DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 12/03 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 - - - - - - 31.1 - - 27.2 - - 22.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 10 - - 4 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1373 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 827 - - 827 - - 827 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2190 - - 843 - - 843 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1462 - - 2765 - - 2834 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 103 - - 21 - - 11 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 13 - - 9 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 320 - - 317 - - 325 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 626 - - -966 - - -1024 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1564 - - 1809 - - 1867 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 204 - - -1112 - - -1376 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1986 - - 1955 - - 2219 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 31.1 - - 27.2 - - 22.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 27.4 - - 22.6 - - 17.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 30.9 - - 27.2 - - 22.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 26.9 - - 22.1 - - 16.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 10 - - 4 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1373 - - 26 - - 26 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 102 - - 99 - - 99 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 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] 96249 8 256 14 297 7 315 96249 89155 5 294 10 338 3 241 89155 83636 3 223 11 311 4 301 83636 78983 4 279 12 284 15 288 78983 74944 9 285 11 246 20 264 74944 71369 17 284 14 274 22 277 71369 68121 24 281 22 274 25 281 68121 65115 29 270 26 272 26 281 65115 62307 30 262 32 269 32 283 62307 59579 33 254 39 263 39 276 59579 56723 36 259 44 256 43 270 56723 53752 48 261 47 257 56 260 53752 50913 58 255 59 253 61 258 50913 48356 61 253 64 252 63 262 48356 46067 69 257 70 255 71 261 46067 44000 84 254 80 258 76 258 44000 42115 89 245 91 255 82 259 42115 40378 86 246 94 249 90 259 40378 38767 95 253 90 248 92 260 38767 37266 111 251 95 255 98 260 37266 35863 119 246 106 257 107 258 35863 34524 120 247 112 256 116 258 34524 33182 123 249 116 256 120 258 33182 31805 124 248 121 255 118 257 31805 30396 120 247 122 254 116 257 30396 28937 113 248 118 253 119 258 28937 27410 110 249 111 251 111 261 27410 25813 105 251 111 253 106 263 25813 24146 97 254 107 258 99 262 24146 22406 88 255 81 259 84 259 22406 20598 75 257 72 254 72 260 20598 18713 66 257 68 254 68 264 18713 16744 60 256 62 256 65 266 16744 14735 56 260 53 261 59 270 14735 12802 48 262 51 267 53 273 12802 11052 42 258 44 267 44 274 11052 9504 41 260 39 262 35 275 9504 8134 41 263 35 267 31 282 8134 6922 37 268 27 280 28 290 6922 5851 30 282 22 296 27 298 5851 4907 25 286 19 318 25 305 4907 4082 17 296 17 326 21 318 4082 3364 13 317 17 322 23 327 3364 2726 14*319 17 321 23 327 2726 2162 14*320 17 320 23 327 2162 1691 14 320 16 320 22 327 1691 1330 13 320 15 319 20 327 1330 1081 12 320 14 318 17 326 1081 930 11 319 12 318 14 326 930 843 8 319 9*317 9*325 843 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