DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 02/14 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 - - - - - - 48.6 - - 54.0 - - 45.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 27 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 624 - - 1508 - - 28 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 829 - - 829 - - 829 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1441 - - 2325 - - 845 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 752 - - 1344 - - 121 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 161 - - 150 - - 9 W* B/S - - - - - - 28 - - 6 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 1 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 327 - - 216 - - 144 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 0 - - 2 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1387 - - -2450 - - -1624 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2828 - - 4775 - - 2469 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -6458 - - -6897 - - -7034 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7899 - - 9222 - - 7879 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 72 - - 85 - - 84 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 48.6 - - 54.0 - - 45.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 39.3 - - 36.2 - - 37.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 47.8 - - 53.7 - - 48.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 38.0 - - 34.9 - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 93 - - 27 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 624 - - 1508 - - 28 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 39 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - 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] 96740 32 069 35 078 27 068 96740 89612 32 089 25 076 22 068 89612 84011 30 088 14 086 15 052 84011 79329 22 065 9 088 8 051 79329 75285 10 037 10 035 9 048 75285 71702 4 350 8 350 8 032 71702 68445 10 310 12 318 10 353 68445 65439 17 313 16 318 13 320 65439 62650 24 296 25 304 24 304 62650 59953 30 283 33 288 35 293 59953 57137 34 285 34 280 38 286 57137 54205 37 289 38 285 42 286 54205 51401 38 288 44 286 49 283 51401 48877 38 284 46 282 52 277 48877 46613 42 287 47 281 54 275 46613 44552 51 287 50 279 58 273 44552 42669 56 285 57 276 58 271 42669 40943 64 281 64 275 58 273 40943 39355 71 277 69 274 66 271 39355 37894 76 272 75 269 74 260 37894 36547 81 270 75 267 78 257 36547 35256 94 265 78 270 88 253 35256 33949 94 260 86 259 97 252 33949 32592 84 260 94 253 90 253 32592 31187 80 264 91 257 68 256 31187 29719 83 268 79 263 62 260 29719 28175 83 265 73 269 60 262 28175 26554 82 263 72 273 58 265 26554 24853 75 271 73 273 54 271 24853 23077 66 276 72 275 52 270 23077 21228 57 287 59 280 44 267 21228 19306 41 292 35 284 30 266 19306 17306 29 283 26 277 25 260 17306 15268 22 274 26 273 23 266 15268 13305 18 276 22 270 18 273 13305 11522 16 279 16 275 15 272 11522 9936 17 276 15 284 14 291 9936 8525 20 278 17 287 17 305 8525 7269 21 284 21 282 21 301 7269 6154 19 291 20 283 21 298 6154 5167 17 296 16 285 19 293 5167 4300 14 301 11 276 13 281 4300 3536 10 298 9 253 10 245 3536 2853 8 284 7*235 10 229 2853 2251 6 284 5*222 9 215 2251 1748 3*298 4 216 8 192 1748 1363 1*321 4 215 8 171 1363 1098 1 328 4 213 8 157 1098 937 1 329 4 214 7 147 937 845 1 331 3 214 5*144 845 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