DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 01/10 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 - - 1000z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 33.3 - - 32.4 - - 32.2 - - 30.6 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 29 - - 0 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 1998 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 827 - - 828 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 2815 - - 844 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 2631 - - 1077 - - 5602 - - 6691 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 29 - - 170 - - 25 - - 28 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 23 - - 14 - - 14 BL Wind Direction - - - 296 - - 310 - - 289 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -7 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -202 - - 699 - - -1950 - - -1854 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1046 - - 2116 - - 2794 - - 2699 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -381 - - -1475 - - -2201 - - -2085 ODpotential blCL - - - 1225 - - 4290 - - 3045 - - 2929 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 80 - - 100 - - 85 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 30 - - 60 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 33.3 - - 32.4 - - 32.2 - - 30.6 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 32.0 - - 26.3 - - 23.1 - - 21.9 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 33.1 - - 32.1 - - 32.1 - - 30.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 31.6 - - 25.1 - - 21.9 - - 20.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 12 - - 29 - - 0 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 1998 - - 27 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 20 - - 100 - - 42 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 3 - - 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] 95487 80 250 86 260 84 259 85 261 95487 88570 55 258 61 258 60 265 50 276 88570 83239 40 265 46 265 49 274 43 281 83239 78770 28 256 33 256 39 273 40 274 78770 74877 22 266 25 251 32 263 39 256 74877 71390 28 279 28 256 29 246 34 253 71390 68195 31 275 31 249 32 254 40 263 68195 65229 33 257 40 262 44 253 47 253 65229 62444 41 252 49 253 45 248 43 252 62444 59716 55 248 48 245 45 251 54 258 59716 56863 58 237 49 249 48 252 60 249 56863 53884 55 238 55 246 55 250 56 243 53884 51016 61 242 61 241 59 239 59 250 51016 48431 64 239 66 238 58 243 70 248 48431 46123 68 235 68 235 69 248 67 244 46123 44033 76 238 66 236 66 244 57 247 44033 42113 86 237 69 237 65 241 57 253 42113 40332 87 234 74 236 68 241 64 256 40332 38676 88 234 78 236 74 240 69 253 38676 37132 90 234 84 235 79 238 70 250 37132 35689 97 233 89 233 79 234 69 247 35689 34306 107 230 92 233 75 234 69 244 34306 32909 117 228 97 232 77 239 67 242 32909 31467 124 227 97 230 86 239 64 241 31467 29985 127 225 94 229 89 235 61 241 29985 28453 128 223 94 230 87 230 62 243 28453 26863 127 221 96 231 85 228 64 244 26863 25221 122 221 96 229 88 232 65 244 25221 23527 112 219 95 226 93 233 63 244 23527 21788 96 218 92 224 85 235 59 244 21788 20010 76 220 84 224 72 236 55 250 20010 18185 60 219 72 228 64 239 47 263 18185 16305 58 222 60 230 53 251 37 271 16305 14398 59 225 50 229 47 264 33 279 14398 12561 48 225 37 238 47 264 32 285 12561 10888 35 234 30 263 40 263 32 288 10888 9400 26 246 30 274 33 271 31 286 9400 8077 20 257 31 279 32 276 30 281 8077 6903 20 293 31 285 31 278 30 279 6903 5862 27 292 33 291 29 285 29 280 5862 4938 24 298 31 299 28 288 29 282 4938 4122 21 302 30 310 28 289 29 285 4122 3401 19 313 28*313 28 290 29 286 3401 2755 21 312 26*312 27 290 29 286 2755 2182 22 302 24 310 26 290 28 287 2182 1705 22 301 23 310 25 290 27 287 1705 1338 19 299 22 309 24 290 25 287 1338 1085 17 298 20 308 22 290 22 287 1085 932 14*297 18 308 19*290 19*287 932 844 10*296 14 307 14*289 14*287 844 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