DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 01/13 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 - - - 38.6 - - 48.5 - - 49.3 - - 44.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - -30 - - 36 - - -27 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 938 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 828 - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - 844 - - 1755 - - 845 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 650 - - 742 - - 3603 - - 3731 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 18 - - 143 - - 24 - - 18 W* B/S - - - 0 - - 1 - - 0 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 19 - - 13 - - 12 BL Wind Direction - - - 255 - - 269 - - 266 - - 287 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 12 - - 0 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - 6 - - 0 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -731 - - -265 - - -1052 - - -588 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1575 - - 2020 - - 1898 - - 1433 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -7751 - - -3536 - - -1719 - - -1412 ODpotential blCL - - - 8595 - - 5291 - - 2564 - - 2257 blCL maxRH - - - 76 - - 80 - - 95 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 70 - - 0 - - 110 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 38.6 - - 48.5 - - 49.3 - - 44.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 34.6 - - 42.3 - - 43.6 - - 41.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 39.6 - - 48.3 - - 49.9 - - 45.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 33.9 - - 41.2 - - 42.8 - - 40.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - -30 - - 36 - - -27 - - -44 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 27 - - 938 - - 28 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 5 - - 19 - - 81 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 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] 95214 54 358 48 349 41 337 46 339 95214 88434 60 350 54 338 47 335 40 338 88434 83119 57 348 51 328 48 335 37 349 83119 78634 47 346 44 323 49 337 44 350 78634 74725 38 341 41 324 51 337 46 342 74725 71248 36 337 39 325 51 334 40 336 71248 68074 38 323 41 321 46 322 34 331 68074 65119 41 314 43 314 41 313 35 317 65119 62345 43 311 42 309 36 313 36 311 62345 59630 42 309 40 301 40 315 39 310 59630 56779 42 306 39 303 47 307 43 306 56779 53810 46 302 44 300 46 297 45 308 53810 50968 46 292 49 290 45 293 49 308 50968 48412 44 292 50 283 47 293 51 304 48412 46129 49 294 48 285 50 292 52 298 46129 44064 55 294 49 292 51 289 52 292 44064 42175 64 287 57 289 51 285 52 286 42175 40429 68 281 58 283 53 283 51 282 40429 38807 69 277 57 281 55 283 51 281 38807 37295 67 275 60 282 59 283 53 281 37295 35886 63 276 67 283 63 282 57 280 35886 34540 64 278 75 283 68 281 61 277 34540 33191 71 275 85 281 74 279 63 274 33191 31805 81 275 94 276 78 277 63 272 31805 30383 100 276 96 274 78 276 62 273 30383 28912 109 277 99 273 76 276 63 274 28912 27380 102 279 102 272 71 275 60 272 27380 25788 89 278 101 272 62 279 52 273 25788 24137 85 273 97 274 63 285 44 279 24137 22430 84 270 93 276 66 286 38 287 22430 20663 82 263 83 277 66 286 38 291 20663 18822 82 266 72 283 64 287 40 292 18822 16898 71 270 66 283 61 287 45 292 16898 14930 62 269 62 284 58 288 49 290 14930 13026 57 270 62 286 56 289 47 290 13026 11289 57 281 61 287 54 288 44 293 11289 9741 57 289 58 289 51 288 44 296 9741 8364 55 290 55 294 47 289 44 298 8364 7136 50 292 53 298 43 288 44 299 7136 6045 45 294 50 298 41 287 42 299 6045 5082 41 290 45 294 42 285 41 302 5082 4237 42 287 43 288 40 280 40 302 4237 3491 44 289 41 285 37 275 39 301 3491 2823 44 295 37 282 34 273 38 299 2823 2232 42 292 31*278 32 271 35 297 2232 1737 35 279 24*272 29 270 31 294 1737 1357 27 264 21 270 26 269 27 291 1357 1095 21 258 19 268 22 268 22 289 1095 936 18 257 16 267 19 267 19 288 936 845 10*255 12 266 13*266 12*287 845 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