DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 12/23 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 - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.8 - - 44.8 - - 36.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 31 - - -10 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 555 - - 28 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1372 - - 845 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 309 - - 1088 - - 927 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 111 - - 17 - - 4 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 11 - - 6 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 321 - - 304 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -457 - - -782 - - -88 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1829 - - 1627 - - 932 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -11293 - - -9606 - - -10748 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 12665 - - 10451 - - 11592 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 81 - - 79 - - 87 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 42.8 - - 44.8 - - 36.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 38.0 - - 40.9 - - 35.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 42.4 - - 45.3 - - 38.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 36.8 - - 40.0 - - 36.2 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 31 - - -10 - - -14 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 555 - - 28 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 26 - - 15 - - 46 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 5 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] 95329 69 283 71 284 59 279 95329 88395 56 277 58 281 49 279 88395 82982 44 274 47 271 46 278 82982 78459 40 279 40 265 43 276 78459 74577 39 284 30 275 39 276 74577 71171 34 282 28 277 37 277 71171 68083 41 288 36 288 38 291 68083 65227 47 277 43 281 37 285 65227 62561 50 286 47 274 42 283 62561 59958 67 290 63 284 63 293 59958 57246 81 280 83 279 80 286 57246 54437 89 273 91 275 89 280 54437 51742 83 278 91 281 94 287 51742 49292 92 289 100 289 110 289 49292 47084 117 292 126 290 126 286 47084 45086 136 290 139 287 133 283 45086 43275 137 286 137 287 129 285 43275 41630 124 288 123 293 123 295 41630 40112 123 299 129 301 135 303 40112 38684 135 303 132 301 132 300 38684 37327 130 297 125 296 128 294 37327 36007 124 291 120 294 130 294 36007 34660 122 290 112 292 127 293 34660 33262 117 290 107 291 119 292 33262 31816 110 289 104 292 110 289 31816 30308 105 288 101 289 102 290 30308 28724 100 289 100 288 97 293 28724 27061 95 291 97 287 91 293 27061 25318 87 292 89 288 85 290 25318 23499 80 292 81 288 82 288 23499 21607 78 292 76 290 78 287 21607 19639 72 289 70 290 72 289 19639 17589 62 285 64 290 66 291 17589 15497 57 284 56 290 58 295 15497 13480 53 287 51 289 50 300 13480 11647 49 287 51 290 44 299 11647 10018 41 286 47 294 44 300 10018 8572 38 288 39 300 43 300 8572 7288 37 303 34 307 40 306 7288 6150 25 315 31 312 36 318 6150 5147 19 318 31 316 31 318 5147 4269 18 313 28 318 28 325 4269 3500 16 312 25 316 25 337 3500 2817 17 322 23 314 22 334 2817 2220 19 325 22 316 21 332 2220 1727 18*324 18 314 20 334 1727 1350 13*321 13 309 19 334 1350 1091 11 321 11 307 15 332 1091 934 10 320 9*305 12 331 934 844 8 320 6*304 5*325 844 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