DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 12/13 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 - - - 0.5 - - 4.1 - - 5.8 - - -2.2 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 65 - - 17 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 1377 - - 1367 - - 25 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 825 - - 826 - - 826 - - 825 Hcrit BL Top - - - 842 - - 2194 - - 2184 - - 842 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1583 - - 558 - - 721 - - 459 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 27 - - 182 - - 116 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 14 - - 17 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 308 - - 307 - - 302 - - 280 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 5 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1933 - - -584 - - -396 - - -1180 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2775 - - 2778 - - 2580 - - 2022 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19798 - - -16957 - - -12291 - - -11598 ODpotential blCL - - - 20640 - - 19151 - - 14475 - - 12440 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 90 - - 86 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 0.5 - - 4.1 - - 5.8 - - -2.2 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -8.4 - - -4.7 - - -2.2 - - -7.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 0.4 - - 3.7 - - 5.6 - - 0.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -9.0 - - -5.9 - - -2.7 - - -5.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 11 - - 65 - - 17 - - -27 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 25 - - 1377 - - 1367 - - 25 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 41 - - 62 - - 45 - - 0 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] 94813 73 269 77 275 70 269 66 262 94813 88009 59 282 62 281 60 277 58 275 88009 82675 47 281 47 278 52 283 55 282 82675 78193 46 295 43 280 51 288 54 300 78193 74303 51 295 44 282 51 296 58 301 74303 70849 49 292 45 283 50 296 50 298 70849 67691 44 295 44 285 43 287 43 299 67691 64748 43 297 42 292 37 293 41 305 64748 61988 46 300 46 302 44 307 42 305 61988 59294 54 295 53 301 53 302 47 304 59294 56473 58 291 56 293 54 291 52 302 56473 53541 59 289 55 288 51 287 50 293 53541 50726 60 287 54 288 50 287 48 288 50726 48175 64 287 56 290 52 283 54 292 48175 45886 71 288 65 291 58 286 66 294 45886 43816 78 287 75 288 71 287 74 291 43816 41928 88 286 82 285 79 283 75 285 41928 40185 94 283 87 281 83 278 73 285 40185 38564 97 284 93 277 82 278 77 288 38564 37051 107 284 102 278 89 282 87 287 37051 35636 125 282 115 278 103 281 94 284 35636 34277 132 278 123 274 111 275 94 279 34277 32904 128 278 120 272 110 271 93 276 32904 31487 130 279 118 272 109 269 92 275 31487 30029 135 279 121 270 110 269 93 276 30029 28519 136 279 118 268 113 269 94 277 28519 26946 129 280 112 267 115 268 93 277 26946 25311 120 279 106 267 114 267 92 278 25311 23615 112 277 100 269 108 267 89 278 23615 21863 109 273 97 270 99 265 83 279 21863 20059 109 272 97 264 93 264 72 280 20059 18199 102 275 96 266 84 265 62 283 18199 16276 89 278 86 271 73 266 57 287 16276 14324 81 283 74 274 62 277 50 294 14324 12450 58 287 57 281 53 295 43 296 12450 10750 50 288 47 283 44 301 39 298 10750 9243 48 289 44 294 38 296 38 302 9243 7909 39 297 34 301 36 295 37 305 7909 6729 34 299 30 303 34 302 36 308 6729 5689 31 298 28 306 32 307 36 312 5689 4775 29 302 25 310 30 313 35 315 4775 3975 26 311 24 313 29 317 34 318 3975 3273 25 320 23 315 29 315 32 316 3273 2653 23 325 21*313 23*306 29 311 2653 2109 19 320 15*307 20*302 24 301 2109 1656 14 312 15 307 19 302 22 299 1656 1308 13 311 14 307 17 301 20 295 1308 1069 11 309 13 306 16 301 16 289 1069 924 10*308 12 306 14 301 13*286 924 842 8*308 10 306 11 300 6*280 842 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