 65 261 70729 67636 56 254 51 255 59 257 62 259 67636 64776 56 257 56 256 60 255 56 253 64776 62088 61 257 60 258 59 253 57 252 62088 59444 67 257 65 258 64 252 62 254 59444 56663 75 256 71 254 71 248 73 252 56663 53763 82 255 75 247 77 244 80 245 53763 50966 88 252 76 245 81 242 81 242 50966 48417 92 250 83 247 83 241 86 244 48417 46110 97 249 90 246 84 242 93 245 46110 44005 100 245 95 242 90 242 99 242 44005 42072 99 241 95 240 97 240 102 237 42072 40285 99 239 100 239 101 234 99 235 40285 38624 103 238 107 237 100 233 93 236 38624 37076 103 235 115 234 103 234 90 237 37076 35628 108 235 115 230 105 232 91 236 35628 34242 121 235 112 229 100 229 91 234 34242 32853 134 231 112 227 95 227 91 234 32853 31434 137 224 117 223 99 230 91 234 31434 29993 133 217 125 219 102 231 90 233 29993 28512 133 219 127 216 99 230 91 232 28512 26974 127 222 124 219 95 228 95 230 26974 25372 124 223 113 224 95 227 94 228 25372 23701 113 231 98 227 91 228 91 228 23701 21955 95 236 88 228 83 230 85 229 21955 20138 79 237 75 233 78 233 77 232 20138 18248 68 238 63 236 68 236 68 235 18248 16285 56 241 53 241 56 239 57 236 16285 14307 44 254 43 249 46 242 41 239 14307 12421 22 244 33 245 35 247 26 244 12421 10714 18 229 26 246 25 254 21 256 10714 9208 18 240 18 259 15 265 16 282 9208 7882 15 269 12 283 11 297 12 309 7882 6713 9 310 10 319 10 328 12 323 6713 5682 4 051 7 351 10 333 15 329 5682 4777 12 092 6 044 9 324 16 317 4777 3986 14 083 12 052 9 353 14 319 3986 3286 14 060 16 050 11 015 12 329 3286 2661 14 024 17 044 13 010 16 338 2661 2112 21 010 19*015 16*349 22 336 2112 1658 22*004 17*004 15*346 21 336 1658 1310 18*359 16 002 14 345 17 335 1310 1070 16 358 15 001 13 344 14 334 1070 925 14 357 13 001 12 343 12*333 925 842 10 356 10 000 9 342 8*333 842 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