DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 12/07 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 - - - 20.5 - - 17.9 - - 16.8 - - 6.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 53 - - -6 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 959 - - 26 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 827 - - 826 - - 826 Hcrit BL Top - - - 843 - - 1776 - - 843 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1174 - - 536 - - 1677 - - 83 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 22 - - 151 - - 12 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 18 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 009 - - 014 - - 018 - - 006 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 7 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -2 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -472 - - -467 - - -1588 - - -1028 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1315 - - 2243 - - 2431 - - 1871 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -571 - - -11767 - - -12726 - - -14501 ODpotential blCL - - - 1414 - - 13543 - - 13569 - - 15343 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 82 - - 73 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 20.5 - - 17.9 - - 16.8 - - 6.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 18.2 - - 11.4 - - 9.6 - - 1.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 20.4 - - 17.4 - - 17.2 - - 10.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 18.1 - - 10.5 - - 8.9 - - 5.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 6 - - 53 - - -6 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 959 - - 26 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 28 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 2 - - 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] 96130 11 119 8 213 9 020 2 146 96130 88897 3 157 5 210 10 262 10 257 88897 83302 11 288 7 305 12 265 13 301 83302 78654 19 269 10 302 18 237 28 280 78654 74644 28 286 24 292 21 269 30 261 74644 71067 39 282 37 276 39 285 38 287 71067 67832 41 270 48 264 51 280 53 283 67832 64871 51 283 56 266 58 274 52 271 64871 62100 69 279 61 265 60 274 54 279 62100 59391 77 276 69 270 67 273 63 286 59391 56550 81 272 74 270 69 271 70 284 56550 53586 80 271 74 268 69 271 73 279 53586 50757 81 273 73 268 74 268 76 274 50757 48218 85 269 75 268 78 266 79 271 48218 45948 85 266 78 267 79 266 80 268 45948 43891 80 267 81 265 80 266 78 267 43891 42011 80 271 82 265 80 267 78 269 42011 40282 83 272 85 267 80 268 79 270 40282 38682 87 271 91 268 82 269 78 269 38682 37191 89 270 94 266 85 267 77 269 37191 35800 88 272 91 262 88 263 76 268 35800 34468 88 275 86 262 88 258 75 264 34468 33128 82 276 81 266 79 257 71 263 33128 31757 72 276 73 267 70 259 67 263 31757 30358 63 278 67 269 66 261 65 262 30358 28916 60 280 65 277 65 264 65 257 28916 27412 58 279 65 282 65 267 64 254 27412 25833 54 278 64 282 63 267 64 253 25833 24175 49 284 61 282 60 268 61 254 24175 22440 49 298 57 284 56 270 58 258 22440 20631 51 305 52 289 51 272 53 261 20631 18742 48 300 49 290 45 273 45 263 18742 16767 45 291 45 291 39 276 39 269 16767 14752 40 288 37 289 35 281 31 278 14752 12813 32 292 30 290 31 288 24 290 12813 11056 25 288 24 298 26 296 21 298 11056 9503 24 301 22 305 22 304 20 305 9503 8127 23 314 21 304 20 312 19 312 8127 6906 21 326 21 301 19 318 17 321 6906 5828 17 334 20 311 17 326 14 341 5828 4883 13 349 18 331 15 339 12 020 4883 4060 13 004 12 353 14 007 13 048 4060 3341 14 015 11 359 15 032 16 059 3341 2704 18 018 19 010 19 032 19 051 2704 2144 22 018 21*015 20 025 19 038 2144 1678 22 013 20*014 19 022 19 032 1678 1321 20 011 19 014 17 021 18 028 1321 1076 18 010 18 014 16 020 15 021 1076 927 16 009 16 014 13*019 12 017 927 842 10*009 13 013 10*018 6*006 842 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