DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 01/23 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 - - - -11.3 - - -6.6 - - -3.7 - - -4.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 102 - - 253 - - 153 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1780 - - 2334 - - 2486 - - 24 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 1195 - - 2154 - - 2044 - - 825 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2597 - - 3151 - - 3303 - - 841 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 580 - - 534 - - 896 - - 3038 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 228 - - 337 - - 291 - - 19 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 20 - - 17 - - 14 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 327 - - 327 - - 324 - - 330 Direction Wind Shear - - - 10 - - 6 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -3 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -2025 - - -1631 - - -1572 - - -3611 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 4622 - - 4782 - - 4876 - - 4452 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -22581 - - -21152 - - -20942 - - -23016 ODpotential blCL - - - 25178 - - 24303 - - 24245 - - 23857 blCL maxRH - - - 70 - - 58 - - 65 - - 55 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - -11.3 - - -6.6 - - -3.7 - - -4.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - -28.3 - - -24.4 - - -21.8 - - -21.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - -11.8 - - -7.9 - - -4.6 - - -4.7 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -29.0 - - -25.6 - - -22.9 - - -21.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 102 - - 253 - - 153 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1780 - - 2334 - - 2486 - - 24 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 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] 94271 85 255 98 254 101 256 105 253 94271 87597 69 262 72 262 79 264 79 260 87597 82349 56 282 57 270 66 272 65 272 82349 77942 48 270 60 270 64 277 66 274 77942 74105 47 259 58 273 63 276 60 271 74105 70663 50 284 57 276 61 275 60 275 70663 67506 64 292 63 281 62 277 63 279 67506 64581 72 287 68 283 66 280 66 280 64581 61855 73 285 71 283 72 283 71 279 61855 59199 74 283 73 281 78 283 77 278 59199 56403 77 279 77 282 83 282 82 276 56403 53477 81 277 82 282 88 279 87 276 53477 50672 85 279 89 282 92 277 96 277 50672 48136 92 280 96 280 96 276 102 276 48136 45853 99 277 101 278 100 276 104 274 45853 43776 100 274 106 276 102 276 106 273 43776 41874 99 272 108 274 103 277 108 273 41874 40122 98 272 109 272 107 275 111 273 40122 38505 100 274 108 271 113 273 114 273 38505 37008 105 276 109 272 117 271 121 273 37008 35612 114 277 114 272 117 271 128 273 35612 34277 122 275 118 272 119 272 129 272 34277 32936 127 274 124 273 124 273 133 272 32936 31560 132 275 129 273 132 276 141 273 31560 30148 137 274 132 274 138 276 146 273 30148 28678 139 273 135 274 138 275 143 273 28678 27132 139 272 135 274 138 275 139 274 27132 25509 137 272 133 274 137 275 131 273 25509 23806 134 273 130 274 131 275 124 273 23806 22032 127 273 125 274 123 274 113 274 22032 20195 121 274 120 274 115 276 104 274 20195 18287 118 276 112 274 106 279 94 277 18287 16305 113 276 107 281 95 284 81 281 16305 14294 101 275 93 283 82 289 68 287 14294 12370 85 279 76 284 65 291 56 292 12370 10638 66 287 65 288 51 297 43 299 10638 9113 51 294 53 294 39 306 32 307 9113 7774 39 301 39 301 29 317 23 317 7774 6600 32 312 31 309 23 324 18 330 6600 5574 28 323 27 317 22 325 17 338 5574 4679 27 338 25 326 20 330 17 342 4679 3901 27 343 23 331 16*325 15 336 3901 3223 26*337 18*327 15*323 14 334 3223 2618 23*329 18*326 14 323 13 334 2618 2085 21 327 17 327 14 324 13 333 2085 1641 21 327 17 326 14 324 12 333 1641 1299 20 327 16 327 13 324 11 332 1299 1065 18 327 15 327 13 324 10 332 1065 923 16 326 14 327 12 324 8 331 923 841 13 326 12 327 10 324 6*330 841 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