DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 12/15 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 - - - 10.9 - - 18.0 - - 22.1 - - 16.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 34 - - 0 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 885 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 826 - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 843 - - 1702 - - 843 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1327 - - 778 - - 1881 - - 264 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 10 - - 129 - - 15 - - 4 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 13 - - 17 - - 8 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - 209 - - 229 - - 234 - - 192 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 9 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1596 - - -1089 - - -1647 - - -719 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2439 - - 2791 - - 2490 - - 1562 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -21223 - - -19103 - - -17266 - - -17604 ODpotential blCL - - - 22066 - - 20805 - - 18109 - - 18447 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 68 - - 78 - - 78 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 10.9 - - 18.0 - - 22.1 - - 16.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 3.6 - - 9.1 - - 14.4 - - 12.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.2 - - 17.9 - - 22.0 - - 19.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 3.1 - - 8.2 - - 13.6 - - 14.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -6 - - 34 - - 0 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 26 - - 885 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 11 - - 14 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 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] 95290 62 332 78 332 70 327 79 323 95290 88515 60 331 65 321 67 320 67 316 88515 83253 57 327 53 314 60 320 52 314 83253 78792 45 314 49 306 59 306 47 320 78792 74890 47 310 51 297 57 295 48 311 74890 71422 52 297 50 291 54 294 48 305 71422 68265 49 302 47 300 53 298 53 310 68265 65351 49 308 47 300 53 295 57 301 65351 62645 43 307 43 291 47 291 55 286 62645 60011 46 316 39 300 44 287 52 298 60011 57245 51 315 49 315 46 295 58 299 57245 54348 53 307 60 303 60 296 50 307 54348 51557 54 307 63 299 56 299 62 317 51557 49044 61 313 61 306 60 305 71 308 49044 46799 67 310 62 301 63 305 66 302 46799 44765 67 304 67 303 63 307 63 314 44765 42907 67 310 72 309 72 316 76 320 42907 41218 79 308 75 310 82 313 79 312 41218 39673 76 311 77 307 82 308 73 304 39673 38231 84 321 81 306 78 307 69 309 38231 36875 93 317 84 306 76 306 74 313 36875 35571 95 315 86 306 77 303 74 309 35571 34246 94 313 86 308 81 301 74 304 34246 32873 92 312 88 311 85 298 77 301 32873 31451 88 313 85 311 85 296 80 300 31451 29966 85 314 77 306 78 298 77 301 29966 28406 81 317 75 305 75 301 65 307 28406 26769 76 318 79 304 74 303 62 310 26769 25053 70 318 75 301 70 304 60 310 25053 23261 70 312 71 299 65 302 59 309 23261 21395 77 307 69 299 63 303 55 308 21395 19446 81 304 69 302 60 308 47 310 19446 17411 79 307 68 307 56 313 43 310 17411 15329 72 304 62 312 49 321 42 310 15329 13318 65 297 47 313 43 322 37 313 13318 11488 56 295 42 297 39 307 33 310 11488 9863 52 298 44 294 39 300 33 308 9863 8424 51 299 45 298 41 307 33 314 8424 7151 44 294 42 310 38 316 28 322 7151 6023 34 278 31 310 28 322 21 328 6023 5026 38 274 27 286 23 318 18 332 5026 4153 46 262 23 283 22 301 18 321 4153 3394 50 249 29 270 19 282 16 309 3394 2734 45 233 29 249 18 259 11 287 2734 2163 36 223 26*239 16 242 10 260 2163 1691 28 214 20*230 14 239 10 238 1691 1329 24 211 19 229 13 237 8 232 1329 1080 20 210 17 228 12 236 7 221 1080 929 18*209 15 228 10 235 5 201 929 843 13*209 12 227 8*234 4*192 843 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