DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 12/25 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 - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 37.2 - - 37.1 - - 35.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 20 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 606 - - 788 - - 27 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 828 - - 828 - - 828 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1423 - - 1605 - - 844 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1372 - - 1283 - - 1334 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 126 - - 106 - - 12 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 9 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 090 - - 097 - - 110 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 369 - - 426 - - -172 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1054 - - 1179 - - 1016 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 197 - - 148 - - -411 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1226 - - 1457 - - 1255 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 37.2 - - 37.1 - - 35.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.8 - - 35.2 - - 34.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 36.7 - - 37.0 - - 36.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 35.4 - - 34.7 - - 34.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 47 - - 20 - - -5 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 606 - - 788 - - 27 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - 4 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] 94867 75 282 65 284 75 276 94867 88040 61 287 60 288 64 285 88040 82732 54 287 56 291 57 291 82732 78300 48 283 54 288 54 292 78300 74478 42 289 51 288 52 293 74478 71111 45 306 46 291 46 295 71111 68057 51 301 47 296 48 300 68057 65237 50 303 55 303 54 296 65237 62609 63 300 62 293 50 296 62609 60044 70 294 59 290 43 300 60044 57348 68 297 61 296 44 300 57348 54538 79 296 77 296 72 292 54538 51856 87 290 88 288 86 286 51856 49449 89 290 95 284 95 285 49449 47292 89 291 94 285 96 282 47292 45339 91 294 93 288 95 281 45339 43563 95 295 98 290 93 282 43563 41929 98 295 101 290 89 282 41929 40407 99 296 100 291 85 281 40407 38974 98 296 94 292 81 279 38974 37618 95 297 88 292 79 279 37618 36302 90 296 86 291 77 281 36302 34959 88 295 85 290 77 280 34959 33558 86 294 83 289 75 279 33558 32102 81 297 81 288 73 280 32102 30580 75 301 77 289 71 283 30580 28979 67 300 66 294 68 283 28979 27298 66 291 57 295 64 281 27298 25535 62 295 54 294 58 284 25535 23693 54 291 56 293 52 281 23693 21778 53 289 52 290 45 278 21778 19786 50 293 44 288 42 276 19786 17710 43 297 42 279 42 268 17710 15593 38 297 39 279 35 267 15593 13551 30 297 31 280 26 267 13551 11692 25 281 25 270 24 256 11692 10040 17 267 22 255 23 252 10040 8577 8 216 18 229 21 240 8577 7282 10 167 18 203 22 224 7282 6134 12 152 20 175 23 204 6134 5125 15 137 22 160 26 179 5125 4246 18 128 23 156 28 170 4246 3478 20 114 22 137 26 166 3478 2797 21 098 18 112 26 145 2797 2205 18 094 16 103 28 117 2205 1718 16*093 15*100 24 112 1718 1345 14*090 14*098 21 111 1345 1089 13 090 13 097 17 110 1089 933 11 089 12 096 15 110 933 844 9 088 9 095 9*110 844 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